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Nashville Events

The Porch and The Bookshop Present: Plotting for the People, with Courtney Maum

Saturday
Jun 13
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Ekphrastic Writing for All Genres @ Church Street Park

Saturdays
Jun 13
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Writers Over 40

Tuesday
Jun 14
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Writing for Recovery

Sunday
Jun 14
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Songwriters Meetup

Sunday
Jun 21
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Art Wire 2026: An Inspired Evening of Writing

Wednesday
Jun 24
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Twenties & Thirties Meetups

Sunday
Jun 28
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Full Moon Writing Circles

Jun 28
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Nashville Black Storytellers

Sunday
Jun 28
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The Come Apart: Craft & Reading Series with Susannah Felts

Thursday
Jul 9
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Reimagining Fairytales @ Church Street Park

Saturday
Jul 11
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Yoga & Writing Workshop: Nourishing the Whole Writer at Hola Yoga

Saturday
Jul 11
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AAPI Writers

Sunday
Jul 19
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Romance Writers Meetup

Sunday
Aug 2
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Short Forms of Poetry @ Church Street Park

Saturday
Aug 8
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AAPI Writers

Sunday
Aug 16
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IGNITE! Open Mic Night

Friday
Sep 4
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Writing Scenes for All Genres @ Church Street Park

Saturday
Sep 10
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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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