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March 2023 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of March for writers and readers

National Reading Month

Small Press Month

Famous March Birthdays

Other March Events

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Happy Valentine’s Day 2023!

“This fire that we call Loving is too strong for human minds. But just right for human souls.”

Aberjhani

Image: Jean Baptiste Robie, A Still life with Flowers and Raspberries

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In Memoriam – Burt Bacharach, 1928-2023

“It wasn’t about writing songs to dance to. It was about recording music that felt right. I wanted to make it palatable. There are no guarantees.”

Burt Bacharach

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February 2023 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of February for writers and readers

African-American History Month

Creative Romance Month

International Friendship Month

Library Lovers’ Month

Famous February Birthdays

Other February Events

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Happy New Year 2023!

“We turn not older in years, but newer every day.”

Emily Dickinson

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January 2023 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of January for writers and readers

National Braille Literacy Month

Famous January Birthdays

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Merry Christmas 2022!

“It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest joy can come.”

Malcolm X

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December 2022 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of December for writers and readers

Read a New Book Month (also September)

Famous December Birthdays

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Happy Thanksgiving 2022!

“Gratitude can transform common days into Thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”

William Arthur Ward

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Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2022

“When another writer in another house is not free, no writer is free.”

Orhan Pamuk

Every year on November 15 PEN International launches its Day of the Imprisoned Writer campaign, highlighting the cases of writers around the globe who are imprisoned or facing prosecution and calling for urgent international action to release and protect them.  Free speech and a free press are treasured features of any society, and writers often serve as the link between truth and lies.

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