The Inner Loop
@theinnerlooplit.bsky.social
Creating an inclusive creative writing community in Washington, DC.
Monthly readings, writing retreats, residencies, podcast & more!
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Monthly readings, writing retreats, residencies, podcast & more!
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Consider supporting your local literary community with a donation this Giving Tuesday. Let’s join together so we can continue to provide inclusive and accessible writing opportunities for all!
Thank you for your ongoing generosity! Donate today at the link in bio to continue this work.
Thank you for your ongoing generosity! Donate today at the link in bio to continue this work.
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Consider supporting your local literary community with a donation this Giving Tuesday. Let’s join together so we can continue to provide inclusive and accessible writing opportunities for all!
Thank you for your ongoing generosity! Donate today at the link in bio to continue this work.
Thank you for your ongoing generosity! Donate today at the link in bio to continue this work.
What a joy to be with everyone at our November reading! Thank you to Sonny's Pizza and to our readers: Chet'la Sebree, Charlotte Taylor Fryar, Tamar Shapiro, Gabrielle Oliver, Will Snider, Hannah Harlee, LS Low, Emily Webb, Miriam Zoila Pérez, & Michele Wolf!
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
What a joy to be with everyone at our November reading! Thank you to Sonny's Pizza and to our readers: Chet'la Sebree, Charlotte Taylor Fryar, Tamar Shapiro, Gabrielle Oliver, Will Snider, Hannah Harlee, LS Low, Emily Webb, Miriam Zoila Pérez, & Michele Wolf!
In her article with Washington Independent Review of Books, Charlotte Taylor Fryar considers the paradox of D.C. centered around the river. She discusses the beauty of the ecological community along the river coupled with its ties to the outrage of American racism. Read the article at link in bio!
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In her article with Washington Independent Review of Books, Charlotte Taylor Fryar considers the paradox of D.C. centered around the river. She discusses the beauty of the ecological community along the river coupled with its ties to the outrage of American racism. Read the article at link in bio!
November is stacked with an incredible lineup of events! RSVP at the link in bio so you don't miss out on any of the fun!
#DCCreatives #DCArts #DCArtists #DCLiteraryArts #DCWriters #TheInnerLoopLit #TheInnerLoop #LocalAuthors
#DCCreatives #DCArts #DCArtists #DCLiteraryArts #DCWriters #TheInnerLoopLit #TheInnerLoop #LocalAuthors
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
November is stacked with an incredible lineup of events! RSVP at the link in bio so you don't miss out on any of the fun!
#DCCreatives #DCArts #DCArtists #DCLiteraryArts #DCWriters #TheInnerLoopLit #TheInnerLoop #LocalAuthors
#DCCreatives #DCArts #DCArtists #DCLiteraryArts #DCWriters #TheInnerLoopLit #TheInnerLoop #LocalAuthors
Champion storyteller, David Sedaris, comes to Washington DC with a new collection of personal essays on Sunday, April 19 at DAR Constitution Hall. With a Q&A and book signing, this is an evening you do not want to miss. Use code DAVID to get your tickets today at the link in bio! @dav
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Champion storyteller, David Sedaris, comes to Washington DC with a new collection of personal essays on Sunday, April 19 at DAR Constitution Hall. With a Q&A and book signing, this is an evening you do not want to miss. Use code DAVID to get your tickets today at the link in bio! @dav
Join us virtually on November 17th to hear Charlotte Taylor Fryar in conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller discussing how she used historical research and environmental observation to reveal hidden histories within a specific place in Potomac Fever. Thank you to Brown Bag Lit for hosting this event!
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Join us virtually on November 17th to hear Charlotte Taylor Fryar in conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller discussing how she used historical research and environmental observation to reveal hidden histories within a specific place in Potomac Fever. Thank you to Brown Bag Lit for hosting this event!
Moderated by writer Moa Short, authors Charlotte Taylor Fryar, Andrea Seiger, and Paige Muller discuss their recent books that chronicle underrepresented stories and places of DC. Join us on November 13th to hear from these authors in collaboration with The Writer's Center! RSVP at the link in bio!
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Moderated by writer Moa Short, authors Charlotte Taylor Fryar, Andrea Seiger, and Paige Muller discuss their recent books that chronicle underrepresented stories and places of DC. Join us on November 13th to hear from these authors in collaboration with The Writer's Center! RSVP at the link in bio!
Introducing our November Author's Corner spotlight, Charlotte Taylor Fryar, author of Potomac Fever: Reflections on the Nation's River! She is a writer, historian, educator, and herbalist with a PhD in American Studies who lives less than 700 feet from the Potomac River. Learn more at link in bio!
