Have a drink. Write a story. Have another drink. Write a better story. Theme: Dirty Love  Instructor: Nick Garnett Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of informal writing events that turn happy hours into great stories. You’re inspired. But you’re also thirsty. Swing by a First Draft event for a drink (the first one’s on the house) and a guided writing prompt. Share your writing. You never know what you might knock out as you knock one back!…

Have a true, personal story (500-words, maximum) about a song, a voice, or a noise that changed everything? Let’s hear it! Whether you decide to read, recite, rap, or sing, you’ll get feedback from the Lip Service editorial team in the comfort of the posh, hip, and lovely Standard Spa, Miami Beach! Storypalooza! is Lip Service’s open-mic event, where participants get feedback from Lip Service’s editing pros. Want to make a night of it? Visit StandardHotels.com and enter discount promo code MBF.…

For the second year, Miami Book Fair pits famed comics authors/illustrators against each other in a one-on-one battle for the title of Drink & Draw Champ! Join host Conor McCreery and some of the world’s leading comics creators including George O’Connor, Kim Dwinell, Tillie Walden, and Matt Holm for a bout that will teach McGregor and Mayweather what a good fight is really all about. Sponsored by…

Join your host, Conor McCreery, for a hilariously graphic night of cocktails and comics. First, renowned illustrators George O’Connor, Dean Haspiel, Maggie Thrash and others will go marker-to-marker in a book-themed draw-off competition! Then we turn the drawing tables on you as you work in teams to create your own illustration. Prizes, drinks, and fun guaranteed!   Click here to RSVP! Sponsored by…