LIC Reading Series

Check out this great comics class with LIC Reading Series alum Alex Segura via Zoom at our new venture, The Resort LIC! Join us this Wednesday July 22nd from 12pm-1pm EDT. Alex is giving a talk and Q&A on Comic Books 101. He will go through turning an idea into a script, working with artists, and pitching editors, and then he will answer questions. This class is one of many offerings to Resort virtual members - and we are opening it to anyone for just $5. If you decide to joi...n the Resort virtual membership program afterwards, that $5 is creditd to your first month of membership ($20-$25/month). Hope to see you on Wednesday - it will be fun! Please REGISTER IN ADVANCE here to receive link to join: bit.ly/3ja7crl

Check out the writers space we've started in Queens, The Resort LIC, via our virtual membership program! We are continuing to open our member classes to anyone for $5 each for the month of July, and if you decide to become a member after the class, you can apply that $5 to your first month of membership, which includes classes, online writing sessions, free books, special Q&As, and more! On Wed July 22nd at 12pm EDT, you can take a Comic Books 101 class with LIC Reading Serie...s alum Alex Segura for just $5. Join us - it'll be fun! SIGN UP here: bit.ly/3ja7crl

We are excited to have another LIC Reading Series alum in The Resort LIC Poolside Publishing conversation series this Friday, July 17th, 1:30-2pm EDT. Join us for a fun half hour chat with Abeer Hoque! Abeer is an amazing writer, photographer, and editor, and this conversation is free and open to all - you just need to register in advance to join us on Zoom! REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/32h2thw... See you on Friday! Poolside Publishing is a series of conversations with members of the Queens literary community, hosted by The Resort LIC, a writers space and home to a virtual monthly membership program for writers. See TheResortLIC.com for more info!

Curious about the virtual membership program we've started for our new writers space in Queens, The Resort LIC? Member classes are open this week to anyone for $5/class, and if you join the membership program within one week of your class, that $5 is credited to your membership fee (memerbships include classes, free books, Q&As with industry professionals, a writing accountability group, and more!). Check out these great offerings from the amazing Hannah Bae and Vivian Lee:

Want a break in your Thursday? Join us TODAY, Thurs July 2nd at 1:30pm EDT for a half hour online chat with LIC Reading Series alum YZ Chin! It's the first chat in our POOLSIDE PUBLISHING series with The Resort LIC, which features conversations with members of the Queens literary community. Today's 1:30pm chat with YZ is free and open to all, but you must register to attend.... REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/2Vk4wwJ See you at 1:30pm!!

Such exciting news from @licreadingseries alum Bridgett Davis! And be sure to check out Bridgett Davis talking about her book with Jason Tougaw on our LIC Reading Series: Alumni in Conversation episode from earlier this year (available on our YouTube channel). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com//plan-b-searchlight-pict

We are opening a new writers space in Queens called The Resort LIC! Our plans for a fully functional coworking space for writers has been necessarily delayed, but in the meantime we are offering limited individual desk rentals, and an awesome new virtual membership program with prices starting at $20/month. The virtual membership program has a TON of great perks and incentives to help you get your writing done. Plus we'll be offering a variety of craft and publishing talks for members, lots of support, and having fun, as we do. Times are hard - creativity and joy are necessary. See more details below - and reach out if you are interested in signing up for membership beginning July 1!

Thank you to everyone who attended our live, online five year anniversary celebration on Saturday night! If you missed it, do not worry - we recorded the festivities, and you can watch now on the LIC Reading Series YouTube channel here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KRmgSK4Nb1U Thank you to all of our amazing guests: Megan Abbott, Jennifer Baker, Marie-Helene Bertino, Julie Buntin, Jessie Chaffee, Ryan Chapman, Scott Cheshire, Sarah Gerard, David Burr Gerrard, Nicole Haroutun...ian, Morgan Jerkins, Paul Lisicky, Carley Moore, Tracy O'Neill, Josephine Rowe, Amy Shearn, Justin Taylor, Jason Tougaw, and of course Lexi Beach, Gustavo Rodriguez, and Nadine Santoro. Thank you to Literary Hub for partnering on this event, and to Karl JAcob for the video edits!

Get ready to celebrate our 5-year anniversary in style this Saturday, 5/2 from 8-9pm at our LIVE online event! Grab a beverage some cake if you can and sing happy birthday with us as we visit with so many of your favorite LIC Reading Series alumni *and* give away prizes to the audience! Registration is required RSVP before the event by clicking the link below. We can’t wait to see you this weekend! ... https://us02web.zoom.us//5015879/WN_cM-ZVhwiRe6RwvYx5H0Xkg

We’re turning 5! Save the date for a LIVE online anniversary event this Saturday, May 2nd, from 8-9pm. More info to come we can’t wait to virtually celebrate with you!

Listen. WE MISS YOU, our beautiful writer-reader community here in Queens. Also - we turned five years old this month, and we are not going to let the current circumstances stop us from marking this special occasion. Stay tuned for info on a live, streaming celebration event happening very soon. Until then, please enjoy a new series we've launched with Literary Hub's new Virtual Book Channel, called LIC Reading Series: Alumni Conversations. The first episode features Bridgett Davis and Jason Tougaw, and the most adorable sound guy you'll ever see...enjoy! And take care, and see you soon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmruo1CFDY4