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What's Lighthouse Writers Workshop about?

A nonprofit literary center and beacon for readers and writers in Colorado and beyond.

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Lighthouse Writers Workshop episodes:

10.21.2021
"Early Pleistocene Horses" by Kimberly O'Connor
Listen to Lighthouse Young Writers Program Co-Director Kimberly O'Connor read "Early Pleistocene Horses" from her debut book of poems, "White Lung," out now from Saturnalia Press. Read more about Kimberly and her work here: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/staff-spotlight-qa-kimberly-oconnor
12.30.2020
Lit Fest 2020 Salon: The Intellectual Creative/Creative Intellectual
You’ve got plans! So many different ideas and ambitious plans. How do you get your brain to move from poetry to prose, fiction to nonfiction, drama to social media posts? How do you have, you know—a life—in between? Listen to...
12.02.2020
From "True Love" by Sarah Gerard
Listen to new faculty member Sarah Gerard read from her novel, "True Love." To learn more about Sarah, her book recommendations, and what courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-sarah-gerard
11.05.2020
Lit Fest 2020 Salon: What's Art For?
We’re living through dark times that require vigilance in the face of climate change, rampant poverty and homelessness, political strife, and so much more, so is art even necessary? How do we justify spending time making and consuming art when...
10.13.2020
From "Ransoming the Captive" by Traci Groff-Jones
Listen to new faculty member Traci Groff-Jones read from a new manuscript, "Ransom in the Captive." To learn more about Traci, her book recommendations, and what courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-traci-groff-jones
08.27.2020
Some Poems By Alyse Knorr
Listen to new Lighthouse faculty member Alyse Knorr read some recent poems of hers. To learn more about Alyse, her recent book recommendations, and what courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-alyse-knorr
08.13.2020
From "A People's History of Heaven" by Mathangi Subramanian
Listen to new Lighthouse faculty member Mathangi Subramanian read from her novel, "A People's History of Heaven." To learn more about Mathangi, her recent book recommendations, and what courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-mathangi-subramanian
06.23.2020
From "Duets" By Ilse Josepha Lazaroms
Listen to 2020 Lit Fest Nonfiction Fellowship Runner-Up Ilse Josepha Lazaroms read a short excerpt from her memoir-in-progress, "Duets." Ilse also participated in a short Q&A, which you can read here: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/qa-ilse-josepha-lazaroms
05.07.2020
“Ora Et Labora” By Theodore McCombs
Listen to Book Project graduate Theodore McCombs read his short piece, "Ora et Labora," a story he developed at a Lighthouse workshop with Emily Sinclair. To learn more about Theodore and the Book Project, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/qa-book-project-grad-ted-mccombs
03.11.2020
"Pearl, My Mother" by Evelyn Hampton
Listen to new Lighthouse faculty member Evelyn Hampton read her short piece, "Pearl, My Mother," from her recently published short fiction collection, "Famous Children and Famished Adults." To learn more about Evelyn, her book recommendations, and which courses she's teaching,...
01.28.2020
"Hysteria" by Liz Breazeale
Listen to new Lighthouse faculty member Liz Breazeale read her short piece, "Hysteria," first published in The Rupture (formerly The Collagist). To learn more about Liz, her book recommendations, and which courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-liz-breazeale
01.02.2020
"My Decade In Google Searches" by Vauhini Vara
Listen to new Book Project Mentor Vauhini Vara read from her recent New York Times piece, "My Decade In Google Searches." To learn more about Vara and the Book Project, read her Q&A with recent graduate Kate Christensen here: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/qa-new-book-project-mentor-vauhini-vara
12.12.2019
Visiting Authors Reading Lit Fest 14
After some cool, rainy nights, the Visiting Authors Reading (week one) came with sunshine, laughs, and fine performances from Sheila Heti, Helen Macdonald, Donald Margulies, Melissa Febos, Ross Gay, and Rachel Cusk.
11.26.2019
Inside The Writer's Studio With Julia Alvarez And Kali Fajardo-Anstine
On Wednesday, November 6, this fall's Big Read program culminated in an on-stage reading and interview with Julia Alvarez and Kali Fajardo-Anstine for Inside the Writer's Studio, co-presented by the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. Preceded by a performance...
11.18.2019
Twanna LaTrice Hill
Listen to Twanna LaTrice Hill read an excerpt from her memoir-in-progress, "Diamonds In Her Teeth."
11.12.2019
Michael Sindler
Listen to Michael Sindler read his poem "Let the End Be the End."
11.08.2019
Jennifer Wortman
Listen to Jennifer Wortman read from her short story collection, "This. This. This. Is. Love. Love. Love."
11.08.2019
Tiffany Quay Tyson
Listen to Tiffany Quay Tyson read from her latest novel, "The Past Is Never."
11.08.2019
Gay Porter DeNileon
Hear Gay Porter DeNileon read an excerpt from her in-progress historical novel.
