One correction to the “Spooky Writing Workshop” graphic: T Clark will actually not be able to make it anymore! HOWEVER, we have found a replacement and will make that announcement ASAP :)

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In two weeks I'm officially launching my debut short story collection, THE MAN IN THE BANANA TREES with one if my heroes, 💐 Maurice 💐 ! Come celebrate with us Blue Cypress Books eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-w…

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Our October 30th episode features New Orleans author Marguerite Sheffer. Her debut collection THE MAN IN THE BANANA TREES won the 2024 Iowa Short Fiction Award. “Haunting and hilarious, horrifying and heartwarming, this is short story gold."- John Vercher, author of DEVIL IS FINE

THIS WEEK! We celebrate New Orleans author Marguerite Sheffer! Her debut collection THE MAN IN THE BANANA TREES (U of Iowa Press) is a Debutiful Most Anticipated Debut Book of 2024. "Heartbreaking and brilliant..." - Jamil Jan Kochai, author of THE HAUNTING OF HAJJI HOTAK

OUT NOW! New Orleans author Marguerite Sheffer is a Professor of Practice at Tulane University, where she teaches courses in design thinking and speculative fiction as tools for social change. Read her collection THE MAN IN THE BANANA TREES (U of Iowa Press) to see how it's done.

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First event is tomorrow! It’s our generative writing series, Get Lit, which will be at Miel Brewery from 6 PM to 8 PM. See you there :)

Next TLL event coming up: Performing your prose! Our community outreach director, Daphne, will be hosting a live reading and open mic workshop on Saturday at Beanlandia from 2 to 4. We hope to see y’all there :)

I’ve been selected to read from “French Quarter Saints” at this event. Come on by!

Due to things getting all Nazi-lite on this site, we have gone ahead and moved somewhere, where the skies are bluer :)

"That’s the question Damon (Earth-X) and Marissa (Earth-Y) were tasked with answering, but they were busy eye-fucking each other." New short fiction today by Danny Cherry Jr. : "What Happens What Happens When a Planet Falls From the Sky?" ☄️apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/…

But while we are here... Our next event is this Friday 11/22 at Sports Drink! We will be there from 12 PM to 2 PM, getting some words on the page and socializing with peers. We hope to see you there :)

Our January calendar!

Our event is on 01/07 @ Beanlandia! The winter 2025 theme: Period fiction. "Page to stage" is a guided program to help you turn a story from an idea to a complete work ready to be performed at a live reading. Over the course of the quarter, we will host a generative..🧵

TOMORROW'S EVENT IS GETTING RESCHEDULED: The Page to Stage event will be getting moved to the 12th @ 2 to 4 PM. It will still be at Bean-landia! Spread the word!