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Business Writers Meetup

Saturday
Jan 18
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Collage for Writers Member Appreciation Event

SATURDAY
Jan 18
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LGBTQ+ Writers January Meetup

Sunday
Jan 19
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Nashville Black Storytellers January Meetup

Sunday
Jan 19
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Office Hours with Nashville Scene Digital Editor Kim Baldwin

Saturday
Jan 25
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Twenties & Thirties January Meetup #2

Sunday
Jan 26
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An Evening with Sheree L. Greer and Friends, featuring Bard’s Towne Books & Bourbon

Friday
Jan 31
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Heartbreak Happy Hour

Sunday
Feb 2
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February Songwriters Meetup

Sunday
Feb 2
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Writers Over 40 February Meetup

Wednesday
Feb 5
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Romance Writers Meetup

Sunday
Feb 9
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Twenties & Thirties February Meetup #1

Sunday
Feb 9
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Office Hours with Children's Books Writer & Editor Heidi Fiedler

Wednesday
Feb 12
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LGBTQ+ Writers February Meetup

Sunday
Feb 16
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Twenties & Thirties February Meetup #2

Sunday
Feb 23
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March Songwriters Meetup

Sunday
Mar 2
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Twenties & Thirties March Meetup #1

Sunday
Mar 9
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Writers Over 40 March Meetup

Wednesday
Mar 12
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Nashville Black Storytellers March Meetup

Sunday
Mar 16
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Nashville AAPI Writers March Meetup

Sunday
Mar 23
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New Moon Writing Circle

Saturday
Mar 29
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Get the Right Shot! Professional Headshots for Writers

Saturday
Mar 29
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LGBTQ+ Writers March Meetup

Sunday
Mar 30
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Birthing the Book with Vanderbilt Literary Prize Winner Stephanie Niu

Saturday
Apr 5
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Give the Gift of Writing

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In Stock! A Lighthouse: The Immigrants Write Anthology

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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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