09.26.2019
Chris Ransick Celebration
On September 21, Lighthouse welcomed back former Denver Poet Laureate and Beacon Award for Excellence in Teaching instructor Chris Ransick for a book release and homecoming celebration. Chris read from his latest collection of poems, "Mummer Prisoner Scavenger Thief," as...
08.29.2019
Inside the Writer's Studio with Michelle Tea and Esmé Weijun Wang
On Friday, August 9, Lighthouse hosted acclaimed memoirists and novelists Michelle Tea (author of over a dozen books, including "Against Memoir") and Esmé Weijun Wang (author of "The Collected Schizophrenias") at the Ricketson Auditorium at the Denver Museum of Nature...
08.12.2019
Fort Lyon Resident Writers Reading
Lighthouse welcomed 2019 Fort Lyon resident writers Michael Fischer and Sarah Shotland for a reading and audience Q&A, where they read some of their own work, some Fort Lyon residents' work, and discussed the residency and their experiences. You can...
06.18.2019
Under The Lit Fest Tent With Ryan Lanham And Nathaniel Blaesing
On a stormy afternoon under the Lit Fest tent, we recorded Veterans Writing Award Special Mention Ryan Lanham and Veterans Writing Award winner Nathaniel Blaesing read short selections of their work. Ryan read Clearing Instructions for the M-4 Series Weapon. Nathaniel...
05.20.2019
Inside The Writer's Studio with Kevin Young
On March 19, we hosted Kevin Young, author of "Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts," at the Mary Harris Auditorium at Rocky Mountain School of Art + Design for Inside the Writer's Studio. Young read from his...
04.18.2019
Lighthouse Event Podcast - Kali Fajardo Anstine Interview and Book Launch
Lighthouse Event Podcast - Kali Fajardo Anstine Interview and Book Launch by Lighthouse Writers
01.03.2019
Inside The Writer's Studio with Adam Johnson
Inside The Writer's Studio with Adam Johnson by Lighthouse Writers
08.30.2018
Inside the Writer's Studio With Carmen Maria Machado
On July 28, we hosted Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties, at the Holiday Theater at Highlands Church for Inside the Writer's Studio. The Shirley Jackson Award-winning author read from her work and then joined Alexander...
01.19.2018
Speakeasy #03 - Philip Lopate
Speakeasy #03 - Philip Lopate by Lighthouse Writers
01.19.2018
Making The Mountain- September 2016
Making The Mountain- September 2016 by Lighthouse Writers
01.19.2018
Making The Mountain-Lit Fest 2016
Making The Mountain-Lit Fest 2016 by Lighthouse Writers
01.19.2018
Making The Mountain Dec 2016
Making The Mountain Dec 2016 by Lighthouse Writers
01.19.2018
Lit Fest 2017 - Participant Reading 2
Lit Fest 2017 - Participant Reading 2 by Lighthouse Writers
01.19.2018
Lit Fest 2017 - Participant Reading 1
Lit Fest 2017 - Participant Reading 1 by Lighthouse Writers
01.19.2018
Lit Fest 2017 - Author Reading, Week 1
Lit Fest 2017 - Author Reading, Week 1 by Lighthouse Writers
01.16.2018
Lit Fest 2017 - Author Reading, Week 2
A wonderful, moving reading by: Akhil Sharma Jennifer Haigh Daniel Goldfarb Andre Dubus III Ada Limon
03.09.2017
Mark Strand Podcast, with Jingle ™
Mark Strand Podcast, with Jingle ™ by Lighthouse Writers
03.09.2017
Lit Fest 2013 Salon: The Contagious Art: Writers Who Paved Our Way
Lit Fest 2013 Salon: The Contagious Art: Writers Who Paved Our Way by Lighthouse Writers
03.09.2017
Part 2: Writer’s Studio with Tobias Wolff
Part 2: Writer’s Studio with Tobias Wolff by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Reading and Q&A with Lidia Yuknavitch
Reading and Q&A with Lidia Yuknavitch by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Youth Draft 2014
Youth Draft 2014 by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Youth Draft
Youth Draft by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Young Writers Summer Camp 2013 - 5th-8th Graders
Young Writers Summer Camp 2013 - 5th-8th Graders by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Lit Fest 2012 Salon: You Should Read This! Poets on Poetry
Lit Fest 2012 Salon: You Should Read This! Poets on Poetry by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Lit Fest 2013 Salon: Yes You Can: Writing in a Subjective World
Lit Fest 2013 Salon: Yes You Can: Writing in a Subjective World by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Inside the Writer's Studio: On-stage Interview and Reading with George Saunders
Inside the Writer's Studio: On-stage Interview and Reading with George Saunders by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Lit Fest 2012 Salon: Writing With a Gun To Your Head
Lit Fest 2012 Salon: Writing With a Gun To Your Head by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Writer's Buzz: The Story of A Book, 3.0
Writer's Buzz: The Story of A Book, 3.0 by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Writer's Buzz: Your Writing Education - To MFA or Not to MFA
Writer's Buzz: Your Writing Education - To MFA or Not to MFA by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
The Writer’s New Year--Overcoming Roadblocks to Creativity
The Writer’s New Year--Overcoming Roadblocks to Creativity by Lighthouse Writers
03.07.2017
Lit Fest 2011: What's Fiction For?
Lit Fest 2011: What's Fiction For? by Lighthouse Writers

