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| Independent Literary Centers
with Programs and Services for Writers |
| This is not an inclusive list. Literary
centers are out there which we have yet to
reach. As we discover them, we'll add them
to the list.
Literary centers exist to be spaces for
writers, much as dancers and musicians need
spaces. But, of course, for a different
reason. Literary centers support developing
as well as well-known writers. In the regions
they serve, they are a focus for small literary
presses and magazines activity. The support
literary centers offer comes in the form
of community and audience development.
With some exceptions, the literary centers
in this list are nonprofit and tax-exempt,
have independent boards of directors and
budget, a physical space, paid staff, and
three or more of the following programs:
- a literary reading series,
- writing workshops,
- a newsletter or other communications,
- a book display,
- workspace and equipment.
Recently, a group of these centers banded
together to form an informal organization
called The National Association of Independent
Literary Centers (NAILC). If your organization
is interested in joining NAILC, drop us
a line at the Writer's
Center and we will forward it.
If you are just interested in finding a
literary center close to you and joining
it, call or write the number printed below
that center in the list below. As each center
develops Internet connections, we will link
you to them through this page.
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Beyond Baroque
Tosh Berman, Executive Director
681 Venice Boulevard
Venice CA 90291
310 822-3006
FAX: 310 827-7432
Bronx Writers Center
Ed Friedman
Bronx Council on the Arts
1738 Hone Avenue
Bronx NY 10461
718 931-9500
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Deer Isle Writers' Workshops
Suzanne Carmichael
PO Box 100
Deer Isle, ME 04627 Phone: 207-348-2791
Fax: 207-348-5643
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Georgia Writers Association
Geri Taran, Executive Director
1266 West Paces Ferry Road, Suit 217
Atlanta, GA 30327-2306
770-943-5699
FAX: 770-943-0325
We are a 501(c)(3) organization
Email: gawriter@mindspring.com
URL: www.georgiawriters.org
The Greenfield Center
Joseph Bruchae
Post Office Box 308
Greenfield Center NY 12833-0308
518 584-1728
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
1300 Guadalupe Street
San Antonio, TX
URL: www.guadalupeculturalarts.org
The Guild Complex
Ellen Placey Wadey, Executive Director
1212 North Ashland, Suite 211
Chicago IL 60622
773-227-6117
Email: info@guildcomplex.com
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Hellgate Writers, Inc.
B.J. Buckley, Executive Director
2210 North Higgins
Post Office Box 7131
Missoula MT 59807
406 721-3620
FAX: 406 721-2501
Hudson Valley Writers' Center
Leslie Shipman, Executive Director
Post Office Box 366
Tarrytown NY 10591
914 332-5953
FAX: 914 524-7361
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just buffalo
Ed Taylor, Executive Director
2495 Main Street, Suite 436
Buffalo NY 14214
716 832-5400
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Lane Literary Guild
Jenny Root, Director
164 West Broadway
Eugene OR 97401
541 485-2278
Fax: 541 485-2478
Literary Arts
720 SW Washington, Ste. 700
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: 503-227-2583
Fax: 503-241-7429
Email: la@literary-arts.org
URL: www.literary-arts.org
The Literary Center
Post Office Box 85116
Seattle WA 98145-1116
Log Cabin Literary Center
801 S. Capitol Blvd.
P.O. Box 9447
Boise, Idaho 83707
Phone: 208-331-8000
URL: www.logcablit.org
The Loft
Linda Myers, Executive Director
Pratt Community Center
66 Malcolm Avenue SE
Minneapolis MN 55414
612 379-8999
FAX: 612 627-2281
URL: www.loft.org
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New Hampshire Writers' Project
Jackie Bonafide, Executive Director
Post Office Box 2693
Concord NH 03302-2693
603 226-6649
FAX: 603 226-0035
Email: nhwp@nh.ultranet.com
URL: orbit.unh.edu/nhwp
New York State Writers Institute
William Kennedy, Founding Director
HU 355
University at Albany, SUNY
Albany, NY 12222
Phone: (518) 442-5620
Fax: (518) 442-5621
Email: writers@uamail.albany.edu
URL: www.albany.edu/writers-inst
N.C. Writers' Network
Linda Whitney Hobson, Executive Director
Post Office Box 954
Carrboro, NC 27510
919 967-9540
FAX: 919 929-0535
Email: mail@ncwriters.org
URL: www.ncwriters.org
Northwest Playwrights Guild
318 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR 97219
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Poetry Center
Melissa Hammerle & Karl Kirchway, Directors
92nd Street YW-YMHA
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York NY 10128
212 415-5755
The Poetry Center of Chicago
Paula Giannini, Executive Director
37 South Wabash Avenue, Room 301
Chicago IL 60603
312 368-0905
Poetry Project at St. Mark's
Ed Friedman, Artistic Director
Second Avenue & Tenth Street
New York NY 10003
212 674-0910
FAX: 212 529-2318
Poets House
Lee Ellen Briccetti, Executive Director
72 Spring Street
New York NY 10012
212 431-7920
FAX: 212 431-8131
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Queensland Writers' Centre
Level 2, 109 Edward Street
Brisbane Q 4000, Australia
Phone: 07 3839 1243
Fax: 07 3839 1245
Email: qldwriters@qwc.asn.au
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San Diego Writers’ Cooperative
PO Box 34374
San Diego CA 92163-4374
Email: info@sandiegowriters.org
URL: www.sandiegowriters.org
Small Press Traffic Literary Center
Maureen Watts, Board Contact
2215-R Market Street #447
San Francisco CA 94114-1612
415 285-8394
Southwest Writers Workshop
Carol Bruce-Fritz, Executive Director
8200 Mountain Rd. NE, Suite 106
Albuquerque, NM 87110
505-265-9485
Fax: 505-265-9483
E-mail: info@southwestwriters.org
URL: southwestwriters.org
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Tennessee Writers' Alliance
Blandy Costello, Executive Director
Post Office Box 120396
Nashville TN 37212
615 292-3830
Thurber House
Donn Vickers, Executive Director
77 Jefferson Avenue
Columbus OH 43215
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Walt Whitman Center
Rene L. Higgins, Executive Director
Second & Cooper Streets
Camden NJ 08102
609 964-8300
Woodland Pattern Book Center
Anne Kingsbury, Executive Director
Post Office Box 92081
Milwaukee WI 53202
414 263-5001
FAX: 414 372-7636
Writers & