Upcoming readings, classes, and retreats
Writing Non-Monogamy | four-week online class, February 2025
This class focuses on generating new writing that explores the nuances and complexities of non-monogamous relationships, with lots of opportunities for sharing, conversations, and community building. You’ll receive readings, prompts, and craft tips to guide your writing. This class is open to writers of all levels; it’s for anyone who feels called to put some words down, whether your goal is to publish a piece or to simply process some of your own experiences.
4 weeks, every Sunday in February 2025, 2-4pm ET / 11am-1pm PT.
Sliding scale $225 to $425
Writing Normcore Nonfiction: Making the Mundane Meaningful | One-day intensive class in NYC
December 14, 2024 | 10am to 7pm
With Chloé Caldwell and Alex Alberto, offered via Scrappy Literary.
Craft lessons, generative exercises, and readings, followed by a brain-picking session with Alex and Chloé, and a reading salon over dinner and drinks, during which you can share an excerpt from your work.
To be added to the early registration list, email scrappyliterary@gmail.com.
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OPEN Book Club—Author Q&A | Online
November 18, 2024 | 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
Wine and Pine Reading Series | New York City, NY
September 16, 2024 | 7:30pm
Join us for the next edition of Wine and Pine, a reading series about desire! There will be drink specials, homemade desserts, and a good time. Signed books will also be available to purchase from Hive Mind Books. Hope to see you there!
FEATURING: Tania Pabon, Sally Wen Mao, Alex Alberto, and Mateo Askaripour
WHERE: Ten Degrees Bar, 121 St. Marks Place NY, NY 10009
“Monogamy? In This Economy?” at Bluestockings | NYC
September 6, 2024 | 6pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of Laura Boyle’s new book, Monogamy? In This Economy? Finances, Childrearing, and Other Practical Concerns of Polyamory. Alex Alberto will moderate a conversation with Q&A with Laura.
Writers Salon at CANO | Oneonta, NY
May 16, 2024 | 7pm
Writers Salon features emerging and established writers of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction local to the Catskills and beyond. Join us at Wilber Mansion (11 Ford Ave, Oneonta, NY). Free and open to the public.
AWP Conference (Quilted Press table) | Kansas City, MO
February 8, 10, 11 | 9am to 5pm
Come see Alex and author Caroline Shannon (Mother-Eaten: Notes on my Postpartum Body and Identity) at the Quilted Press table at the Association of Writers and Writing Program (AWP) conference at the Kansas City Convention Center. You can buy their books and get them signed. You will also find K.G. Strayer’s Stellar Nursery: On My (Trans) Body and My Choice.
Entwined reading at Tomorrow Bookstore | Indianapolis, IN
Tuesday, February 13 | 7pm
As part of the Midwest book tour for the Entwined launch, Alex will be joined by author Adrian Shirk (Heaven is a Place on Earth: In Search of an American Utopia). Book influencer Nathan Shuherk (Schizophrenic Reads) will moderate a conversation and Q&A.
Entwined reading at City Lit Books | Chicago, IL
Thursday, February 15 | 6:30pm
As part of the Midwest book tour for the Entwined launch, Alex will be joined by author Lauren Emily Whalen (Tomorrow and Tomorrow) at City Lit Books in Chicago. Readings will be followed by a conversation, Q&A, and book signing.
Entwined reading at Mac’s Backs | Cleveland, OH
Saturday, February 17 | 7:30pm
As part of the Midwest book tour for the Entwined launch, Alex will read excerpts from Entwined at Mac’s Backs—Books on Coventry in Cleveland. The reading will be followed by a Q&A, and book signing.
Entwined reading at The Lost Bookshop | Delhi, NY (Catskills)
Saturday, February 24 | 5pm
Come hear excerpts from Entwined at The Lost Bookshop, in the beautiful town of Delhi in the Western Catskills in Upstate NY. Alex will be joined by author Adrian Shirk (Heaven is a Place on Earth: In Search of an American Utopia). The reading will be followed by a conversation moderated by Adrian, a Q&A, and book signing.
Entwined reading at Books Are Magic | Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, February 29 | 7pm
Come hear excerpts from Entwined at Books are Magic (Montague location) in Brooklyn. Alex will be joined by author Chloé Caldwell (Women), and musician Aly Tadros. The reading will be followed by a conversation, Q&A, and book signing. Tickets cover the price of a book ($20), or a gift card ($10).
WRITERS RETREAT: Taking The Literary Life Into Your Own Hands: An Actionable Retreat | Hudson, NY
March 10, 5pm to March 13, 11am | with Chloé Caldwell
Authors Alex Alberto and Chloé Caldwell have both taken the literary life into their own hands: by letting go of imposter syndrome, cold-emailing, using the backdoor, going rogue, tapping into our unused resources, DIY-ing publicity, and more. Neither of them waited for someone else to give us permission to be a writer; we called ourselves a writer before we even had anything published.
These three days in Hudson will be packed with actionable exercises done in real time, like hitting submit, stalking agents, organizing your lit shit, and crafting your action plan to map your literary life. We will alternate with talks that open the publishing black box: how each avenue works, including real numbers: advances, royalties, distribution, sales, and industry statistics.
Info and registration | 10 spots available.
OFF ASSIGNMENT CLASS—Scrappy: How to Build an Alternative Literary Life| Online
March 16, 1pm-3pm | led by Chloé Caldwell
Alex will join week 4 of this master class series led by Chloé Caldwell and hosted by Off Assignment. Alex will talk about what led them to co-found Quilted Press, and carve out a unique path to publishing their book Entwined.
The class is hosted weekly from Feb 24 to March 16
Info and registration
Entwined Book Party + Queer Showcase | Portland, OR
October 16, 2024 | 6:30pm to 8:30pm
This is the first West Coast event to celebrate the Entwined release! A lineup of amazing guest readers will join me, a local musician will play some songs, and we will end the evening with a live Ask Me Anything hosted with Michelle (@PolyamorousWhileAsian). Stick around after for friend-making. Snacks will be provided for free, and drinks (both alcoholic and non) for sale at the bar. Either/Or is hosting us and we’ll have the whole place to ourselves.
Guest readers: Chloé Caldwell, Mia Arias Tsang, Luca J. Davis, Moe O’Donnell.
Music: Sadie Ava
Ask Me Anything: Alex & Michelle (@PolyamorousWhileAsian)
Location: Either/Or, 4003 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97227
Write Your Breakup: A Generative Retreat | Portland, OR
October 17 to 20, 2024
We've all had breakups that shatter: with partners, friends, lovers, even pets. In this generative three-night retreat, Chloé and Alex will create a space filled with writing exercises, unconventional structure techniques, and exciting prompts to help you execute your breakup into writing that is both cathartic and publishable.
Hosted with Chloé Caldwell through Scrappy Literary. SOLD OUT.
Must Love Memoir Reading Series | New York City, NY
November 12, 2024 | 7:30pm
A monthly NYC reading series and space for anyone who loves creative nonfiction. Hosted by Krystal Orwig at Jake’s Dilemma on the Upper West Side (430 Amsterdam Avenue).