The club buys the tickets. Members hear the author live.
ATX Writing Club buys a block of tickets to a selected Austin author talk and offers them to members. Thirty to fifty-five members attend the keynote, interview, reading, or Q&A together.
The event and the wider program
The event and the wider program
Event practicalities
The club buys the ticket block. Members take the seats.
For selected live talks, ATX Writing Club buys a block of tickets and offers them to members. A group of 30–55 members attends the keynote, interview, or reading together; when the program includes a Q&A, members can hear the guest answer questions in the room.
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FrequencyOnce per seasonAuthor and speaker events -
Group size30–55 writersAuthor and speaker events -
AccessMembers onlyAuthor and speaker events -
PlaceIn person · Cherrywood, Austin, TexasAustin neighborhood -
BookingVenue details shared after booking
Hear the author answer in full.
The format changes with the host event, but the value is direct: a full-length conversation about the new book, the author’s process, and the career behind the finished work.
Session details
Members attend as a group.
The club handles the ticket block. Members claim a seat, meet one another before the program, and hear the guest’s full talk and Q&A in the room.
Session detailsInside the room
Go with other writers, not alone.
Past member outings have included talks by Elizabeth Gilbert, Matthew McConaughey, and Ryan Holiday. The guest and format change each season, but the benefit is concrete: the club handles the ticket block, and members attend together rather than going alone.
The ticket block puts 30–55 members in the same audience. Past outings have included Elizabeth Gilbert, Matthew McConaughey, and Ryan Holiday.

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