Third Lantern Lit

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A New Orleans based non-profit providing community-building, events, education, and resources to writers at all career stages

5 Hour Writing Marathon Saturday July 11th 12 to 5 PM 12 Mile Limit
Tuesday, July 7th - 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch Young Adult Generative Workshop A page to stage event, led by Alys Arden
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
Daytime Get Lit Friday 6/26 11 AM to 1 PM Sporks Drink Cafe Leave with words on the page!!
Reading New Orleans Book Club June Pick: A Confederacy of Dunces 06/18/2026 6 to 8 PM Garden District Books
Using Mythic Structures in Character, Plot, and Wordlbuilding Byran Camp 6/15/2026 6 to 8 PM Courtyard Brewery
1000 words edition GET LIT Tuesday, June 9th 6 to 8 PM Miel Brewery
Tuesday, June 2nd - 6 to 8 PM Big Couch Performing Your Prose LIVE READING WORKSHOP
$800 away from 3k!
Monday May 4th @ 6pm to 8 pm at Big Couch Revising the Southern Gothic Led by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Get Lit Tuesday the TWENTY-EIGHT 6 to 8 PM Miel Brewery
Daytime Get Lit! Friday April 24th 11 AM to 1 PM Sports Drink Cafe
5 Hour Writing Marathon Saturday April 18 12 to 5 PM Twelve Mile Limit A Third Lantern Lit event
Summoning the Supernatural Story of You as a Writer: Veronica Varlow Monday, April 13th - 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch
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
Daytime Get Lit Friday 3/27 11 to 1 PM Sports Drink Cafe Leave with words on the page
Tuesday, 3/17 to 6 PM to 8 PM Performing your prose: Live reading workshop.
Get Lit: a generative writing series Monday, March 9 6 to 8 PM Miel Brewery
Writing the romantic sex scene: led by Alys Murray Monday 3/2 6 to 8 PM Courtyard Brewery
Daytime get lit Friday Feb 27th @ 11 AM to 1 PM at Sports Drink Cafe
Find your feedback group Monday, February 23rd 6-8 PM Courtyard Brewery
Daytime Get Lit Friday 01/30 11 AM to 1 PM Sports Drink Cafe Leave with words on the page! A Third Lantern Lit event
Get Lit: a generative writing series Tuesday January 20th 6 to 8 PM Miel Brewery
5 Hour Writing Marathon Saturday 1/10 @ 12 PM to 5 PM 12 Mile Limit
Monday 01/05 @ 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch Romance Writing Workshop A page to stage event, led by Farrach Rochon
January 2026 1/5 Page to Stage: Romance Workshop @ 6 to 8 PM (Big Couch) 01/10 5 hour writing marathon @ 12 PM to 5 PM (12 mile limit) 1/20 Get Lit Writing Series @ 6 to 8 PM (Miel Brewery) 1/30 - Daytime Get Lit @ 11 AM to 1 PM (Sports Drink Cafe)
GET LIT: a generative writing series Monday December 15th 6 to 8 PM Miel Brewery
Image of two old timey women with short hair looking shocked. The main caption says Spooky Stories in big cursive letters. The caption at the bottom left is the date of the event 12/7 @ 7 to 9 PM.
Performing Your Prose: Live Reading Workshop Tuesday December 2nd - 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch
December calendar: 2nd - Performing Your Prose: live reading workshop - 6 to 8 PM (Big Couch) 7th - The Fiction Sessions: Spooky Stories - 7 to 9 PM (Big Couch) 15th - Get Lit Writing Series - 6 to 8 PM (Miel Brewery) 18th - Daytime Get Lit - 11 AM to 1 PM (Sports Drink Cafe)
13 people in the audience facing towards the 3 panelists and the moderator!
Daytime Get Lit Friday 11/21 11-1 PM Sports Drink Cafe Leave with words on the page.
Getting Your Book on Shelves: A panel with local bookstores and libraries Tuesday november 18th 6 to 8 PM BK House
Third Lantern Lit Presents: Bohemian Ball! Annual fundraiser Sunday, November 9th - 5:30 PM BK House & Garden A writing non-profit lowering the barrier of entry to the writing and publishing industry.
Sharpening the knife: Revising for fear, atmosphere, and emotional resonance in horror fiction. Tuesday November 4th 6 to 8 PM Big Couch Page to stage event, led by Desiree S. Evans.
sunday November 2nd - 5 PM to 7 PM - Courtyard Brewery Q & A with Philip Fracassi On writing craft, with a reading from the Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
11/02 Q & A w/ Philip Fracassi courtyard Brewery 5 PM to 7 Pm 11/04 Revision Workshop: Horror Big Couch 6 to 8 PM 11/09 Gala!!! BK House 5:30 PM to 9 PM 11/18 Getting your book on shelves BK House 6 to 8 PM 11/21 day time Get Lit Sports Drink Cafe 11 AM to 1 PM 11/24 Get Lit Miel Brewery 6 to 8 PM
Daytime Get Lit Friday October 24th 11 to 1 PM at Sports Drink Cafe Leave with words on the page!
Get Lit: a generative writing series 10/20/25 6 to 8 PM Miel Brewery
A producer's guide to writing a novel Thursday October 16th 6 to 8 PM Courtyard Brewery
Tuesday, October 7 - 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch Spooky Writing Workshop A Page to Stage Event, led by Jon Padgett.
5 Hour Writing Marathon Saturday Oct 4th 12 to 5 PM 12 Mile Limit
Day time get lit Friday 9/26 @ 11 to 1 PM We'll be at Sporks Drink Cafe Leave with words on the page!
READERS: Adrian Van Young Josh Anderson Elizabeth Prats Nat Lawrence Sarah McRamey Shelby Goddard Vivi Estaris
The Fiction Sessions: Fantasy & Fairy Tale Sunday, September 21st -- 7 to 9 PM. Location: Big Couch