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Write-a-Thon at The Porch: September 2026

Tuesdays in September
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Workshop Series: Witnessing Art Through Expressive Writing at the Frist Art Museum

Saturday
Sep 12
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Writing Scenes for All Genres @ Church Street Park

Saturday
Sep 12
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Wednesday Write-Ins at The Porch

Wednesdays
Sep 16
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Wednesday Write-Ins at The Porch

Wednesdays
Sep 16
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Neurodivergent Writing Circle

Saturday
Sep 19
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Full Moon Writing Circles

Sunday
Sep 20
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Writing for Recovery

Sundays
Sep 20
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Songwriters Meetup

Sunday
Sep 20
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AAPI Writers

Sunday
Sep 20
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PorchLight: A Quarterly Reading Series

Friday
Sep 25
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Twenties & Thirties Meetups

Sunday
Sep 27
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LGBTQ+ Writers Meetup

Sunday
Sep 27
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Writing for Recovery

Sunday
Sep 27
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Nashville Black Storytellers

Sunday
Sep 27
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Write-a-Thon Open Mic Night

Tuesday
Sep 29
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Writers' Clinic: Online Consultations with Court Harler

Saturday
Oct 3
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Romance Writers Meetup

Sunday
Oct 4
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Writers Over 40

Sunday
Oct 4
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Introduction to Screenwriting at Bellevue Branch

Tuesday
Oct 6
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Wednesday Night Writes: Online Accountability Meetup

Wednesdays, 7 weeks
Oct 7
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Twenties & Thirties Meetups

Sunday
Oct 11
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Writing Workshops in partnership with Southern Festival of Books

Friday
Oct 16
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AAPI Writers Potluck & Open Mic

Sunday
Oct 18
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2027 Porch Year Fiction Cohort Info Session

Monday
Oct 19
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Workshop Series: Witnessing Art Through Expressive Writing at the Frist Art Museum

Saturday
Oct 24
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Youth: Writing Scary Stories (Grades 7-9) with Joe Kane

Saturday
Oct 24
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Nashville Black Storytellers

Sunday
Oct 25
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Twenties & Thirties Meetups

Sunday
Oct 25
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Rivendell Residency

Feb. 1-5, 2027 // Application Deadline
Oct 31
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Writers Over 40

Sunday
Nov 1
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Playwrights Meetup

Sunday
Nov 15
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Youth: Writing Scary Stories (Grades 4-6) with Joe Kane

Saturday
Nov 21
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Give the Gift of Writing

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Affinity Groups

Affinity groups at The Porch provide a safe space for writers and readers of particular identities and life stages to share the written word, hone their craft, and strengthen shared community. Meetups are led by trained facilitators and include opportunities for mingling, prompt-based writing, sharing, and open discussion.

 Interested in registering for an upcoming meetup? Learn more here. 

Nashville Black Storytellers

Designed for writers who identify as Black within the diaspora

Nashville AAPI Writers

AAPI stands for Asian American Pacific Islanders

Latine Creative Collective

Latine is a gender-neutral term to describe people of Latin American descent

LGBTQ+ Writers

Writers Over 40

Twenties & Thirties

Parent Writers

Songwriters

Heartbreak Happy Hour

Heartbreak Happy Hour is our annual, Valentine’s Day-adjacent storytelling show, and one of our most anticipated events each year, held at the Jackalope Ranch Taproom in February. Since our first year in operation, we’ve invited local storytellers to share stories of bad dates, awkward obsession, lonelyhearts hijinks, cringe romance, revenge gone wrong, and more. 

Stay tuned for info about our 2025 show, to be held in mid-February. 

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