Hub City Writers Project

For twenty-five years, Hub City Writers Project has been cultivating readers and nurturing writers through its independent press, community bookshop, and diverse literary programming.

Delicious Reads

Please join us for an afternoon of lively conversation about books with twenty extraordinary authors at the AC Marriott Hotel!

Delicious Reads 2020

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Ashleigh Bryant Phillips' portrait of her hometown: Sleepovers, winner of the 2019 Curtis Book Prize.

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Above Spartanburg

Above Spartanburg

Get ready for a whole new perspective on Spartanburg! See your city captured by a drone and the photographer piloting it.

Out April 2020

In Carter Sickels' stunning novel, small-town Appalachia doesn't have a lot going for it, but it’s where Brian is from, where his family is, and where he’s chosen to return to die.

2020 Curtis Prize Judge: ZZ Packer

2020 Curtis Prize Judge: ZZ Packer

Recent Press Titles

The Prettiest Star

The Prettiest Star

Watershed

Watershed

Dusk & Dust

Dusk & Dust

Whiskey & Ribbons

Whiskey & Ribbons

Bookshop Events

Feb 22

Multi-Genre Workshop with Nicki Salcedo: Losing Your Writing Inhibitions

This library workshop is aimed at helping both beginners and established writers (re)commit to a consistent writing practice.

Feb 22

An open-to-the-public book launch of "Homemaking" by Lee Matalone

Join us at Hub City Bookshop on Saturday, February 22nd to celebrate the book launch of Homemaking by Lee Matalone - a talented, powerful new voice in fiction. This stunning novel is about the intersection of three lives coming to grips with identity, family legacy, and what it means to make a house a true home.

Feb 24

Reading for Transformation Bookclub

The Reading for Transformation bookclub engages with readings that focus on a holistic understanding of the transformation that must take place within ourselves and the world around us.

Feb 25

Reading Between the Wines, featuring "The Milk Hours" by John James

THE MILK HOURS by John James will be paired with wines that share similar "notes." This event is free to attend, and the wine tasting is available for purchase.

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