Special Events

Join us for a special literary evening with critically acclaimed journalist, author, and screenwriter Taffy Brodesser-Akner on November 13th at the SHUCT in Fairfield.

Brodesser-Akner is a celebrated staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, where her celebrity profiles have earned wide acclaim and viral attention. Her debut novel, Fleishman Is in Trouble, was a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award. The TV adaptation (FX/Hulu), which she also wrote and executive produced, was nominated for several awards, including a Critics’ Choice Award. Her latest novel, Long Island Compromise, continues her signature blend of comic brilliance, emotional depth, and family dynamics and has been named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The New Yorker, Newsweek, and more.

The evening will explore Brodesser-Akner’s diverse career, including her experience adapting Fleishman Is in Trouble for television (she adapted seven of the eight episodes herself), and examine how her unique storytelling “perch” offers fresh insight into modern relationships, ambition, and identity.

Virtual Book Discussion: Long Island Compromise

October 28, 2025
Tuesday
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Ahead of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s live event with the Westport Writers’ Workshop on November 13th, join Executive Director Amanda Parrish Morgan for a virtual discussion of her latest novel Long Island Compromise, named a "Best Book of the Year" by The New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Financial Times, NPR, New York Post, Newsweek, Time, Kirkus Reviews, Vogue, Elle, and many more.

Early Fall Virtual Student Reading

November 6, 2025
Thursday
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Come support your fellow student writers, get a sneak peek into different workshops, and be inspired by the overall talent we have here at WWW!

CT Literary Anthology Reading

November 19, 2025
Wednesday
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Please join us for our third annual Connecticut Literary Anthology remote reading featuring a selection of writers from the 2025 issue.

Paths to Publishing with Kidlit Authors Lori Kase and Diana Sussman 

December 4, 2025
Thursday
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Join instructor and author Christine Pakkala in conversation with authors and Westport Writers' students Lori Miller Kase (author of The Accident, a YA novel) and Diana Sussman (author of the MG novel The Neighbor's Secret) as they discuss their paths to publications, researching, and querying agents and editors.