What's Lighthouse Writers Workshop about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Lighthouse Writers Workshop episodes:

"Early Pleistocene Horses" by Kimberly O'Connor

Lit Fest 2020 Salon: The Intellectual Creative/Creative Intellectual

From "True Love" by Sarah Gerard

Lit Fest 2020 Salon: What's Art For?

From "Ransoming the Captive" by Traci Groff-Jones

Some Poems By Alyse Knorr

From "A People's History of Heaven" by Mathangi Subramanian

From "Duets" By Ilse Josepha Lazaroms

“Ora Et Labora” By Theodore McCombs

"Pearl, My Mother" by Evelyn Hampton

"Hysteria" by Liz Breazeale

"My Decade In Google Searches" by Vauhini Vara

Visiting Authors Reading Lit Fest 14

Inside The Writer's Studio With Julia Alvarez And Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Twanna LaTrice Hill

Michael Sindler

Jennifer Wortman

Tiffany Quay Tyson

Gay Porter DeNileon

Chris Ransick Celebration

Inside the Writer's Studio with Michelle Tea and Esmé Weijun Wang

Fort Lyon Resident Writers Reading

Under The Lit Fest Tent With Ryan Lanham And Nathaniel Blaesing

Inside The Writer's Studio with Kevin Young

Lighthouse Event Podcast - Kali Fajardo Anstine Interview and Book Launch

Inside The Writer's Studio with Adam Johnson

Inside the Writer's Studio With Carmen Maria Machado

Speakeasy #03 - Philip Lopate

Making The Mountain- September 2016

Making The Mountain-Lit Fest 2016

Making The Mountain Dec 2016

Lit Fest 2017 - Participant Reading 2

Lit Fest 2017 - Participant Reading 1

Lit Fest 2017 - Author Reading, Week 1

Lit Fest 2017 - Author Reading, Week 2

Mark Strand Podcast, with Jingle ™

Lit Fest 2013 Salon: The Contagious Art: Writers Who Paved Our Way

Part 2: Writer’s Studio with Tobias Wolff

Reading and Q&A with Lidia Yuknavitch

Youth Draft 2014

Youth Draft

Young Writers Summer Camp 2013 - 5th-8th Graders

Lit Fest 2012 Salon: You Should Read This! Poets on Poetry

Lit Fest 2013 Salon: Yes You Can: Writing in a Subjective World

Inside the Writer's Studio: On-stage Interview and Reading with George Saunders

Lit Fest 2012 Salon: Writing With a Gun To Your Head

Writer's Buzz: The Story of A Book, 3.0

Writer's Buzz: Your Writing Education - To MFA or Not to MFA

The Writer’s New Year--Overcoming Roadblocks to Creativity

Lit Fest 2011: What's Fiction For?