National Book Award Longlist

This week, The National Book Foundation announced the 2016 Longlist nominees for fiction, non-fiction, young people’s literature, and poetry. The news was announced on the organization’s website and in partnership with The New Yorker. Nominated books include Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad, Viet Than Nguyen’s Nothing Ever Dies, Kevin Young’s Blue Laws, Sara Pennypacker & […]

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Go Back to School this Fall

Most Maryland schools are already in session, but for those who want to become students of the arts, there are still several workshops open for enrollment. The Writer’s Center For the past 40 years, The Writer’s Center has been a valuable resource for writers in the area, offering a variety of courses each season. Choose […]

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Celebrating 10 Years in Print

This past Sunday, Little Patuxent Review celebrated 10 years of publication by hosting a reading at The Writer’s Center. Thank you to The Writer’s Center and everyone who attended and made the event a success. Readers included Steven Leyva who introduced each speaker, but also read a selection of his own work, several poems and […]

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End of Summer Events

Before we all give in to the eventual tide of Back-to-School ads, let’s celebrate the last hurrah of summer with a literary focus. From Howard County to Washington, DC, there are several upcoming performances, exhibits, and festivals celebrating the arts, whether from local artists or the works of Shakespeare. Here is a short and sweet […]

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