Downtown Fairfax got a facelift last week. The city unveiled artist Bailey Sullivan’s mural, “Fox in the Flowers.” Sullivan’s mural features native local plants and animals, including what a Fairfax City Economic Development press release calls “Fairfax City’s unofficial mascot, the Fairfax Fox.” The building sporting the mural houses Marlowe Ink and Senberry Bowls. Fairfax City Economic Development says that they plan many more such … Continue reading Old Town Getting Foxy

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Commonwealth Brewing in Old Town Fairfax is hosting a book fair and book swap alongside their usual weekend brunch. That’s Sunday 20 July from 11am till 4pm. What does their book fair and book swap consist of? We don’t know. But it’s bound to be a good time. Will there be people selling books? Probably. Will there be people talking about books … Continue reading Literature & Libations Event

An upcoming author talk will feature friend of Fox City, Andrew Bertaina, alongside fellow prose virtuoso, Andrew Porter. From the Kramers event page: Pick your favorite Andrew and ask him questions in the Q&A. Both authors’ books will be available for purchase.  About The Imagined Life Steven Mills has reached a crossroads. His wife and son have left, and they may not return. Which leaves him … Continue reading Two Andrews for the Price of One

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