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Introducing our November Author's Corner spotlight, Charlotte Taylor Fryar, author of Potomac Fever: Reflections on the Nation's River! She is a writer, historian, educator, and herbalist with a PhD in American Studies who lives less than 700 feet from the Potomac River. Learn more at link in bio!
You won't want to miss the great pizza, natural wine, and local literature at our upcoming November reading event featuring Chet'la Sebree at Sonny's Pizza on November 18th! She’ll be reading alongside nine local writers in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction! Save your spot at the link in bio!
October 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You won't want to miss the great pizza, natural wine, and local literature at our upcoming November reading event featuring Chet'la Sebree at Sonny's Pizza on November 18th! She’ll be reading alongside nine local writers in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction! Save your spot at the link in bio!
Join us for a reading of America's Future: Poetry & Prose in Response to Tomorrow from WWPH! Hear from Chloe Miller, Courtney LeBlanc, Dan Vera, Jayla Hart, Yvette Neisser, Kim Roberts, Emily Holland, Beth Kanter, Jackie Walker, Jessica Piscitelli Robinson, Cesar Ruiz, Caroline Bock & Jona Colson!
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Join us for a reading of America's Future: Poetry & Prose in Response to Tomorrow from WWPH! Hear from Chloe Miller, Courtney LeBlanc, Dan Vera, Jayla Hart, Yvette Neisser, Kim Roberts, Emily Holland, Beth Kanter, Jackie Walker, Jessica Piscitelli Robinson, Cesar Ruiz, Caroline Bock & Jona Colson!
It was such a pleasure to be with y'all at our October reading! Thank you to Shaws Tavern and big thank you to our readers: Lisa Sewell, Allie Hoback, James Gering, Yishak Yohannes Yebio, Femi Terry, Gabrielle DeStefano, Veronica Faison, George Koors, Jenny Apostol, and Kristina Taborand!
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It was such a pleasure to be with y'all at our October reading! Thank you to Shaws Tavern and big thank you to our readers: Lisa Sewell, Allie Hoback, James Gering, Yishak Yohannes Yebio, Femi Terry, Gabrielle DeStefano, Veronica Faison, George Koors, Jenny Apostol, and Kristina Taborand!
Join us for a conversation between our fall Author's Corner spotlights at Politics and Prose! Come to hear Michele Evans (awordsmithie), Charlotte Taylor Fryar, and Tamar Shapiro discuss working within and against the constraints of readers' preconceived notions of place. RSVP at the link in bio!
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Join us for a conversation between our fall Author's Corner spotlights at Politics and Prose! Come to hear Michele Evans (awordsmithie), Charlotte Taylor Fryar, and Tamar Shapiro discuss working within and against the constraints of readers' preconceived notions of place. RSVP at the link in bio!
Thanks to some generous TIL supporters we have secured $5,000 in 1:1 matching funds for our Author’s Corner fundraiser! That means between now and October 27th, every dollar raised up to $5,000 will go twice as far!
Donate now at link in bio to double your impact!
Donate now at link in bio to double your impact!
October 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Thanks to some generous TIL supporters we have secured $5,000 in 1:1 matching funds for our Author’s Corner fundraiser! That means between now and October 27th, every dollar raised up to $5,000 will go twice as far!
Donate now at link in bio to double your impact!
Donate now at link in bio to double your impact!
Since its launch, Author’s Corner has truly made a difference for DC-area writers publishing with an independent press. Support these efforts today through giving to our Author's Corner Campaign as we join together to reach our goal of $15,000!
Donate at the link in bio!
Donate at the link in bio!
October 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Since its launch, Author’s Corner has truly made a difference for DC-area writers publishing with an independent press. Support these efforts today through giving to our Author's Corner Campaign as we join together to reach our goal of $15,000!
Donate at the link in bio!
Donate at the link in bio!
October Author's Corner spotlight Tamar Shapiro writes about her deep interest in the way History and Politics shape everyday lives in her article entitled "When the Personal and the Political Intersect" with Washington Independent Review of Books. Read the full article at the link in our bio!
October 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
October Author's Corner spotlight Tamar Shapiro writes about her deep interest in the way History and Politics shape everyday lives in her article entitled "When the Personal and the Political Intersect" with Washington Independent Review of Books. Read the full article at the link in our bio!
We've got a packed October with so many exciting events! RSVP at the link in our bio so you don't miss out on the fun!
#DCCreatives #DCArts #DCArtists #DCLiteraryArts #DCWriters #TheInnerLoopLit #TheInnerLoop #LocalAuthor #DMVEvents #LiteraryReadings #CreativeWriting
#DCCreatives #DCArts #DCArtists #DCLiteraryArts #DCWriters #TheInnerLoopLit #TheInnerLoop #LocalAuthor #DMVEvents #LiteraryReadings #CreativeWriting
October 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We've got a packed October with so many exciting events! RSVP at the link in our bio so you don't miss out on the fun!
