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This program features both Los Angeles–based and visiting writers for an afternoon that gathers distinct voices in poetry, including Ryan Buynak...
read moreLarksong Writers Place presents First Friday Book Talk & Reading Series, featuring writers from around the world who have Nebraska connections, a national presence, and a...
read moreSustained Resistance: Our Resilience is a protest reading sponsored by members of the Writing Resilience Workshop. Sustained resistance pertains to a lifelong path of...
read moreThe first two writing workshops with Miguel Rivera were so successful we would like to offer another set poetry writing workshops to broaden our audience and to deepen the...
read moreLet's celebrate the release of Freida McFadden's latest thriller with a Killer Cocktail Release Party!
NOTE: THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT. WE WILL NOT BE SHIPPING BOOKS TO...
read moreThe River Poets will celebrate cats and their wild cousins with the Couple(t) of Cool Cats reading and open mic on Thursday, September 4th, from 7:30 to 9:00 PM at the...
read moreWriting challenges are a good way to start writing again.
The 30-Day Writing Challenge will provide prompts and lessons focused on writing better scenes. Higher tiers...
read moreThe International Armenian Literary Alliance is pleased to invite its community members to IALA Off the Clock: their annual meet & greet event on August 24, 2025, at 10:00...
read moreBabylon Village Arts Council presents featured poet Albert Abonado followed by an open mic. Admission is free. Open mic sign-up begins at 6:45 pm. The event is curated and...
read moreLyric is a music and poetry series at Accent Sisters. For August 24th, we invited Cynthia Chen, Dante Clark, r. kay, Stephanie Niu, and Juno Roome. Register at...
read morePlease join us on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM as we welcome author Amy Shea for a conversation about her new book, Too Poor to Die: The Hidden...
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Join acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro at Joe's Pub for an evening of laughs and levity in celebration of his debut cartoon...
read moreAnnie Bloom's Books welcomes our very own bookseller Michael Keefe for a reading from his new short fiction collection, Western Terminus: Stories and a Novella. In...
read moreThe Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, created in honor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anthony Hecht, is awarded annually for a poetry collection by a writer who has published no...
read moreThis year, our annual birthday tribute to American poet Emily Dickinson will also honor English novelist Jane Austen on her 250th birthday.
Noted scholars Martha...
read moreJoin Folger Poetry in honoring the legacy of former Folger Shakespeare Library Director O.B. Hardison, Jr. in an evening of dynamic readings by the next generation of local...
read moreJoin us on September 4th, 2025 for Spectrum: A Mulitidisciplinary Gallery & Reading. We will be showcasing the work of women identifying and non-binary identifying BIPOC...
read moreThe pantoum is often defined as a Malay poetic form where each stanza borrows two lines from the previous stanza—however, not many people know...
read morePoets Who Love Poets is one of No, Dear magazine's most beloved gatherings where contributors from the most recent issue select poets they love to read. This event is curated...
read moreEvery 1st Tuesday of the month DADA offers a free in-person stream-of-consciousness creative workshop. We encourage all writers, illustrators, painters and thinkers to gather...
read moreThe Rally marches on as we kick off our new season with three literary luminaries. Nilo Tabrizy, FOR THE SUN AFTER LONG NIGHTS (Pantheon); Alexander Sammartino, LAST ACTS (...
read moreAward-winning Latine poets, Cynthia A. Briano, Melinda Palacio, and...
read moreJoin us for an exciting fusion of sound and spoken word in The Wanda Coleman Theater. The program features two ensembles from Los Angeles: Raul Garcia & The...
read moreJoin us for an evening of powerful storytelling with three renowned authors from Southern California, Lisa Alvarez, Daniel...
read moreThe Most Hated Poets night, Reading and Open Mic, is on at DADA every last Tuesday of the month!
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