________Calendar of Events
 

The Downtown Writers Network is a resource for independent writers in central Ohio.

Located in Columbus, we provide services to freelancers, businesses that use freelance talent, and all creative writers in the dynamic mid-Ohio market.

   

If you're organizing an event and would like to have it included on this page, e-mail us.

Updated July 24, 2010


July, 2010

Sunday, July 25

Peripatetic Poets
Areopagitica Books
3510 N.  High St.
7:00 p.m. -- 4th Sundays


Monday, July 26

The Poetry Forum - Special Summer Event
Rumba Cafe
2507 Summit Street
7:00 - 9:30 p.m. -- Mondays
Info: 268-5006

 
Tuesday, July 27

Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam
The Urban Spirit Coffee House
893 Long Street
7:30 p.m.  -- Tuesdays
$5.00 admission

Open Mic Tuesdays
Taj Mahal
2321 N. High St.
9:00 p.m.  -- Tuesdays


Wednesday, July 28

Writers' Block Poetry Night
Kafe Kerouac
2250 N. High St.
8:00 p.m.
$5.00 at the door -- Wednesdays


Thursday, July 29

Friday, July 30

Saturday, July 31

Writers Critique/Support Group
Various locations
7:00 p.m. -- Saturdays
Info: 563-4018 or 397-0067


August, 2010

Sunday, August 1

Monday, August 2

Tuesday, August 3

Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam
The Urban Spirit Coffee House
893 Long Street
7:30 p.m.  -- Tuesdays
$5.00 admission

Open Mic Tuesdays
Taj Mahal
2321 N. High St.
9:00 p.m.  -- Tuesdays


Wednesday, August 4

Writers' Block Poetry Night
Kafe Kerouac
2250 N. High St.
8:00 p.m.
$5.00 at the door -- Wednesdays


Thursday, August 5

Friday, August 6

Saturday, August 7

Writing from the Inside Out, with Nita Sweeney
UA Senior Center
1945 Ridgeview Road
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Info: http://www.nitasweeney.com

Writers Critique/Support Group
Various locations
7:00 p.m. -- Saturdays
Info: 563-4018 or 397-0067

Salon sponsored by Pudding Magazine
MCL Cafeteria
5240 E. Main Street
Whitehall, OH
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - 1st Saturdays, February through December
$65 for year
To register, contact conversant2@aol.com for details.


Sunday, August 8

Monday, August 9

Tuesday, August 10

Creative Nonfiction Writer's Group
OCALI Building
470 Glenmont Ave.
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. -- 2nd Tuesdays

Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam
The Urban Spirit Coffee House
893 Long Street
7:30 p.m.  -- Tuesdays
$5.00 admission

Open Mic Tuesdays
Taj Mahal
2321 N. High St.
9:00 p.m.  -- Tuesdays


Wednesday, August 11

Writers Read, a Group for 60+
Panera Bread - Clintonville
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. -- 2nd Wednesdays
Email bebubb@columbus.rr.com  to reserve a space

Writers' Block Poetry Night
Kafe Kerouac
2250 N. High St.
8:00 p.m.
$5.00 at the door -- Wednesdays


Thursday, August 12

Friday, August 13

Saturday, August 14

Central Ohio Fiction Writers
Various locations
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. - 'teen Saturdays
Info: http://www.cofw.org

Writers Critique/Support Group
Various locations
7:00 p.m. -- Saturdays
Info: 563-4018 or 397-0067


Sunday, August 15

Writers' Ink
Westminster Thurber Retirement Center
Corner of Goodale and Neil
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. -- 3rd Sundays
Info: 227-0319 or InkCreativity@aol.com


Monday, August 16

Skylab Gallery Critique Group
57 E Gay Street, 5th floor
3rd Mondays
Information:
cenaclewriters@gmail.com


Tuesday, August 17

Westerville Poetry Group
Westerville Public Library
126 S. State Street
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. -- 3rd Tuesdays
Info: 882-7277, ext. 159

Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam
The Urban Spirit Coffee House
893 Long Street
7:30 p.m.  -- Tuesdays
$5.00 admission

Open Mic Tuesdays
Taj Mahal
2321 N. High St.
9:00 p.m.  -- Tuesdays


Wednesday, August 18

Writers' Block Poetry Night
Kafe Kerouac
2250 N. High St.
8:00 p.m.
$5.00 at the door -- Wednesdays


Thursday, August 19

Friday, August 20

Writers Block:  New Poem Only Open Mic
Kafe Kerouac
8:00 p.m. -- 3rd Fridays
$3.00 at the door


Saturday, August 21

27th Annual Skyline Writers Conference
November Lodge
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
3675 Oak Hill Road
Peninsula, OH 44264
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Info: http://www.skylinewriters.com

Writers Critique/Support Group
Various locations
7:00 p.m. -- Saturdays
Info: 563-4018 or 397-0067


Sunday, August 22

Peripatetic Poets
Areopagitica Books
3510 N.  High St.
7:00 p.m. -- 4th Sundays


Monday, August 23

Tuesday, August 24

Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam
The Urban Spirit Coffee House
893 Long Street
7:30 p.m.  -- Tuesdays
$5.00 admission

Open Mic Tuesdays
Taj Mahal
2321 N. High St.
9:00 p.m.  -- Tuesdays


Wednesday, August 25

Writers' Block Poetry Night
Kafe Kerouac
2250 N. High St.
8:00 p.m.
$5.00 at the door -- Wednesdays


Thursday, August 26

Write Now - 55+ East Side Writers Group
MCL Cafeteria on East Main
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. -- 4th Thursdays
Info: 237-2641


Friday, August 27

Poet's & Writer's Guild
Areopagitica Books
3510 N. High St.
7:30 p.m. -- 4th Fridays
Info: 263-9346


Saturday, August 28

Sisters in Crime of Columbus, Ohio
Plain Township Fire Department
9500 Johnstown Road
12:00 - 2:30 p.m. - 4th Saturdays
Info: http://www.siccowriters.org

Writers Critique/Support Group
Various locations
7:00 p.m. -- Saturdays
Info: 563-4018 or 397-0067


Sunday, August 29

Monday, August 30

Tuesday, August 31

Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam
The Urban Spirit Coffee House
893 Long Street
7:30 p.m.  -- Tuesdays
$5.00 admission

Open Mic Tuesdays
Taj Mahal
2321 N. High St.
9:00 p.m.  -- Tuesdays