Blog: The Lookout

Hope, Kayfabe, and the Stories America Tells About Itself

September 01, 2026

Jenny Catlin

A review of Lighthouse's American Dream, Revised event where we talked about the changing nature of this age-old concept.
Faculty Spotlight: Teré Folwer Chapman

Faculty Q&A: Teré Fowler-Chapman

July 31, 2026

Anjali Ravi
Book Review: Wanting

Book Review: Claire Jia's Wanting

June 12, 2026

Jenny Catlin
Book Review: Pardeep Toor's Hands

Book Review: Pardeep Toor’s Hands

June 06, 2026

Jenny Catlin
What Happens After You Have the Idea? with simone stolzoff

What Happens After You Have the Idea?

May 25, 2026

Jenny Catlin
Faculty Spotlight Young Writers Program - Brady Billings

Faculty Q&A: Brady Billings

May 08, 2026

Anjali Ravi
Book Review: Lost in Summerland

Book Review: Lost in Summerland

May 05, 2026

Jenny Catlin

Poets' Guide to Litfest 2026

May 02, 2026

Natalie Bullock
BOOK REVIEW: When Longing Becomes Your Lover

Book Review: When Longing Becomes Your Lover

April 29, 2026

Jenny Catlin

Nonfiction Writer's Guide To Litfest 2026

April 20, 2026

Natalie Bullock

Fiction Writer's Guide to LitFest 2026

April 16, 2026

Natalie Bullock
Book Review: DIZZY

Review of Rachel Weaver's "DIZZY"

March 23, 2026

Heather Grimes
Book Review: Just Watch Me

Review of Lior Torenberg's "Just Watch Me"

March 23, 2026

Jenny Catlin
New Voices Fellow Sydney Solis

2025 New Voices Fellow - Sydney Solis

March 16, 2026

Angelica DiIorio
YWP Faculty Spotlight: Azar Kohzadi 

YWP Faculty Spotlight: Azar Kohzadi 

March 16, 2026

Ashley Bunn
Notes from the Community: Program Insights with Joe Santini

Notes from the Community: ​​An Antidote to Embarrassment

March 06, 2026
Author Feature: Beth Nguyen

Lit Fest 2026 Visiting Author: Beth Nguyen

March 02, 2026

Angelica DiIorio
Body of Words with Rachel Weaver

Let’s Talk Body of Words with Rachel Weaver

February 26, 2026

Angelica DiIorio
What I Love About Writing As a High School Student By Felyx Maio

5 Things I Love About Writing as a High School Student

February 24, 2026

Felyx Maio
Notes from the Community: Program Insights with Enrique Gautier

Notes from the Community: Program Insights - Poetry Collective

February 20, 2026

Enrique R Gautier
Author Feature: Chris Castellani

Lit Fest 2026 Visiting Author: Chris Castellani

February 17, 2026

Natalie Bullock