MOCO UNDERGROUND WRITERS SHOWCASE

Arlington, VA Poet Laureate Courtney LeBlanc

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.

2024 Showcase Dates:

April 11 (Zoom) To read, send an email to mocounderground@gmail.com; to register, visit https://ci.ovationtix.com/36765/production/1187457?performanceId=11401989

June 13 (in person)

August 8 (in person)

October 10 (in person)

December 5 (Zoom)

February 15 (Washington Writers Publishing House Event; L-R: Elizabeth Bruce, Bernardine Watson, Melanie Hatter, Kathleen Wheaton, Caroline Bock,  Garinè Isassi):

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:

For questions or for more information about how to submit, please contact us at MoCoUnderground@gmail.com, like us at Facebook.com/MoCoUnderground/, or follow us on Twitter at @MoCoUndergroun1.