The Inner Loop presents a reading celebrating American University’s writing faculty. It should be a great evening of local authors sharing their work. Register Here. Who: Andrew Bertaina Kyle Dargan Stephanie Grant David Keplinger Dolen Perkins-Valdez Patricia Park Rhonda Ziemlich When: Wednesday 5 February 2025, 7pm Where: Upstairs at Shaw’s Tavern, 520 Florida Ave NW, Washington, D.C. Continue reading AU Benefit Reading
Esther Productions, Inc. and The Black Student Fund are presenting a special reading at the Tenley-Friendship Library this month. Register here! Who: Authors Tricia Elam Walker & David Miller & Joy Jones When: 8 February 2025, 11am – 1pm Where: Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington D.C. Continue reading Midnight Rose Reading for Black History Month
Courtney Leblanc hosts a monthly generative poetry workshop, both in-person and online. And the exciting news: While the event usually involves a cover charge of $20 per month, The Poetry Coven now offers an annual membership option so you can save some o’ that dough! Click here for all the deets. Continue reading Poetry Coven in Alexandria
Lost City Books in Adams Morgan will host a specially themed reading featuring authors who have published translations of foreign-language works. Get tickets here! Who: Jacob Rogers, translator from the Galician of Manuel Rivas. Ena Selimović, translator from the Croatian of Maša Kolanovic. Soleil David, translator from the Filipino of Carlo Paulo Pacolor. Kurt Beals, translator from the German of Erich Maria Remarque. When: Tuesday … Continue reading Lost City Books Translation Salon
Recent Fox City readers Carol Mitchell and Nick Gardner will be reading at the Inner Loop monthly reading tonight, October 22nd @ 7:30pm at Shaw’s Tavern. Other readers will include: Poets: Liza Achilles, Cynthia Atkins, Tracy Dimond Fiction Writers: Javed Jahangir, Sean Murphy, Ari Phillips, Besufekad Tadesse Come join if you get the chance! Continue reading Inner Loop October Reading
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!
