What: An event for writers hosted by Bourgeon When: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 8 p.m. Where: In the U Street neighborhood. Contact jessica@dayeight.org to RSVP and receive the exact address. Come share your work with other poets and fiction writers. Sit back in Bourgeon editor Jessie Wilde’s living room and read a poem you’ve written, or an excerpt from a short story. We’re professional, but this is no ...

What: An event for writers hosted by Bourgeon When: Monday, May 23, 2011 at 8 p.m. Where: In the U Street neighborhood. Contact jessica@dayeight.org to RSVP and receive the exact address. Come share your work with other poets and fiction writers. Sit back in Bourgeon editor Jessie Wilde’s living room and read a poem you’ve written, or an excerpt from a short story. We’re professional, but this is not a work ...

On May 26th, The Paper Collective will be hosting a launch party and fundraiser to benefit The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. From the press release: "The Paper Collective is a new creative community emerging in the District. Members are artists, writers and individuals looking to exercise their imaginations. Each month we post a new paper project and share the awesome submissions online. On May 26th, The Pape ...

On May 15th, Judy Byron will be hosting the "Perfect Girls" installation opening at her home studio Artist House. In "Perfect Girls," Byron considers the expectations of perfection for American girls today, in contrast with her personal coming of age in the 1950's, through the combination of drawings and audio. This event will be from 2-4pm at 1910 Park Road NW, Washington, D.C. 20010. After the opening, By ...

Come share your work with other poets and fictions writers. This month, we’ll be meeting at Yola, Bourgeon contributor Laura Smith’s yogurt parfait bar and coffee house in Dupont. Bring along a poem or short story excerpt that you’ve written, and whatever you’d like to drink. Laura will provide us with french pressed coffee (decaf) or hot chocolate. Feel free to invite your friends. We’re professional, but ...

This Tuesday, March 22nd, Bourgeon will be celebrating the end of our  DC Student Arts Journalism Challenge with an awards ceremony to present the five finalists, including the Challenge winner, to the public. This competition was created to identify and support talented young arts journalists.  In this inaugural year of the contest we received 21 submissions from students at Georgetown, GW, Catholic, Ameri ...

What: An event for writers hosted by Bourgeon When: Monday, March 14, 2011 at 8 p.m. Where: In the U Street neighborhood. Contact jessica@dayeight.org to RSVP and receive the exact address. Come share your work with other poets and fiction writers. Sit back in Bourgeon editor Jessie Wilde's living room and read a poem you've written, or an excerpt from a short story. We’re professional, but this is not a wo ...