Giving Tuesday Pop Ups
Giving Tuesday Pop Ups
Come by and see us in action at Truth of Columbia. We'll be doing pop up workshops and readings all day. Many events will be streamed live. Donations are welcome.
Come by and see us in action at Truth of Columbia. We'll be doing pop up workshops and readings all day. Many events will be streamed live. Donations are welcome.
As part of our Lit Kids! Programming, The Watering Hole partners with #EveryBlackGirl, a Columbia-based cultural movement headed by Vivian Anderson. This 501(c)3 organization was born from the aftermath of the Spring Valley High School incident. What does #EveryBlackGirl do? It brings awareness and solutions to issues impacting black girls and hopes to create a world where #EveryBlackGirl can thrive. It centers Black women and girls as active agents of change that are able to cope and thrive […]
The Watering Hole is collecting chapbook manuscripts for our Chapbook contest. Submit Now!
As part of our Lit Kids! Programming, The Watering Hole partners with #EveryBlackGirl, a Columbia-based cultural movement headed by Vivian Anderson. This 501(c)3 organization was born from the aftermath of the Spring Valley High School incident. What does #EveryBlackGirl do? It brings awareness and solutions to issues impacting black girls and hopes to create a world where #EveryBlackGirl can thrive. It centers Black women and girls as active agents of change that are able to cope and thrive […]
Writing can be isolating. Creative writers go months without having a conversation with another writer. They become hermit creatives. Being a poet of color, who works in the South, and who lives in a country that hesitates to support the arts compounds this artistic scarcity. Not to mention, the cost of retreats can be so costly as to be prohibitive or so exclusive as to breed the spirit of competitiveness and limit community outreach. Â However, […]