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December 31, 2022 · 12:20 AM

January 2023 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of January for writers and readers

National Braille Literacy Month

January 1 – New Year’s Day; Copyright Law Day; J.D. Salinger’s Birthday
January 2 – National Science Fiction Day; Isaac Asimov’s Birthday
January 3 – J.R.R. Tolkien’s Birthday
January 6 – Carl Sandburg’s Birthday
January 9 – Judith Krantz’s Birthday
January 9-15 – Universal Letter Writing Week
January 11 – Poetry at Work Day
January 12 – Jack London’s Birthday
January 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
January 18 – Thesaurus Day; A.A. Milne’s Birthday
January 19 – Edgar Allan Poe’s Birthday
January 23 – National Handwriting Day
January 25 –Robert Burns’ Birthday
January 26 – Library Shelfie Day
January 27 – Family Literacy Day in Canada
January 31 – Zane Grey’s Birthday

Famous January Birthdays

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November 30, 2022 · 7:08 AM

December 2022 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of December for writers and readers

Read a New Book Month (also September)

December 1 – World AIDS Day
December 7 – Letter Writing Day
December 9 – John Milton’s Birthday
December 10 – Dewey Decimal System Day; Emily Dickinson’s Birthday
December 14 – Nostradamus’ Birthday
December 16 – Jane Austen’s Birthday
December 18 – Hanukah
December 21 – Crossword Puzzle Day; National Short Story Day; Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere); Summer Solstice (Southern Hemisphere)
December 24 – Christmas Eve; Jolabokaflod; Stephenie Meyer’s Birthday
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 26 – Boxing Day (Canada, U.K.); Kwanzaa
December 30 – Rudyard Kipling’s Birthday
December 31 – New Year’s Eve

Famous December Birthdays

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November 15, 2022 · 6:07 PM

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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September 30, 2022 · 12:30 AM

October 2022 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of October for writers and readers

National Book Month
National Reading Group Month
October 1 – International Coffee Day
October 2 – Name Your Car Day
October 3 – Techies Day
October 7 – World Smile Day
October 6 – Mad Hatter Day
October 9 – Curious Events Day
October 10 – Indigenous People’s Day
October 11 – Myth and Legends Day; National Coming Out Day
October 12 – Cookbook Launch Day; Moment of Frustration Day
October 13 – International Skeptic’s Day
October 15 – Mario Puzo’s Birthday
October 16 – Noah Webster’s Birthday; Oscar Wilde’s Birthday; Dictionary Day
October 16-22 – National Friends of Libraries Week
October 19 – Evaluate Your Life Day
October 20 – National Day on Writing
October 21 – Alfred Nobel’s Birthday; Babbling Day
October 22 – Smart Is Cool Day
October 25 – Pablo Picasso’s Birthday; Howl at the Moon Night
October 27 – National Tell a Story Day (Scotland; U.K.)
October 29 – Hermit Day
October 31 – Increase Your Psychic Powers Day

Famous October Birthdays

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September 20, 2022 · 9:28 PM

Banned Books Week 2022

I know I’m running late with this, but it’s Banned Books Week, the annual commemoration of free speech and free press. As always, some people feel they have the authority to determine what the rest of us can see and read. They start with the schools and libraries under the familiar guise of protecting the children, but the ultimate goal is to restrict literature and education.

All writers and bloggers should always stand up to any kind of censorship. Remember, no one – absolutely no one – has the right to select what you can and cannot read!

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August 2, 2022 · 9:31 PM

August 2022 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of August for writers and readers

Romance Awareness Month
August 2 – National Coloring Book Day
August 7 – Purple Heart Day
August 9 – Book Lover’s Day (also November 6)
August 18 – Bad Poetry Day
August 21 – Poet’s Day
August 31 – We Love Memoirs Day

Famous August Birthdays

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July 2, 2022 · 7:42 PM

Word of the Week – July 2, 2022

Trenchant

[TREN-chənt]

Adjective

Middle English, 13^th century

Being sharp, intense, and forceful. Characterized by energy and effectiveness

Trenchant is often used to describe commentary or criticism. If you have a trenchant delivery, you’re known for your biting wit. An obsolete definition of trenchant means physically having a sharp blade. While the adjective is now used in a more figurative sense, a powerful, trenchant remark can still leave wounds.

Example: My trenchant descriptions of U.S. politics alienates some people, but excites others.

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June 29, 2022 · 9:43 AM

July 2022 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of July for writers and readers

July 1 – Canada Day / International Joke Day
July 2 – I Forgot Day / World UFO Day
July 3 – Compliment Your Mirror Day / Disobedience Day
July 4 – Independence Day (U.S.) / National Country Music Day
July 5 – National Apple Turnover Day / National Bikini Day / National Workaholics Day
July 6 – International Kissing Day / National Fried Chicken Day
July 7 – Chocolate Day / Global Forgiveness Day
July 8 – National Blueberry Day / National Motorcycle Day (2^nd Friday in July)
July 9 – National Sugar Cookie Day
July 10 – Teddy Bear Picnic Day
July 11 – Cheer Up the Lonely Day / National Blueberry Muffin Day / World Population Day
July 12 – Pecan Pie Day / National Different Colored Eyes Day
July 13 – Barbershop Music Appreciation Day / National French Fry Day
July 13 – Embrace Your Geekness Day
July 14 – Bastille Day / National Macaroni and Cheese Day / National Nude Day / Shark Awareness Day
July 15 – Be a Dork Day / Cow Appreciation Day / National Give Something Away Day
July 17 – National Ice Cream Day
July 20 – Moon Day
July 21 – National Be Somebody Day
July 22 – Hammock Day
July 23 – National Day of the Cowboy / Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 24 – Amelia Earhart Day / Cousins Day / National Tequila Day / Parents’ Day
July 26 – All or Nothing Day
July 27 – Walk on Stilts Day
July 29 – International Tiger Day
July 30 – International Day of Friendship
July 31 – Mutt’s Day / National Avocado Day

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June 25, 2022 · 2:42 AM

Word of the Week – June 25, 2022

Ratiocinate

[rash-ee-OH-sin-ate]

Verb

Latin, 17^th century

Form judgments by a process of logic. Reason.

This word comes from the Latin word “ratiocinat,” which means “deliberated; calculated.” To ratiocinate, you must develop your critical and logical thinking skills.

Example: In working through my science fiction novel, I have to ratiocinate through the menagerie of characters and situations I’ve created.

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June 18, 2022 · 8:40 PM

Word of the Week – June 18, 2022

Esemplastic

[es-em-PLAS-tik]

Adjective

Greek, early 19^th century

Molding into one; unifying.

While constructed from Greek root, this word was coined by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, likely from the German “ineinsbildung,” meaning “forming into one.” The word “esemplastic” can be traced back to a singular source: English poet and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In his 1817 autobiography, “Biographia Literaria,” he formed the word by combining the Greek phrase “es hen,” meaning “into one,” with “plastic.” This fulfilled his desire for a term that depicted the imagination’s ability to meld vastly different experiences into a unified form — such as crafting various sensations, images, and experiences into a poem.

Example: I always try to relay my work experience to potential employers in an esemplastic manner.

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