Between the Lines 2025

Between the Lines (BTL) is a facilitated reading program for writers with an active practice. Now in its ninth iteration, BTL returns in 2025, continuing its tradition of rich, writer-focused discussion and exchange.

Across six monthly sessions, running from May to October 2025, participants will take part in in-depth conversations about three works of fiction and three of nonfiction, carefully curated by this year’s facilitators—Alice Grundy and Patrick Mullins.

In 2025, BTL offers a combined fiction/nonfiction stream, creating a unique opportunity to explore a broad spectrum of authorial approaches and literary techniques. The focus is on craft, achievement, and literary context, rather than personal preferences about whether a book is ‘good’ or ‘bad’. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on how each selected work might influence or inform their own creative practice.

For the first time, participants will receive all six books as part of the packaged ticket price—making it easier than ever to dive into each session fully prepared.

Places are strictly limited to ensure all participants get the most opportunity for discusssion and reflection.