Join us for an afternoon of hearing stories through poetry on the theme of Love. Bring a poem to share or just come and listen. This event is led by Alex Trivas & Loleta Smith. Dorinda Wegener will be sharing from Four Fields. Everyone belongs! RSVP at Befriend Movement

Dorinda Wegener will present From Pitch to Launch: Publicity Steps Authors Can Take to Maximize Book Exposure, a two hour workshop where participants will (1) generate a book abstract and elevator pitch, (2) discover what ‘successful’ Publicity means to them, and (3) an audience Q&A. A writer does not need to have a book in order to benefit from this event. Registration is required. This workshop will be in person and via Zoom.

Join Southwest Writers for their February Monthly Meeting where Dorinda Wegener will present Get it Together: Organizing a Submission Packet and/or Manuscript & Tips on Submitting It. Wegener’s presentation will cover how to organize a sub packet (individual packets or manuscript/anthology), where to submit, and guidelines on how best to achieve success. Free for all Members, in person and on Zoom.

Join Dorinda Wegener and other Contributors, including Editors Elena Markov & Dustin King, as all read from the chapbook No Tomb of His Own: Legacies of the Hollywood Buck, which celebrates the life of Prince, The Hollywood Buck, poached roughly one year ago in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA.

Chat with local authors, enjoy seasonal drinks, and finish your holiday shopping at BrewHoHo 2024! Dorinda Wegener is a guest poet who will be present signing copies of Four Fields. Nothing beats an author signed book for a Holiday Gifty!

River City Poets return to The Firehouse Theatre featuring contributors Nan Ottenritter, Gwyn RC Moses, Jenna Veazey, and Dorinda Wegener of Writing the Land: Virginia Anthology. Open Mic to follow. Doors open at 5:45pm; $5 suggested donation.

Join Dorinda Wegener as she discusses with Miller Oberman, Impossible Things, his latest poetry collection that offers an intimate account of intergenerational grief exploring his experiences as both a transgender child and father. Oberman will close the evening by reading from Impossible Things. Open to the Public, signed copies of the book will be available, Q&A to follow.

Dorinda Wegener joins Professor Dorsey Craft Olbrich’s Nursing Students to discuss the importance of Medical Humanities and how Wegener balances both being a full time Perianesthesia Certified, Registered Nurse and a Working Poet. Q & A to follow, as well as a reading from Four Fields, Wegener’s debut poetry collection.

Dorinda Wegener presents Four Fields at the Twin Cities Book Festival. Stop by Trio House Press’s Table at 1pm, CST, for Wegener’s Book Signing.

Join Members of the Woman’s Club & Friends of Trio House Press for a casual luncheon & reading by Dorinda Wegener from Four Fields, her debut poetry collection published by THP in July 2024. Registration required.

Dorinda Wegener joins Professor Mihaela Moscaliuc’s Undergraduate Students enrolled in Illness in Literature to discuss the importance of Medical Humanities and how Wegener balances both being a full time Perianesthesia Certified, Registered Nurse and a Working Poet. Q & A to follow, as well as a reading from Four Fields, Wegener’s debut poetry collection.

A veteran of the 2024 Poets & Writers' publicity incubator Get the Word Out, guest workshop leader Dorinda Wegener will share with us the tips and tricks she's learned in audience-building to promote her debut collection Four Fields, released this July. A must-attend for any poet thinking of putting together a chap or full-length book!

What’s better than One Launch Party? Yes, TWO! Come out and celebrate Shop TWO THREE’s grand opening & the launch of Four Fields! Shop local art while enjoying a night of revelry and readings from Dorinda Wegener’s debut poetry collection, Four Fields.

Join us for a night of superb NYC poets reading from their works followed by Dorinda Wegener reading from her debut collection, Four Fields.

Poems for People VA’s Book Club Workshop is Hosted this month by Dorinda Wegener and is a follow up from Writing the Divine Generative Workshop held on August 18th. Participants will discuss where they encountered the Spiritual within Mihaela Moscaliuc’s Book Cemetery Ink. This discussion is open to the Public.

Poems For People VA presents Dorinda Wegener hosting a Generative Writing Workshop for the Public on Sunday, August 18th, 3pm to 4pm, EST at Benchtop Brewing RVA. Participants will be using a wide variety of Spiritual Sources (from Tarot & Rune Stones to the Bible, Torah, & Koran) as Doorways into their own creative writings.

Terry Lucas to host Dorinda Wegener, reading from Four Fields, and Suzanne Frischkorn, author of Whipsaw! Curated Open Mic to follow features. Email Terry Lucas at lucas.t274@gmail.com for Zoom Link and discuss open mic.

4pm Eastern / 3pm Central / 2pm Mountain / 1pm Pacific

Join Poets & Writers for a celebratory reading by the current poetry cohort of Get the Word Out, a publicity incubator for early-career authors. This special virtual event will also include remarks from publicist Morgan LaRocca, who, over the past twelve weeks, has mentored the group.

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Get the Word Out was developed with funding from Leonard and Louise Riggio, with additional support from Macmillan Publishers.

All four 2024 THP Poets will read from their new books, which launch today! 7pm Eastern / 6pm Central / 5pm Mountain / 4pm Pacific

Dorinda Wegener will read from Four Fields

Susan L. Leary will read from Dressing the Bear

Leona Sevick will read from The Bamboo Wife

Christian Gillette will read from Coachella Elegy

River City Poets presents the Rooftop Summer Reading Series at the Byrdhouse atop The Graduate in Richmond, VA. Dorinda Wegener will read from Four Fields in a pre-release celebration and Joanna Lee, Richmond City’s Poet Laureate, will be the night’s features. Cocktail pairings to the poets will be available, as well as copies of Four Fields. June summer evenings are still hot and humid, so think summer finery.