1000 Words of Summer Write-In with Jami Attenberg

Schedule

Sat May 30 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Hub City Press Office | Spartanburg, SC

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Celebrate #1000WordsOfSummer with NYT bestselling author Jami Attenberg.
About this Event

Celebrate #1000WordsOfSummer with NYT bestselling author Jami Attenberg. We’ll bring the snacks and drinks—you bring your notebook or laptop and be ready to write! Jami will lead the session and offer prompts to spark creative inspiration.
The event starts at 2pm EST. Seating is limited to 20 participants. Your $5 ticket can be used towards the purchase of a book, and copies of Jami’s books will be for sale at the Bookshop. Members of Hub City Writers Project and Hub City Writers Club can take advantage of early access to ticket sales for 48 hours.
ABOUT 1,000 WORDS OF SUMMER
2026 is the ninth year of Jami’s annual online group writing accountability project #1000wordsofsummer. With her 1000 Words project, Jami hosts an online community of 52,000 writers of all levels who support each other to write 1000 words a day for two weeks straight. The program will run May 30 through June 12. 1000 Words is consistently cited in interviews and acknowledgments as a treasured resource for writers in all stages of their careers. Join Jami as she launches this year’s 1000 Words of Summer with Hub City and talks about the importance of community and how to stay creative in these times. Learn more on Jami's Substack.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jami Attenberg is the New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including , , the recently published , and a memoir, . She is also the creator of the annual online group writing accountability project #1000wordsofsummer, which inspired the USA Today bestseller . Jami is a widely sought after speaker and has presented workshops and talks across America and around the world. She has also written for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, the Sunday Times, The Guardian, and others. Her work has been published in sixteen languages. A new novel, The Amnesiac, is forthcoming in 2027. She lives in New Orleans, LA. Jami is the 2026 Wilma Dykeman Writer-in-Residence.

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Hub City Press Office, 153 North Spring Street, Spartanburg, United States

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