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OUR LATEST PODCAST

The WRITERSREAD PODCAST, hosted by founder Ed McCann, presents three stories drawn from our themed Live Shows and adds a segment we call “Between The Lines”— short, personal meditations about any and all aspects of the writing life from those who live it.

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UPCOMING SHOWS

WRITERSREAD presents six live events in The Loft at City Winery from which we produce 26 podcasts each year. Not everyone is a writer, but everyone can be part of our podcasts with their applause! Sign up for our newsletter and come see us at City Winery.

LIVE SHOWS

JUST WRITE IT

WRITERSREAD is interested in short personal essays on specific topics to be read aloud. Review our open submission topics for one that inspires you; we welcome original stories, though you’re free to adapt earlier work as well. We promote the work, you retain the rights.

SUBMISSIONS

“IT’S NOT STAND-UP, AND IT’S NOT THERAPY;
IT’S LEGITIMATE LITERARY WORK, GIVEN VOICE BY THE WRITER.”

—Annabel Monaghan Columnist: The Week, Huffington Post Essayist:
Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big? Novelist: A Girl Named Digit, Nora Goes Off Script

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“IT’S NOT STAND-UP, AND IT’S NOT THERAPY;
IT’S LEGITIMATE LITERARY WORK, GIVEN VOICE BY THE WRITER.”

—Annabel Monaghan Columnist: The Week, Huffington Post Essayist:
Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big? Novelist: A Girl Named Digit, Nora Goes Off Script

PRESENTATION PARTNERS

Read650, Inc. dba WRITERSREAD, is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are fully tax deductible.

“IT’S NOT STAND-UP, AND IT’S NOT THERAPY; IT’S LEGITIMATE LITERARY WORK, GIVEN VOICE BY THE WRITER.”

—Annabel Monaghan Columnist: The Week, Huffington Post Essayist: Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big? Novelist: A Girl Named Digit, Nora Goes Off Script

PRESENTATION PARTNERS

Read650, Inc. dba WRITERSREAD, is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are fully tax deductible.

“IT’S NOT STAND-UP, AND IT’S NOT THERAPY;
IT’S LEGITIMATE LITERARY WORK, GIVEN VOICE BY THE WRITER.”

—Annabel Monaghan Columnist: The Week, Huffington Post Essayist:
Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big? Novelist: A Girl Named Digit, Nora Goes Off Script