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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Presenting our fabulous readers for this Sunday's young adult fiction series! Come out to Big Couch this September 20th to support these wonderful people and their work! Doors open at 7:00 PM and it is completely free to attend. We hope to see you there!

The Fiction Sessions: Live reading series

YA Fiction!

Sunday September 20th - 7 to 9 PM - Big Couch

MEET YOUR READERS:

Alys Arden

BarbaraLynn Cantone

Amber Sanchez

Marguerite Sheffer

M. Kelleher

Paula Ibieta

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Submissions for our YA Fiction Sessions open until August 25th! 📚 Go to the link below and read the details! thirdlanternlit.org/page-to-stage

Submissions open

The Fiction Sessions: Young Adult

08/11 to 08/25

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Join us every 2ndTuesday for this new daytime writing series! We’ll run through a new set of unusual writing prompts every session, pulled from craft books, classes, and imagination, before moving into forty minutes of free writing. (1/2)

Uncommon Prompts: generative writing workshop

08/11, 1 to 3 PM.

High Grounds

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Join us this Tuesday to revise your YA fiction! During this workshop, Chris Clarkson will discuss the publishing process for his novels, the difference between contemporary and fantasy/science fiction YA novels, and the crucial role of editing. (1/2)

08/04 - 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch

Young Adult Revision Workshop

A Page to Stage Event, led by Chris Clarkson

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Come write with us tomorrow at Sports Drink from 11 AM to 1 PM!

Daytime Get Lit

Friday July 31st

11- 1 PM at Sports Drink

Leave with words on the page!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We got two events tomorrow! At 1 PM to 3 PM at High Grounds, we'll be hosting our new event, Uncommon Prompts! We’ll run through a new set of unusual writing prompts every session, pulled from craft books, classes, and imagination, before moving into forty minutes of free writing.

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In partnership with 12 Mile Limit, we are hosting a FIVE HOUR writing marathon open to all local writers! Be there at noon to spend some time with your fellow writers and grab a coffee at the bar. At 12:30, we’ll start our silent writing!

5 Hour Writing Marathon
Saturday July 11th
12 to 5 PM

12 Mile Limit

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Join young adult novelist Alys Arden in our generative Page to Stage workshop. Alys will teach us about the world of young adult novels and how to write a story for young adult readers. She will lead us through some prompted writing sessions to help you generate ideas for your new young adult story!

Tuesday, July 7th - 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch

Young Adult Generative Workshop

A page to stage event, led by Alys Arden

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

What's everyone been reading lately? 👀

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Hey folks! Here goes our July event calendar!

07/07 YA Generative Workshop - 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch
07/11 5 Hour Writing Marathon - 12 to 5 PM - 12 Mile Limit
07/14 Uncommon Prompts: Generative Workshop - 1 to 3 PM - high grounds
07/25 Writing Retreat 10 am to 6 PM
07/31 Day time Get Lit 11 Am to 1 PM - Sports Drink Cafe

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Cozy in for our next Fiction Sessions reading over at Big Couch! This quarter's theme: Southern Gothic!!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Come write with us this Friday at Sports Drink Cafe! We'll be there from 11 AM to 1 PM and hope to see you there!

Daytime Get Lit

Friday 6/26

11 AM to 1 PM

Sporks Drink Cafe

Leave with words on the page!!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We are happy to announce the very first meeting for our brand new book club! This series will be all about New Orleans writers to get a sense of the city's history and culture, starting with the incredible Confederacy of Dunces. If you don't have a copy... (1/2)

Reading New Orleans Book Club

June Pick: A Confederacy of Dunces

06/18/2026

6 to 8 PM

Garden District Books

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Floods. Vampires. Shapeshifters. Cataclysms. These are just a few of the narratives that cycle throughout human storytelling, from culture to culture and from the ancient world through to today. In this lecture and workshop, we'll discuss a variety of mythic structures... (1/2)

Using Mythic Structures in Character, Plot, and Wordlbuilding

Byran Camp

6/15/2026

6 to 8 PM

Courtyard Brewery

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Hello! Here is our calendar for June! Hope to catch you at an event :)

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

First Get Lit event of June coming at you next Tuesday, June 9th, at Miel Brewery! Join us from 6 to 8 to get some writing done, and to learn about the 1,000 Words Challenge!

1000 words edition

GET LIT

Tuesday, June 9th

6 to 8 PM

Miel Brewery

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Be sure to swing by Big Couch this June 2 to learn more about how to make your readings POP 🎉

Tuesday, June 2nd - 6 to 8 PM

Big Couch

Performing Your Prose

LIVE READING WORKSHOP

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Hello! Here is our calendar for June! Hope to catch you at an event :)

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Let's get lit! Come join us Tuesday, May 26 to tackle that blank page (or just hang out with fellow writers) at the ever-incredible Miel Brewery. See you there!

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

If you want to know more about us, here's our story: bsky.app/profile/thir...

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

BTW we're $800 away from our goal of 3k!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

IT'S GIVENOLA DAY! When looking for communities to support, please consider sending a donation our way. These funds help us continue all of our FREE literary events such as workshops and Page to Stage. We could not do any of this without you! www.givenola.org/organization...

