We’ve Moved!
The Lighthouse blog has found new, snazzier digs at watchroom.lighthousewriters.org. The Watch Room is the new home of our blog, our event podcasts, and our just-launched Speakeasy podcast. If you subscribe to … Continue reading
An Experiment in Conscious Publishing
by Shari Caudron Writing the memoir was easy compared to the thought of putting it out there—to be read by real people with real thoughts and feelings and, worst of … Continue reading
Catching Up with Rob Spillman
When it comes to writing and editing, there’s no denying that Rob Spillman has some serious cred. Editor of Tin House magazine. Former books columnist for Details. Previous posts at … Continue reading
What the Hippies Can Teach Us
by Tiffany Kassab The first panel I attended at AWP 2016 was “We Read Joan Didion in Order to Live: Five Writers on Learning from a Master,” in which those … Continue reading
How to Hook an Editor
by Corey Dahl If you’re like most writers, you’re the not-so-proud owner of a rejection slip collection you never intended to start and wish you could stop growing. Liz Prato … Continue reading
Disconnected Thoughts From AWP 2016
by Michael Henry Lighthouse went to the AWP Conference & Bookfair in Los Angeles last week. Our executive director shares some of his thoughts from the event. We’re On Our … Continue reading
When Art and Lit Are the Same Thing
by Corey Dahl Lighthouse’s Art + Lit series typically looks at paintings and books that are created independently of each other, by separate artists and writers, sometimes hailing from completely … Continue reading
This is Your Wake-Up Call
by Corey Dahl Feeling groggy? Disoriented? You could blame Daylight Savings Time or down an espresso, but maybe what you really need is a hit of memoir. “I think that creating … Continue reading
Journalism for Everyone
By Corey Dahl Journalism is kind of having a moment right now. John Oliver’s bringing our attention to crucial under-reported issues in the most entertaining way possible. Making a Murderer is … Continue reading
