Fostering community through the literary arts
PORCHLIGHT MEMBERSHIP
keep the spark, stay connected, support the arts
Low cost living and working space for literary artists and organizers is vital to building the "Greatest Small City for the Arts." But we can't do it without your support. Join our member and sponsor community.
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PorchLight is a 501c3 organization, and member of the Iowa Downtown Arts Alliance.
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All donations are tax deductible
Becoming a PorchLight member is a great way to invest in your writing practice. We believe writing is sustained through a supportive community of other writers and artists, access to practical knowledge, and innovative readings and events.
PorchLight members can pool their knowledge, talk through process set-backs, and find accountability at our monthly Long Project Check-in. Writers with new work can join our Prose or Poetry Exchanges, bi-weekly close reading and critique groups.
Quarterly member open-mics provide the chance for you to try out new work in and intimate and supportive environment.
Members can join us to talk shop, socialize, and meet new team members at the PorchLight Meet-up, every second Tuesday of the month at The Green House.
For those of you who already have a healthy writing community and practice, a porchlight membership provides these perks:
%15 percent off of classes and ticketed events like the Rooftop Reading Series, or lunches with authors like Natalie Goldberg.
Use of the salon for meetings or private work sessions
(working members - two rentals a month, sustaining members - four rentals a month).
Purchase a Membership Here
Working Member
Working memberships are 100$ a year or 8$ a month. Working Memberships include:
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Borrowing privileges from the Writers’ Resource Library
Access to PorchLight's Prose and Poetry Exchanges. Close reading and critique sessions for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
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Invitation to the Long Project Check-in. A monthly meetup providing space to talk through process reframe challenges and create accountability.
Invitation to member meetings where we design our programming and build our future.
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15% discount off workshops, and ticketed events.
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Invitation to read from work in progress at quarterly Member Readings.
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Twice a month use of the salon for work sessions or small group gatherings.
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Invitation to the PorchLight Happy Hour at the Green House.
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Free use of the salon for individual work sessions, book groups or readings.
Opportunities for literary professionals to offer workshops or meet with clients.
Access to PorchLight's Prose Exchange. Close reading and critique sessions for fiction and non-fiction writers.
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Invitation to the Long Project Check-in. A monthly meetup providing space to talk through process and create accountability.
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15% discount off workshops, and ticketed events.
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Invitation to read from work in progress at quarterly Member Readings.
Borrowing privileges from the Writers’ Resource Library
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15% discount off of workshops and ticketed events.
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Invitation to the PorchLight Happy Hour at the Green House.
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A sustaining membership is 300$ a year. This membership icludes all the benefits of a working membership + unlimited use of the salon for work sessions or small group gatherings
Sustaining Member
A supporting membership is $5 a month. This membership is great for anyone who wants to support PorchLight, but doesn't need to use the space for work sessions, or doesn't have the time to be an active part of the co-op team.
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This membership comes with:
Access to PorchLight's Prose Exchange. Close reading and critique sessions for fiction and non-fiction writers.
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Invitation to the Long Project Check-in. A monthly meetup providing space to talk through process and create accountability.
Borrowing privileges from the Writers’ Resource Library
​​Invitation to read from work at our quarterly member readings.
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15% discount off of workshops and ticketed events.
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Invitation to PorchLight Happy Hour at the Green House.
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