Events Calendar
Here is a list of all the upcoming events in and around the state as well as virtual events on Zoom. If you are an Arizona Authors Association member with an author-related event that you'd like to advertise, please contact the Webmistress HERE.
Online and In-Person
Calendar of Events
Ongoing
Writory.com holds two monthly contests:
The Writory Monthly Poetry Contest: international, any language, entries close the 25th of every month. Entry $5; top international prize $100. Writory Short Story Contest (first round closes 25 November 2026, then monthly): 100 to 3,000 words, any genre, any language. Entry $8; top prize $100.
Every entry in both is judged blind against a published five-part rubric, and every entrant receives a score out of 100 and a certificate, win or not. Winners are published openly with their work and scores. More at:
Nov 12th
The Phoenix Writers Club Centennial Celebration
On Thursday, November 12, from 4 to 7 p.m., the Phoenix Writers Club will celebrate its 100th anniversary at the North Mountain Visitor Center in Phoenix. As part of the festivities, Bobbie Bennet will be performing a 20-minute skit titled The Rejected Application.
In it, she portrays Clara, a journalist who wrote the obituary column in 1926. When Clara applied to join a local writers club, they turned her away for one reason: she was a woman. Rather than accept that answer, she helped initiate a new club, just for women writers. That club has been nurturing Arizona writers ever since, and it didn’t open its doors to men until the 1990s.
It’s a story about persistence, about a woman who refused to let a closed door end her writing life.
Tickets are available through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/phoenix-writers-club-centennial-celebration-tickets-1998622040324
Nov 14
The Seven Deadly Sins of Romance Writing
Presented by Donna Hatch
Donna Hatch has written over two dozen best-selling historical romances set in the captivating Regency Era. Her meticulously-researched stories follow the tradition of Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, and Lord Byron, weaving tales of courage, second chances, and redemption with plenty of chemistry. What distinguishes Donna’s work is her commitment to incorporating virtue and values into her narratives while delivering the swoony heroes and courageous heroines readers crave in every “Sweet” and “Clean and Wholesome” romance.
If this is the kind of romance novel you would love to write, please join us for this free workshop!
Donna will share a snarky discussion of cliches and mistakes often found in romantic subplots and romance novels that readers hate, and how to write fresh, new, page-turning stories readers love.
Become a member now for more details! Join now!
Nov 20-21st
The Harvest of Stories Book Festival
will take place on November 20-21st at:
The Old Door Shop
5930 S. Hwy 92, Hereford AZ.
They are looking for authors from across Cochise County, and all genres are welcome. To apply, click below:
https://forms.gle/zEo31F9DvhJhPMjS7
Nov 28
The Arizona Authors Literary Awards Event
The Arizona Authors Association Literary Awards Brunch is open to all members, guests, and anyone who is interested in learning more about the association, the contest, and the literary community at large. Come and join us for a day of fun, food, networking with professionals, and honoring our contestants.
Family coming for Thanksgiving week? Do they enjoy music? Bring them along! They can fill up on brunch and stay for the event, or eat and then go explore the world-class museum while you enjoy "shop talk" with other writers, editors, publishers and related professionals. Meet some of the best authors and editors in Arizona, and increase your network of contacts.
Attendees will be astounded by the thousands of instruments from over 200 countries. ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM IS INCLUDED WITH EACH AWARDS EVENT TICKET! That's a separate $20 value, and there will be time for you to enjoy all of it.
The brunch will include a buffet with assorted breads and bagels, jams, honey, and assorted cream cheeses, smoked salmon, dill eggs, mixed green salads with champagne vinaigrette, honey glazed ham, scrambled eggs with chives, maple glazed bacon, roasted breakfast potatoes with rosemary and paprika, assorted citrus and melons, assorted coffee and tea (decaf and regular), and assorted juices to suit every diet.
Location
4725 E. Mayo Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85050
480.478.6000
Date: Saturday, November 28, 2026
Time: 11:30am-3pm
BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE:
One Ticket: https://www.arizonaauthors.org/_paylink/AZ-PTUS6
Two Tickets: https://www.arizonaauthors.org/_paylink/K28mo6lDOVtN
Dec 5-6
Mesa Book Festival
Anthology is a IRS 501 (c)(3) and state of Arizona literary nonprofit dedicated to promoting literary arts in the greater Phoenix community by providing opportunities for writers to make their work accessible to a diverse audience. Since 1994 Anthology has produced thousands of literary events, published over 10 years of literary journals and produced countless moments of learning, excitement and fun.
https://www.anthology.org/index.php/mesa-book-festival
We will have a table. Please stop by and say hello!
Dec 12
Zoom Workshop: Inspired by True Events: Adding Realism to your Fiction Writing
Presented by Nancy Hicks Marshall
10:00 AM MST Online Zoom Workshop
Become a member now for more details! Join now!
Dec 12
Mic Night at the Historic Y in Downtown Tucson
with Ken Weene
738 N. 5th
Tucson, AZ
6-8pm
Dec 21
Theatre Artists Studio
Stage Reading of the play, Diabolical, by
Arizona Authors Association member Diana Grillo.
Monday, December 21st
7:30 PM Free Admission
Theatre Artists Studio,
12406 N. Paradise Village Parkway E., Scottsdale, AZ
For more information or to obtain tickets, click here:
Feb 2027
Virginia G. Piper Center For Creative Writing
Patricia L. Brooks, published author and publishing consultant, will again teach Write Memoir/Creative Nonfiction for Arizona State University two Saturdays in February 2027 for a total of six hours at the Virginia G Piper creative writing center. Please text Patricia at 480-250-5556 for more details, and how to sign up! Information on Patricia and her books can be found at Brooks Goldmann Publishing LLC. She is also president and founder of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers. (2005) www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com