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Upcoming and Past Events

  • Care & Spark
    Care & Spark
    Sat, Apr 01
    Iowa City
    Apr 01, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Share stories, connect, and take inspiration from successful creator-caretakers in Iowa City and surrounding areas.
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  • The Long Project Check-in (1)
    The Long Project Check-in (1)
    Sat, Mar 25
    Iowa City
    Mar 25, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Join us for a round-robin style check-in and social gathering for writers working on long projects of any genre.
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  • Care & Spark
    Care & Spark
    Sat, Mar 04
    Iowa City
    Mar 04, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
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  • The Long Project Check-in
    The Long Project Check-in
    Sat, Feb 25
    Iowa City
    Feb 25, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Join us for a round-robin style check-in and social gathering for writers working on long projects of any genre.
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  • The Free Generative Writing Workshop with Lisa Roberts
    The Free Generative Writing Workshop with Lisa Roberts
    Sun, Feb 19
    Iowa City
    Feb 19, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Join us as we celebrate our ten year anniversary with a prompt from founding leader Lisa Roberts. Any level of experience or genre of writing welcome!
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  • Finding True North - A writing and movement class to reclaim inner truth
    Finding True North - A writing and movement class to reclaim inner truth
    Sun, Jan 29
    Iowa City
    Jan 29, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    We’ll use writing and gentle movement as tools to help us reconnect to our unmoored inner truth. Guided by writer and trauma-informed meditation and yoga teacher Jennifer New, come prepared to explore feeling lost versus exploring, stuck in confusion versus open to possibility.
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  • The Long Project Check-in
    The Long Project Check-in
    Sat, Jan 28
    Iowa City
    Jan 28, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Join us for a round-robin style check-in and social gathering for writers working on long projects of any genre.
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  • The Free Generative Writing Workshop with Darius Stewart
    The Free Generative Writing Workshop with Darius Stewart
    Sun, Jan 15
    Iowa City
    Jan 15, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    The Free Generative Writing Workshop provides a space for career writers, curious beginners, writers of all income levels and stages of life.
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  • The Free Generative Writing Workshops with Skylar Alexander
    The Free Generative Writing Workshops with Skylar Alexander
    Sun, Oct 16
    Iowa City
    Oct 16, 2022, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Join us for a writing session guided by poet Skylar Alexander
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  • Gallery Series Exhibit and Reading + Q&A with Giselle Simòn and Cory Hutchinson-Reuss
    Gallery Series Exhibit and Reading + Q&A with Giselle Simòn and Cory Hutchinson-Reuss
    Sat, Oct 15
    Iowa City
    Oct 15, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Help us celebrate the launch of Prompt's third Gallery Series chapbook, a collaboration between visual artist Giselle Simòn and poet Cory Hutchinson-Reuss.
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  • Brink Issue #4 Release Party
    Brink Issue #4 Release Party
    Sat, Oct 01
    Iowa City
    Oct 01, 2022, 6:30 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    The fourth issue of Brink hits the stands on the first of October. Celebrate with us as we linger, with drinks and merriment, on the Brink of Certainty.
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  • The Free Generative Writing Workshop with Jeff Alessandrelli
    The Free Generative Writing Workshop with Jeff Alessandrelli
    Sun, Aug 21
    Iowa City
    Aug 21, 2022, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Join us this Sunday for a prompt and writing time with publisher and poet Jeff Alessandrelli.
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  • Tameka Cage Conley, PorchLight Writer-in-Residence Reading
    Tameka Cage Conley, PorchLight Writer-in-Residence Reading
    Sat, Aug 06
    Iowa City
    Aug 06, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CDT
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Join us for a reading from Tameka Cage Conley's novel in progress. Stay for an audience Q&A, and a brief conversation between Tameka and PorchLight founder Jennifer Colville. Snacks and beverages will be served!
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  • It’s Becoming A Lot More Difficult To Feel Unchanged: Adam Edelman Chapbook Release Reading
    It’s Becoming A Lot More Difficult To Feel Unchanged: Adam Edelman Chapbook Release Reading
    Fri, Jul 22
    Iowa City
    Jul 22, 2022, 7:00 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Featuring: Eric Roalson, Micah Bateman, Danielle Wheeler and Sarah McGuirk
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  • The Free Generative Writing Workshop with Jennifer Colville
    Multiple Dates
    The Free Generative Writing Workshop with Jennifer Colville
    Sun, Jul 17
    Iowa City
    Jul 17, 2022, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Join us as we use an installation from artist India Johnson as our writing prompt. We will play with words in space to process post pandemic thoughts. Any level of experience or genre of writing welcome!
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  • Prompt for the Planet: A Writing and Planting Workshop for Kids
    Prompt for the Planet: A Writing and Planting Workshop for Kids
    Fri, Jul 15
    Iowa City
    Jul 15, 2022, 1:00 PM – Jul 16, 2022, 3:00 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    A workshop for kids who have something to say about the natural world
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  • The Writer Next Door Reading Series with Lynne Nugent and Lauren Haldeman
    The Writer Next Door Reading Series with Lynne Nugent and Lauren Haldeman
    Fri, Jul 08
    Iowa City
    Jul 08, 2022, 6:30 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
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  • Demand/Prayer: A Writing and Art Making Workshop
    Demand/Prayer: A Writing and Art Making Workshop
    Sun, Jul 03
    Iowa City
    Jul 03, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    A free workshop led by artist India Johnson and writer Jennifer Colville on using words and images to create from our pandemic experiences.
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