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Marguerite Sheffer @mlensheffer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

GiveNOLA Day is today! Please consider supporting @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social if you have attended our events (or want to!) for writers in New Orleans. These donated funs keep things free, accessible, and help us pay local writers for their generous time. www.givenola.org/organization...

givenola.org

Support Third Lantern Lit on GiveNOLA

We aim to lower the barrier to entry to the writing community by connecting New Orleans writers to others with a shared passion so that we can learn, write, and grow together. With events geared towar...

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Marguerite Sheffer @mlensheffer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

@thirdlanternlit.bsky.social is 1/3 of our way to our big 2026 fundraising goal ($3000) to keep all our programming free, and to keep paying New Orleans writers to support New Orleans writers! I love this community. www.givenola.org/organization...

thirdlanternlit.org

Third Lantern Lit

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

In this workshop, we will discuss examples of famous revisions that improved literature. Attendees will participate in writing exercises, and attendees are invited, but not required, to bring along an excerpt of something they've written! The workshop will be led by @mauricenow.bsky.social !

Monday May 4th @ 6pm to 8 pm at Big Couch

Revising the Southern Gothic

Led by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

It's time to get some writing done! Come join your fellow writers this Tuesday the 28th to tackle that favorite project of yours ✒️📖 (Excuse the date typo on the graphic!)

Get Lit

Tuesday the TWENTY-EIGHT

6 to 8 PM

Miel Brewery

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

It's time to get some writing done! Come join your fellow writers this Tuesday the 28th to tackle that favorite project of yours ✒️📖 (Excuse the date typo on the graphic!)

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

It's that time again!!! Come get lit with your fellow NOLA writers and work on that project that makes you passionate!

Daytime Get Lit!

Friday April 24th

11 AM to 1 PM

Sports Drink Cafe

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

It's time to get those projects written! Join us at 12 Mile Limit this Saturday to tackle your latest project along with plenty of writers ready to cheer you on. We can't wait to see what you're working on!

5 Hour Writing Marathon

Saturday April 18

12 to 5 PM

Twelve Mile Limit

A Third Lantern Lit event

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

For all of our witches and magically inclined folks, local witch Veronica Varlow will be teaching us spells to unlock inspiration, break past blocks, and summon opportunities to us. Come with an open mind and be prepared to call forth your full power 🌙✨

Summoning the Supernatural Story of You as a Writer: Veronica Varlow

Monday, April 13th - 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Our next Page to Stage theme is SOUTHERN GOTHIC! This genre tells the stories of the past that always haunt us, the cycles that repeat, the pain that was wrought & the reckonings we must have in the Deep South. Come join us on 4/7 and learn more about the genre and leave w/ some ideas!

Tuesday, 4/7 - 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch

On Haunted Ground:
Writing the southern gothic

A Page to Stage Event, led by Desiree S. Evans

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Our next event will be Friday 03/25 @ 11 AM to 1 PM! See you there!

Daytime Get Lit

Friday 3/27

11 to 1 PM

Sports Drink Cafe

Leave with words on the page

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Got stage fright? Want to add some gravitas to your work when reading on stage? Then come on down to our live reading workshop, where 3LL (led by trained actress and our community outreach manager, Daphne) will teach you how to perform your prose!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

It's time for another live reading workshop! Swing by New Marigny Theatre on March 17 for some good times, good people, and good prose! 📖🎭

Tuesday, 3/17 to 6 PM to 8 PM

Performing your prose:

Live reading workshop.

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

It's time for another live reading workshop! Swing by New Marigny Theatre on March 17 for some good times, good people, and good prose! 📖🎭

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Next event: Monday at 6 to 8 PM! We'll be at Miel Brewery, getting some words on the page! Hope to see you there!

Get Lit: a generative writing series

Monday, March 9

6 to 8 PM

Miel Brewery

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Next event: Monday at 6 to 8 PM! We'll be at Miel Brewery, getting some words on the page! Hope to see you there!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Intimacy can be hard to write about. Whether you feel it's awkward, stilted, or unrealistic, get past the difficulties with this workshop led by Alys Murray tonight at Courtyard Brewery!

Writing the romantic sex scene: led by Alys Murray

Monday 3/2 6 to 8 PM

Courtyard Brewery

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Come write with us this friday 2/27 @ 11 AM at Sports Drink!

Daytime get lit

Friday Feb 27th @ 11 AM to 1 PM at Sports Drink Cafe

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Writing is a lonely art. Make it less lonely by finding your feedback group at Courtyard Brewery on February 23! Make friends, share your work, and connect with peers all in one place! 📖🎉

Find your feedback group

Monday, February 23rd
6-8 PM

Courtyard Brewery

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Writing is a lonely art. Make it less lonely by finding your feedback group at Courtyard Brewery on February 23! Make friends, share your work, and connect with peers all in one place! 📖🎉

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Our next event: Get Lit! Come on down to Miel Brewery and hang out with us 02/09 and get some writing done! We'll be there from 6 to 8 PM!

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