Lighthouse Writers Workshop

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

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:
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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.

Book Review: Claire Jia's Wanting 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 ...

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.

Book Review: Pardeep Toor’s Hands 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...

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.