Inprint

05/29/2026

Looking for a sharper ear and greater sentence control in your prose? Sign up for our weekend workshop, HOPPING THE FENCE: POETRY FOR PROSE WRITERS! Explore how the principles that shape a poetic line also shape a sentence, and carry these poetic instincts back into your prose, strengthening your sentences and paragraphs. Details and registration can be found at inprint.org

05/27/2026

Calling all teachers! Register for the free Common Ground Teachers Institute this summer to attend seminars and discussions on literature, the classroom, and the world.
Registration and details can be found at https://www.uh.edu/honors/programs-minors/honors-and-the-schools/common-ground/

05/22/2026

If you plan to cozy up to some reading for the Memorial holiday weekend, may we suggest NEW AND SELECTED POEMS by Marie Howe or CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? by Roz Chast?📚These wonderful books will be discussed, respectively, on the Inprint Book Club on June 14 and on the Inprint BCM HEAL Book Club for healthcare workers on June 30. Both clubs take place via Zoom, free and open to the public! Sign up at:

https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-book-club-discusses-new-and-selected-poems/
https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-bcm-heal-book-club-discusses-cant-we-talk-about-something-more-pleasant/

05/20/2026

Thank you to writer Lise Olsen for this splendid story in the Texas Observer detailing Rich Levy’s time and tenure as the longtime Executive Director of Inprint! After 31 years, Rich hosted his last Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading on May 4 and retires this summer. Enjoy Rich’s stories of Inprint's history, growth, and accomplishments—and memories of great writers he’s brought to Houston—in this wonderful article! Cheers to Rich and to his legacy on the Houston literary scene!

Rich Levy, the man behind the Bayou City’s prestigious reading series and the brains behind Inprint, an unusual literary nonprofit, is retiring.

05/19/2026

It’s been an amazing season of great writers and literary camaraderie! Thank you to poet brittny ray crowell and novelist Nina McConigley—former Inprint Prize winners and UH Creative Writing Program alums—for a remarkable May 4th reading to cap off the 25/26 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series! brittny read movingly from CORD SWELL, her new poetry collection that interweaves original mixed-media collages. And Nina shared the piercing opening from her new novel HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER. Both sat down for a thoughtful, lively conversation with poet and novelist Kevin Prufer. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us for this special season finale—and for toasting our longtime Executive Director Rich Levy, who retires this summer after 31 years with Inprint!

05/12/2026

It's time for Inprint Book Club! This Sunday, May 17, we'll be discussing Álvaro Enrigue's NOW I SURRENDER via Zoom at 4pm. This event is free and open to the public, all details can be found at inprint.org

05/11/2026

School’s out, but Summer 2026 Inprint Writers Workshops are starting soon! We have workshops for fiction and poetry, in person and online, multi-week and intensives. Register now at inprint.org

05/06/2026

Nos vemos en Inprint House para el último open mic del Comité Permanente del semestre, el viernes 8 de mayo a las 6:30 p. m. ¡Gracias por un año de lecturas maravillosas!

Please join us at Inprint House for the final Comité Permanente Open Mic of the semester on Friday, May 8 at 6:30 pm. Thank you for a wonderful semester of readings!

05/04/2026

The beginning of May means the end of our 2025/2026 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series season. It also marks the last reading introduced by our Executive Director, Rich Levy, who has been with us for more than 30 years. Please join us tonight as we celebrate two former Inprint Prize Winners and Rich! Information about all events can be found at inprint.org or our Current Events highlight.

05/04/2026

Join us tonight for Inprint's Season Finale, featuring poet BRITTNY RAY CROWELL & novelist NINA McCONIGLEY, and to celebrate longtime Executive Director Rich Levy!

We’re delighted to welcome back “home” brittny and Nina, acclaimed UH Creative Writing Program alums and former Inprint Prize winners, sharing their exciting new works, CORD SWELL and HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER, followed by a conversation with UH CWP co-director and Texas Poet Laureate Kevin Prufer!

Inprint gives special thanks to Rich Levy, longtime Executive Director, who after 31 years of service retires this summer. Please join us in the lobby after tonight's reading for the book signing and a toast to Rich! Tickets available at inprint.org.

05/01/2026

The first day of May makes for a perfect First Fridays reading! This evening, the featured poet will be Paul Boor. The reading starts at 7:30, followed by an open mic. For more information, go to inprint.org