2024 READINGS
MoCo Underground Writers Showcase is a free, bi-monthly public event where featured writers share their original stories, poetry, and essays aloud in front of a live audience. With a special focus on local independent authors, MoCo Underground welcomes writers from all backgrounds and experience from grizzled veterans with hundreds of publishing credits, to never-before-published novices just beginning to find their voices. In-person events take place at the Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, Maryland, 7:30–9:00 PM EST and for Zoom events, 7:00–8:30 PM EST; both feature six–eight readers total, reading for 5–8 minutes each.
For accommodation requests, please contact the museum via email or at 301-774-0022.
This program is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required through the Sandy Spring Museum.
2024 Showcase Dates:
October 10, 2024 (in person)
Wendy Goodman, Tara Campbell, Jayne Lytel, and Beth Konkoski
UPCOMING:
December 5 (Zoom)
2025 Showcase Dates:
Feb 13
April 10
June 12* [BIG READ PARTICIPANTS HAVE PRIORITY FOR READING]
Aug 7
Oct 16
Dec 11
Virtual: Feb, Aug, Dec, 7:00-8:30 PM EST
In person: Apr, Jun, Oct, 7:30-9:00 PM EST
*Jun 12 runs 7:30-9:30 PM EST
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS WISHING TO READ AT AN EVENT:
Please send up to 2,000 words of original prose, poetry, essays, or novel excerpts to MoCoUnderground@gmail.com. Include “Submission” in the subject line of your email and note if you are a current student. Once six readers have been chosen, open submissions will remain under consideration for subsequent readings. Please include a recent photograph and brief bio with your submission.
Want to learn more? Check out this interview with founder Julia Tagliere, in conversation with Amy Freeman, Development Director at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland: