Lighthouse Writers Workshop

06/23/2026

Lighthouse has a pretty cool building with bookcases and hidden corners to get some quality writing done.

Access the building anytime with a Lighthouse membership! You will also get early access to workshops and discounts. Many events, like our monthly writing challenge, Friday 500, are free to members.

Learn more at lighthousewriters.org/membership.

06/22/2026

A story of creativity, new friendships, and sheer joy...that's Lit Fest 2026!

06/19/2026

If you've been in the Lighthouse building for Lit Fest, you've passed by some incredible photos by Marissa Morrow honoring Juneteenth. Check out the photos up close for yourself before you celebrate Juneteenth around the city.

06/18/2026

How's Lit Fest going? It's just the worst when you have to go all the way to the third floor for class...at altitude!

06/17/2026

Come listen to Colson Whitehead and support the literary arts all in one incredible night this fall.

Early-bird ticket rates for Illumination end on June 21, so get yours now on our website:
https://buff.ly/gVQHP8K

06/13/2026

Claire Jia knows how to use her screenwriting skills to make a cinematic novel. Read a review of her debut, Wanting, before her Lit Fest class.

Claire Jia on Wanting, Screenwriting, and Turning Longing Into Plot A good friend recently said: good art guts you and pours lemon juice on your insides. And he’s right. That’s why great writers can circle the same few subjects and make them fresh over and over again. Yearning is both trope and ...

06/11/2026

Pardeep Toor is teaching a class asking, "Is my Character an Asshole?" at Lit Fest.

What do you think of *his* character in "Hands," a debut novel?

✒️ Read the full book review on Lighthouse's blog.

What does the concept of the “American Dream” mean to you? How has this perception changed over time? What if you can’t achieve the American Dream, or there wasn’t one to begin with? This question comes up in Lighthouse instructor Pardeep Toor’s debut novel Hands, which came out in April 2...

06/09/2026

We’re proud to be a 2026 general operating grant recipient of the Literary Arts Fund! This fund aims to advance support for the nonprofit literary arts field and ensure creative writers’ contributions to American literature for generations to come.

06/05/2026

LitFest is NEXT WEEK! Come join us! Visit this link to learn more about classes, events, and other LitFest offerings: https://lighthousewriters.org/lit-fest?utm_source=litfest&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=litfest