We've gotten a few questions about our new financial aid system, so I made you this short explainer video. Let me know if you need a video transcript and I'll send one over, here's the gist: Visit our Financial aid page, and fill out the form. Read everything carefully! After you complete the form, you'll know immediately if you're eligible and will be shown instructions on what to do next. Voilá! One thing I didn't cover in the video is payment plans. To set one up, just select “Afterpay” during checkout. If you aren't eligible for Afterpay, contact us directly to make an alternative arrangement. |
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Classes are filling quickly! “One and the Same” is already sold out, and the others aren't far behind. Here's another class I'm really excited about: Acoustemology, a hybridization of the words “acoustic” and “epistemology,” emphasizes sonic ways of knowing and being in the world. In this three-hour, generative poetry workshop, participants will study the use of sound in Black poetics before applying these lessons to their own work. By playing with musicality and crafting precise lyrics, we'll begin to unveil new ways of knowing and being known through poetry. This single-session workshop is open to writers of all backgrounds and experience levels. Instructor: Hiwot Adilow is an Ethiopian American poet from southwest Philadelphia. She is co-winner of the 2018 Brunel International African Poetry Prize and author of the chapbooks In the House of My Father (Two Sylvias Press, 2018) and Prodigal Daughter (Akashic Books & African Poetry Book Fund, 2019). Her work appears in Callaloo, The Offing, Reconstructed Magazine, and elsewhere, and has been anthologized in The BreakBeats Poets Vol 2.0: Black Girl Magic (Haymarket Books, 2018). |
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- Wednesday, 1/29, 3:30 – 5:30 pm ET: Creative Coworking on Zoom. A generative virtual drop-in session with peers. Stop by for a few minutes or stay for the whole session — it’s totally up to you. You can use this time to write, edit, read, daydream, or whatever best serves your literary life. We will open and close the session with 10 minutes to check-in about our writing goals, obstacles, and accomplishments. (FREE/VIRTUAL)
- Thursday, 1/30, 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET: Thursdays on the Stoop: By the Book — Key Legal Issues for Writers. In this free hour long presentation, local attorney Gabrielle Sellei will address key legal issues for writers and creators. Topics will include contract basics (e.g., how do contracts work? what makes a contract binding? and how do I get out of a contract?) and copyright and intellectual property issues. Attendees will walk away with a clear understanding of what a contract is (and isn't), how to handle a negotiation, and the basics of copyright law as it applies to creative writing. Q&A to follow. (FREE/VIRTUAL)
- Thursday, 2/6, 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET: Spring class info session. Considering registering for spring classes? Join Blue Stoop and several of this semester’s teachers for this virtual Q&A session. We’re here to answer questions about financial aid, payment plans, policies, and picking the right class for you. (FREE/VIRTUAL)
- Thursday, 2/6, 7:00 – 9:00 pm ET: A Celebration of 2025 Philly Books. Our board members have organized an exclusive reading featuring 9 Philly authors with forthcoming books. To score an invite, pitch into our Community Access Fundraiser, which helps us afford financial aid, free programs, and capacity-building. (BY DONATION/VIRTUAL)
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In solidarity, Julian Shendelman
Co-Director P.S. Looking for more local literary connections? Check out our community calendar and resource pages. |
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~~~~~~~~~ Event title Writers in Camden: Aaron Hamburger Start time 1/29/2025 6:00pm Location Rutgers-Camden Campus Center Description Acclaimed author and MFA faculty-in-residence Aaron Hamburger will read from his work. Free admission. Registration encouraged. Refreshments provided. Books available for purchase. Link Contact info writers@camden.rutgers.edu Cost Free, registration encouraged ~~~~~~~~~ Event title The Icon and the Idealist: A Conversation with Stephanie Gorton and Carrie Hagen Start time 1/29/2025 7:00pm Location H&H Books, 2230 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19125 Description In our first event of 2025, we’ll host authors Stephanie Gorton and Carrie Hagen as they discuss Gorton’s book The Icon and The Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry that Brought Birth Control to America. In this conversation, reading, and Q&A, Gorton and Hagen will time-travel back to the era of these two fascinating women and a country rocked by changing social norms, the Great Depression, and a fervor for eugenics. They'll explore how and why Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett came to activism, the origins of the clash between them, and the ways in which their missteps and breakthroughs have reverberated across American society for generations. You can order The Icon and the Idealist here. We will have copies for sale at the event, too, where Stephanie will sign. $10 from each copy of The Icon and the Idealist sold at the event will go to the Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania (AFL-PA). Tickets are free, but registration on Eventbrite is strongly recommended. H&H's first floor, where the event will be held, is wheelchair accessible (ramp at front entrance). Masking is encouraged but not required. Link Contact info info@theheadandthehand.com Cost Tickets are free, but registration is strongly recommended. ~~~~~~~~~ Event title Author Charmaine Wilkerson discusses and signs "Good Dirt" Start time 1/30/2025 6:00pm Location Barnes & Noble, 1708 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Description We are so excited to welcome author Charmaine Wilkerson into the store for a discussion and signing of her latest book, Good Dirt: A Novel, on Thursday January 30th at 6pm. In Good Dirt, the daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick. In order to attend the event, you must purchase a ticket through Eventbrite. Tickets cost $32.40 and include admission and one copy of Good Dirt: A Novel. Click here to purchase your ticket. Link Contact info (267) 234-9790 Cost Seated Admission: $32.40; Standing room only: free ~~~~~~~~~ |
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