Today’s Fall Festival in downtown Fairfax also kicks off the annual Fall for the Book Festival, which will host events all day at Old Town Hall. The line-up at Old Town Hall includes events for kids of all ages. Downstairs for the wee ones: 11:00 AM – Make Your Own Sweet Treats with author Pat Tanumihardja. NOON – The Science of Wind with author Debra … Continue reading Fall Festival & Fall for the Book
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
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. Time: Saturday, October 12 · 7 – 9:30pm EDT Location: 804 Quintana Place Northwest, Washington, DC, USA You can register to attend on Eventbrite by clicking here. Also, check out the new 804 Lit Salon website here. The readings … Continue reading 804 Lit Salon Reading
Today’s the day for our next Fox City Lit reading at Old Firestation #3. If you’re driving in to downtown, you can park for free within a few blocks of the venue. Free parking is available at the following locations: Old Town Plaza, 3955 Chain Bridge Road (accessible from Route 123 or from University Drive) Old Town Village (a smaller lot beside Old Firestation #3) Sager … Continue reading Free Parking in Fairfax
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!
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
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
Our next reading is 6 Oct 2024 at Old Firestation #3! We’re stoked to hear some work from Mason profs and MFA-ers, as well as work from Nick Gardner, D.C.’s very own, distinguished author hot off the book release tour for his new collection, Delinquents. Continue reading Decorative Gourd Season in Fairfax
Our first reading is 28 September 2024! We’ve reserved the upstairs space at Old Firestation #3 in Downtown Fairfax, VA. We’re launching our reading series with some exciting writers from the DMV who will share their fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Continue reading Our First Reading
