Arlington Poet Laureate and friend of the Fox Courtney Leblanc has released her new collection, Her Whole Bright Life. At Arlington’s The Muse Writers Center, she read many moving selections from her latest poems, which grieve the loss of and celebrate the life of a close friend. Check out some photos from the event below, and be sure to explore her work here. Continue reading Courtney Leblanc’s New Book Has Launched

Our friends over at Night Ginkgo hosted a great reading at AWP in L.A. to launch their project, a small press that will land on the scene with an anthology of D.C.-area writers. Click here to check out some pictures from the reading that packed the house at AudioGraph Beer Co. that launched this exciting project, featuring readings by Kevin Maloney, Tara Campbell, Nikoletta Gjoni, Whitney Collins, Nick Rees Gardner, Llalan Fowler, Andrew … Continue reading Night Ginkgo Has Launched

George Mason University’s Creative Writing Program joins Watershed Lit and Mason’s University Libraries in presenting the Spring 2025 Visiting Writers Series. Writers will meet for afternoon workshops with students from Mason’s MFA program in creative writing and will then participate in programs that same evening—open to the public, with readings and conversations hosted by Mason’s creative writing community.  Evening programs will be presented at 7:30 … Continue reading Mason Visiting Writers 2025

To all the #AWP folks free for a Saturday offsite, come check out this great lineup at Audio Graph Beer Co., featuring several friends of Fox City and two of our organizers. See y’all in Los Angeles! Continue reading AWP Offsite with 804 Lit Salon

Better Said Than Done is hosting their 6th Annual Women’s Storytelling Festival soon. Details from the organizers follow: When: Friday, March 21, 7 pmSaturday, March 22, 11 am – 9:30 pmSunday, March 23, 10 am – 5 pm Where: The Sherwood Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax  The festival features 19 storytellers performing over 3 days in-person at the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd, … Continue reading Fairfax Women’s Storytelling Festival

Dear Neighbor, I am thrilled to invite high school students in our community to participate in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition! This competition is open to all high school students who are residents of the 11th Congressional District, regardless of where they attend school. Public, private, and home-schooled students are all invited to participate, and I encourage any student who may be interested to submit an … Continue reading Opportunity for VA High School Artists

Busboys & Poets will be host a poetry reading featuring local authors Emily Tuszynska and Christian Teresi, as well as NYC’s Leah Umansky. You can find more info about this event and reserve your ticket here. Continue reading Echoes of Life Reading

Poets & Writers is hosting an online conversation between Karen Russell and Brian Gesko about her new book, The Antidote, which “examines a dark chapter of America’s past, but not without hope for the future.” This free virtual event will take place on March 10, 2025, at 7 PM EDT. Per Kevin Larimer, editor-in-chief of Poets & Writers Magazine: In “Of Dust and Dreams,” a … Continue reading Karen Russell Book Event

Phoebe, the literary journal of George Mason’s MFA program, is currently accepting submissions for their Spring 2025 contests in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The contests are not open to GMU MFA students, but the Phoebe team would love to see work from other writers around the DMV! They’re offering a fat stack of cash–a $500 prize–to the winner in each genre. The contest fee is … Continue reading Phoebe Spring Contests

A REALLY EXCITING ONE-DAY LIT FESTIVAL IS COMING TO FAIRFAX! The Fall for the Book Mini-Fest will feature: Details about each of the day’s events below: Continue reading Fall for the Book Mini Fest