Upcoming Events
Book Launch of Superfan by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
From National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree Jenny Tinghui Zhang, a novel about a pop idol and his superfan, whose stories shockingly collide. Hosted by Yu and Me Books.
Register here.
Center for Fiction Workshop: The First Chapter and Beyond: From Idea to Novel with Kyle Lucia Wu
Once a week on Zoom
Mondays, 7:00 pm EDT - 9:00 pm EDT
October 20 to November 24, 2025
https://centerforfiction.org/group-workshop/the-first-chapter-and-beyond-from-idea-to-novel-with-kyle-lucia-wu/
This workshop welcomes all writers who are stuck at the beginning of a great idea. The beginning is so full of promise and potential but carries the expectation of a whole novel: it can be easy to get stuck in the first act. In this class, we’ll swim our way to the deep end, crafting a compelling opening, getting past the first chapter, creating a blueprint for what’s to come, and setting ourselves up to reach the end.
We’ll take your opening idea and/or chapter and examine it for conflict, engine, and surprise, setting you up for a successful narrative journey. Not all writers like to write from outlines, so we’ll discuss different strategies a writer can rely on to propel their characters forward.
We’ll also read and discuss openings of novels to explore jumping-off points, do in-class writing exercises and use prompts to generate ideas, and draw from great craft examples to examine what will best complement your own idea to make it compelling, readable, and soulful.
Tin House Fall Craft Intensive
Make Your Story Move: Honing the Engine with Kyle Lucia Wu
Sunday, October 19
11 AM – 2 PM PST/ 2 PM – 5 PM EST
Online
https://tinhouse.com/product/fall-craft-intensive-kyle-lucia-wu/
What makes a reader unable to tear themselves away from the page? Every story has an engine––something that converts the power behind your chosen narrative into movement and motion for the reader––and only you can decide what drives your story forward.
In this generative craft intensive, we’ll study excerpts of published works to analyze and identify their engines and the craft techniques that make them compelling. We’ll explore different kinds of engines and ways to build propulsion on the page, and practice building and emphasizing our own engines through generative exercises and discussion.
Workshops 4 Gaza: Writing the Workplace
Register for “Writing the Workplace” here.
Donate to Othman here (suggested donation $60 USD).
Labor is a compulsory part of life for most artists, who need their day jobs in order to support their art-making. But the workplace can also be a rich backdrop for literature. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to weave our own experiences of work into our writing by examining power, agency, and the intrigue of routine. While writers of all genres and experience levels are welcome, this workshop will be geared toward fiction writing.
Book Launch at Books Are Magic: Ruth Madievsky's All Night Pharmacy
[IN-STORE MONTAGUE] Ruth Madievsky: All-Night Pharmacy w/ Kyle Lucia Wu
More info here!
Writing the Half-Asian Experience at Yu & Me Books
A reading and discussion with Claire Stanford, author of Happy for You. More info here.
NYC: End of APAHM Party at P&T Knitwear
Join us at P&T Knitwear for an end-of-APAHM party! Register here.
NYC: Greenlight Bookstore (Fort Greene) Storytime
Join us at Greenlight Bookstore’s Fort Greene location (686 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY) for storytime. More info here.
LA: Skylight Books
Join us at 1818 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Read more here!
Montrose, CA: Storytime at Once Upon a Time
This event will feature An Asian American A to Z and Cindy and Panda by Benson Shum! More info here.
NYC: Brooklyn Public Library, Kensington Branch Reading
Join us at 4207 18th Ave, Brooklyn, NY for a Thursday morning storytime reading. More info here!
Online: Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation Reading
Join us online for a bedtime reading. More info here!
NYC: Yu & Me Books Meet & Greet with Cathy Linh Che
We’ll be at Yu & Me Books in Chinatown for a book signing and meet & greet from 3-5pm! Join us at 44 Mulberry Street, New York, NY.
NYC: Books Are Magic Storytime Reading with Cathy Linh Che and Michele Wong McSween
Join us at 225 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11231.
Glen Rock, NJ: Reading at The Curious Reader
Cathy and I will be in my hometown for storytime and a signing. More about the bookstore here!
Woodstock, NY: In Conversation with Meredith Westgate at The Golden Notebook
Celebrating the paperback launch of Meredith Westgate’s The Shimmering State at Nancy's Artisanal Creamery in Woodstock, NY, with The Golden Notebook. More info here.
NYC: Debuts and Redos at Book Club Bar
The final Debuts & Redos, with Kayla Maiuri and Davey Davis, at Book Club Bar in the East Village
Kan Ya Makan Fundraiser Reading
Outdoor reading with Trace Howard Depass and Safia Elhillo, hosted by Charlotte Rothstein. All money raised will go to supporting Migrant Rights. More info here.
LA Times Book Festival: Growing Up & Finding Your Way Panel
Panel at the LA Times Festival of Books with Steve Almond and Keenan Norris, moderated by Amy Wallen. See the whole schedule here.
Virginia Festival of the Book: What We Call Family Panel
Free event at the Virginia Festival of the Book with Dariel Suarez (The Playwright's House) and Jessie van Eerden (Call It Horses)! It’s at 11 am PT/2pm ET. Register here.
WMS Book Tour, Seattle: Third Place Books with Jane Wong
A virtual Seattle event with Jane Wong, author of How Not to Be Afraid of Everything. More info here!
The New School Fiction Forum
A reading with Mary Dixie Carter, author of The Photographer, followed by a conversation with The New School’s fiction coordinator Helen Schulman. Free to attend on Zoom. More info here!
WMS Book Tour, SF: Green Apple Books with K-Ming Chang
Join me with Bestiary author K-Ming Chang at Green Apple Books in SF! This event will also be live-streamed. Masks required for attendance. More info here!