We bring writers & audiences together in innovative & sustaining ways.
On stage. In schools. On the road.
Our Mission
House of SpeakEasy is grounded in the belief that the ability to read and write enables a person to know their rights, be confident in their identity, and engage boldly and empathetically with the world around them. All of our programs support reading, writing, and public participation in literary culture.
On Stage
Seriously Entertaining
“This was something else altogether. I knew and loved all the writers I was sharing the stage with . . . Plus the audience and the other writers and folks running the event were beyond kind.”
In Schools
SpeakTogether
“The community aspect of the program, that centers performance, allows these students this open forum for communication and collaboration.”
On the Road
Bookmobiles
“I’m so happy to see different cultures and stories represented. Reading and seeing different cultures and stories in the books being offered expands the imagination and offers the possibility to relate to people similar to who the readers are as individuals.”
Writer Spotlight
André Aciman
Novelist, Essayist, Proust Scholar
"I came because there’s nothing more exciting than writers talking about what makes them write."
André Aciman’s body of work spans memoir, essay, and fiction: from Out of Egypt, his Whiting Award-winning account of his family’s expulsion from Alexandria to his essay…
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