PWG Calendar Spotlight: October 5–17, 2026
Courses, workshops, and events for Guild members over the next two weeks
October 5, 2026 · PWG Leadership Team · 5 min read
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PWG Calendar Spotlight: October 5–17, 2026
Courses, workshops, conference, and community offerings of interest and intrigue for PWG members over the next two weeks
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- PWG Calendar Spotlight: October 5–17, 2026
- Courses & workshops
Hey there!
Welcome to The Psychedelic Writers Guild’s Inaugural PWG Calendar Spotlight — bringing you the very best of The PWG and our partners’ community offerings straight to your inbox every Monday morning.
Here's what's coming up for Guild members over the next two weeks, so you never miss a course or workshop opportunity.
Courses & workshops
- A paper tiger for the press: Why ‘independent’ editorial boards can’t protect journalism
Society of Professional Journalists · See SPJ listing - Calling Home, Across Geographies & Generations: DC
6:15 PM – 9:30 PM ET · Video Consortium · 535 8th Street Southeast, Capitol Hill - Cover the Upcoming Elections with More Confidence
Society of Professional Journalists · See SPJ listing - Report for America Host Newsroom Information Session
4 PM – 5 PM ET · Institute for Nonprofit News · Location TBA - The Biz Basics Of Video Creator Journalism | Lessons From Those Who’ve Made It
1 PM – 2:15 PM ET · Video Consortium · Location TBA - Audience Studio Live: The Gettable Audience
9 AM – 5 PM ET · Institute for Nonprofit News · NY, 10018-1507 - Master the Business of Freelance Journalism
3 PM ET · Institute for Independent Journalists · Online - Midway All Year: Adaptive AI: Making News Selectable and Engaging
12 PM – 1 PM ET · Online News Association · Online - VC x Sidewalk: Matininó Screening
6 PM – 8 PM ET · Video Consortium · Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, 1821 2nd Avenue North - Vertical Video Workshop, October [Registration Full]
11:00 AM CT · Reynolds Journalism Institute · Columbia, MO - Think Like a Journalist workshop
11:00 am ET · News Creator Corps · Philadelphia - Fireside: DERAILED Screening
6 PM – 10 PM ET · Video Consortium · The Philadelphia Inquirer, ste 600 - The Biz Basics Of Video Creator Journalism | Turn Your Video Content into Cash
1 PM – 2:15 PM ET · Video Consortium · Location TBA - DocUQuarium
7 PM – 11 PM ET · Video Consortium · Boyles Leadership Center, 701 South Columbia Drive - Social Video for Journalists
Online News Association · Online - Virtual Safety Training on Risk Mitigation and Digital Security
3 PM – 4 PM ET · Online News Association · Online - Calling Home, Across Geographies & Generations: Berlin
12 PM – 3:30 PM ET · Video Consortium · 123 Schönhauser Allee, Berlin
Full calendar
Monday, October 5
- A paper tiger for the press: Why ‘independent’ editorial boards can’t protect journalism
Society of Professional Journalists · See SPJ listing - Membership Office Hours
11 AM – 12 PM ET · Institute for Nonprofit News · Location TBA
Tuesday, October 6
- Calling Home, Across Geographies & Generations: DC
6:15 PM – 9:30 PM ET · Video Consortium · 535 8th Street Southeast, Capitol Hill - Cover the Upcoming Elections with More Confidence
Society of Professional Journalists · See SPJ listing - How Suncoast Searchlight leverages AI to support its community fact-checking
2 PM – 3 PM ET · Institute for Nonprofit News · Location TBA - Student Innovation Fellowship Information Session
11:00 AM CT · Reynolds Journalism Institute · Online
Wednesday, October 7
- Report for America Host Newsroom Information Session
4 PM – 5 PM ET · Institute for Nonprofit News · Location TBA - The Biz Basics Of Video Creator Journalism | Lessons From Those Who’ve Made It
1 PM – 2:15 PM ET · Video Consortium · Location TBA
Thursday, October 8
- AccessFest 2026 Conference
9:00 AM CT · Investigative Reporters & Editors · Online - Audience Studio Live: The Gettable Audience
9 AM – 5 PM ET · Institute for Nonprofit News · NY, 10018-1507 - Master the Business of Freelance Journalism
3 PM ET · Institute for Independent Journalists · Online - Midway All Year: Adaptive AI: Making News Selectable and Engaging
12 PM – 1 PM ET · Online News Association · Online - MS NOW's Laura Barron-Lopez in conversation with Cindy Galli - AccessFest26 Keynote
2:30 PM CT · Investigative Reporters & Editors · Online
Friday, October 9
- Valley of the Seven Stars
09:00 – 11:00 · Arrington, VA - VC Membership Chat
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET · Video Consortium · Location TBA - VC x Sidewalk: Matininó Screening
6 PM – 8 PM ET · Video Consortium · Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, 1821 2nd Avenue North - Vertical Video Workshop, October [Registration Full]
11:00 AM CT · Reynolds Journalism Institute · Columbia, MO
Saturday, October 10
- Think Like a Journalist workshop
11:00 am ET · News Creator Corps · Philadelphia
Tuesday, October 13
- AI Innovator Collaborative - October 2026
3 PM – 4 PM ET · Online News Association · Online
Wednesday, October 14
- Fireside: DERAILED Screening
6 PM – 10 PM ET · Video Consortium · The Philadelphia Inquirer, ste 600 - IRE Board Office Hour
1:00 PM CT · Investigative Reporters & Editors · Online - States of Consciousness: Psychedelic Discovery and the Edge of Uncertainty
14:00 – 15:00 · Berkeley, CA - The Biz Basics Of Video Creator Journalism | Turn Your Video Content into Cash
1 PM – 2:15 PM ET · Video Consortium · Location TBA
Thursday, October 15
- DocUQuarium
7 PM – 11 PM ET · Video Consortium · Boyles Leadership Center, 701 South Columbia Drive - Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics
15:00 – 17:00 · New York, NY - Social Video for Journalists
Online News Association · Online - Virtual Safety Training on Risk Mitigation and Digital Security
3 PM – 4 PM ET · Online News Association · Online
Friday, October 16
- Global Freelancing: The Secrets of Traveling Entrepreneurs
12 PM ET · Institute for Independent Journalists · Online
Saturday, October 17
- Athletes, TBI, & Psychedelics
Santa Barbara, CA - Calling Home, Across Geographies & Generations: Berlin
12 PM – 3:30 PM ET · Video Consortium · 123 Schönhauser Allee, Berlin
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