New Year, Same LARB
We did a lot last year, and we're gearing up for even more.
LARB wrapped up 2025 in style. We went to The Earl to celebrate all we did across the year, the holidays, and the release of our new Quarterly, No. 47: Security. Across the year, we ran hundreds of articles and hosted educational workshops for writers. From our own office courtyard to the L.A. Convention Center and even up to the Bay Area, we filled our world with critical conversations, celebrated luminary voices, and tried to figure out how to keep making art, together, forever. And we’re looking forward to bringing all that and more in 2026 (including more to this space; hang tight)!
In the meantime, we’re focusing on some of our upcoming deadlines (Happy New Year, right?) Most notably, our fund drive got extended through Jan. 9; become a member or donate before 11:59 p.m. PT on Friday, and it’s all matched through an anonymous grant. As a nonprofit publication, we depend on readers like you to keep us paywall-free. Donate today!
And just some of the bright things LARB has on the horizon in 2026:
Applications for LARB’s Publishing Workshop opened on Jan. 1. Work with industry professionals and launch your career in publishing next summer!
Tickets are now on sale for LARB’s Winter Luminary Dinner featuring Susan Orlean in conversation with Alex Ross at the Thomas Mann House in the Pacific Palisades on Jan. 24.
Join LARB staff and members in conversation about the latest Book Club pick, Lauren Rothery’s Television! The conversation will take place on Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. PST on Zoom. (And, PSA: LARB Friend-level members and higher receive a free copy with their membership and access to the discussion.)
The Craft of Pitching and Publishing is a six-week-long workshop with writer, film maker, and university instructor Laura Goode. The class will take place on Zoom on Sundays from Feb. 21 to March 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. PST. Each participant will receive written feedback on a query letter, pitch, or proposal from the instructor.
“The Hero’s Journey is a Lie: How to Find Your Outline” is a six-week-long workshop with award-winning memoirist, author, and producer Sarah LaBrie. The class will take place on Zoom on Sundays from Feb. 22 to March 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. PST. Each participant will receive written feedback from the instructor on one piece of writing.
“Writing about Illness” is a six-week workshop with writer Emmeline Clein. The class will take place on Zoom on Mondays from April 13 to May 18 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. PST. The course will include weekly discussions of non-fiction craft and participants’ works in progress. All participants will receive written feedback from the instructor.
More than Human: Nature Writing without Cliché is a 6-week long workshop with author Manjula Martin. The class will take place on Zoom on Tuesdays from April 14 to May 19, 2026 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. PST. The course will include discussions of craft, selected readings, and participants’ works in progress. All participants will receive written feedback on an essay, book chapter, or outline/proposal from the instructor.
LITLIT is officially back on for next year, and we could not be more excited. Join us at Sci-ARC in the Arts District on June 6 and 7 for LARB’s annual fair celebrating small presses, small mags, and indie publishers from all over the West Coast.
And more to be announced!
That’s all for this next year’s fun. Let’s close out by looking back on LARB in 2025, and all the great things we accomplished—including our “LARB Wrapped” from last year:
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almost always no misses, 100% hits with every issue - their essays on poets/poetry are brilliant, rarely can be found in the two big audience reviews, NYRB and LRB (both of which I read)