Scenes from Kramers’ Celebration of Short Stories

Kramers in Dupont hosted a reading on 18 October featuring local authors and authors in town for the Fall for the Book Festival, including Amy Stuber, Nicole Haroutunian, Shannon Robinson, Ananda Lima, Janelle Bassett, and Nick Rees Gardner reading from their story collections. Host Llalan Fowler introduces the readers: Nick Rees Gardner reads from Delinquents: Janelle Basset reads from Thanks for This Riot: Nicole Haroutunian … Continue reading Scenes from Kramers’ Celebration of Short Stories

George Saunders on the Novel

A meme was making the rounds a few months ago wherein this or that musician / music professor / suburban dad / Gen-Xer points out that Dua Lipa’s melodies directly copy the melodies of half a dozen rock songs from their (oof, now doing the math… our) high-school years. The complaints, sadly, have even moved beyond bored Redditors and convinced some songwriters to take the … Continue reading George Saunders on the Novel

Call for Submissions: In Short

In Short, a new journal of flash nonfiction, is open for submissions till Nov 30th. Local author Steph Liberatore is the founder and editor-in-chief of this exciting new venue for compressed tales and brief encounters, whose first issue debuted in Spring 2024. Check out their first issue here and consider submitting your own work. If you want to hear a little about how the sausage … Continue reading Call for Submissions: In Short

804 Lit Salon Reading

Another great reading featuring DC-area writers is coming up this weekend! Andrew Bertaina and Lauren Woods will host the next installment of the 804 Lit Salon. You can register to attend on Eventbrite by clicking here. Also, check out the new 804 Lit Salon website here. The readings start at 7:30p after a half hour of conversation and wine. The series includes readings followed by … Continue reading 804 Lit Salon Reading

Vending Machines from Outer Space!

Okay, you won’t find the latest bestsellers from Rigel-7 or the next romance installment by Hlrrr of Omicron-Persei-8 around D.C. anytime soon. But thanks to local author Lauren Woods, recent winner of the 2024 Autumn House Prize for Fiction, you may soon be able to order up books by local authors as easily as a Snickers. Or as easily as the low-cal popcorn snack you … Continue reading Vending Machines from Outer Space!

Michael Don Featured in Short Story, Long

Fairfax author and Fox City co-founder Michael Don’s latest story has been published on the Short Story, Long substack. A newish endeavor by Aaron Burch, one of those cool literary jesters of the founding-editor-of-Hobart variety, Short Story, Long‘s offerings reflect Burch’s eclectic vision. In his introduction to the story, Burch raves about its “oddness and delight.” Short Story, Long, opens a few times a year … Continue reading Michael Don Featured in Short Story, Long

Andrew Bertaina at GMU

Local author Andrew Bertaina will be reading at George Mason University on Thursday 26 September. The reading will be at 7:30pm in room 2001 of the Fenwick Library. Check out Andrew’s bio on our readers page to see all the cool stuff he’s written. This event is part of the Visiting Writers Series hosted by GMU’s Watershed Lit, a great campus organization that also houses … Continue reading Andrew Bertaina at GMU