#DCCreatives #DCArts #DCArtists #DCLiteraryArts #DCWriters #TheInnerLoopLit #TheInnerLoop #LocalAuthor #DMVEvents #LiteraryReadings #CreativeWriting
#DCCreatives #DCArts #DCArtists #DCLiteraryArts #DCWriters #TheInnerLoopLit #TheInnerLoop #LocalAuthor #DMVEvents #LiteraryReadings #CreativeWriting
Join us for a fiction craft chat at Kramers with October Author's Corner spotlight, Tamar Shapiro, and author Donna Hemans! They'll share all about Shapiro's recently published novel, Restitution. Save your spot to hear more about the craft of fiction at this not-to-be-missed event!
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Join us for a fiction craft chat at Kramers with October Author's Corner spotlight, Tamar Shapiro, and author Donna Hemans! They'll share all about Shapiro's recently published novel, Restitution. Save your spot to hear more about the craft of fiction at this not-to-be-missed event!
September Author's Corner spotlight Michele Evans (awordsmithie ) writes about navigating her writing journey as an educator in the DMV in her article entitled "A Teacher's Odyssey" with Washington Independent Review of Books. Read the full article at the link in our bio.
September 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
September Author's Corner spotlight Michele Evans (awordsmithie ) writes about navigating her writing journey as an educator in the DMV in her article entitled "A Teacher's Odyssey" with Washington Independent Review of Books. Read the full article at the link in our bio.
Join us May 14th at 7pm at Kramers for an evening with writers Majda Gama, Eman Quotah, and Holly Mason Badra as they discuss navigating dual identities on the page. RSVP at the link in our bio!
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
May 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Join us May 14th at 7pm at Kramers for an evening with writers Majda Gama, Eman Quotah, and Holly Mason Badra as they discuss navigating dual identities on the page. RSVP at the link in our bio!
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
Announcing our May events! Save the dates and join the fun by RSVPing at the link in our bio!
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
May 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Announcing our May events! Save the dates and join the fun by RSVPing at the link in our bio!
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
Introducing our May Author's Corner spotlight, Majda Gama (@majda.bsky.social), author of IN THE HOUSE OF MODERN UPBRINGING FOR GIRLS and THE CALL OF PARADISE!
Learn more about her at the link in our bio!
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters
Learn more about her at the link in our bio!
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters
May 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Introducing our May Author's Corner spotlight, Majda Gama (@majda.bsky.social), author of IN THE HOUSE OF MODERN UPBRINGING FOR GIRLS and THE CALL OF PARADISE!
Learn more about her at the link in our bio!
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters
Learn more about her at the link in our bio!
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters
This month, we’re featuring Lillian Yvonne Bertram alongside AC spotlight, @patriciacoral.bsky.social, and nine local writers in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Come for the pizza, stay for the community, and leave with a new favorite author (or several)! RSVP at the link in our bio!
#DMVEvents
#DMVEvents
May 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This month, we’re featuring Lillian Yvonne Bertram alongside AC spotlight, @patriciacoral.bsky.social, and nine local writers in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Come for the pizza, stay for the community, and leave with a new favorite author (or several)! RSVP at the link in our bio!
#DMVEvents
#DMVEvents
Mark your calendar, grab your friends, and head to Shaw's Tavern on Thursday, May 8th at 7pm for our reading celebrating the latest issue of Grace and Gravity, Grit and Gravity, featuring live readings from contributors. RSVP at the link in our bio! @graceandgravity.bsky.social
#DMVEvents
#DMVEvents
April 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Mark your calendar, grab your friends, and head to Shaw's Tavern on Thursday, May 8th at 7pm for our reading celebrating the latest issue of Grace and Gravity, Grit and Gravity, featuring live readings from contributors. RSVP at the link in our bio! @graceandgravity.bsky.social
#DMVEvents
#DMVEvents
Check out Patricia Coral's article "Finding My People" where she talks about how she found family in the DMV writing community! Read the article at the link in our bio.
@wirobooks.bsky.social @patriciacoral.bsky.social
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts
@wirobooks.bsky.social @patriciacoral.bsky.social
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts
April 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Check out Patricia Coral's article "Finding My People" where she talks about how she found family in the DMV writing community! Read the article at the link in our bio.
@wirobooks.bsky.social @patriciacoral.bsky.social
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts
@wirobooks.bsky.social @patriciacoral.bsky.social
#DCArts #DCArtists #DCCreatives #DCLiteraryArts
Announcing our April events! Save the dates and join the fun by RSVPing at the link in our bio!
#Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
#Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
April 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Announcing our April events! Save the dates and join the fun by RSVPing at the link in our bio!
#Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents
#Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents