Literary Events Calendar
We aim to give you a one-stop look at events writers and readers might like, in the Grand Traverse region and beyond.
We’ll soon have a form you can complete to submit your own events for this calendar. Until then, please send an email with detailed event info to info@michwriters.org.
Events Updates
Chapbook Winner Robb Astor Launches “Bitter Dagaa”
Michigan Writers will host a book launch for the winner of our annual chapbook contest, Robb Astor, of Traverse City. Bitter Dagaa, a collection of 23 poems, is partially rooted in Robb’s experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the United Republic of Tanzania during the mid 1990s.
Special Event: “Do You Still Need a Publisher?” on May 22
In this Michigan Writers event, join a roundtable discussion about the present and future of writing, reading, and all points in between.
Reading and Reception in Honor of Anne-Marie Oomen
The Interlochen Creative Writing Department cordially invites you to join us for a reading and reception in honor of Anne-Marie Oomen’s retirement after seventeen years of teaching at Interlochen and nine years of service as department chair.


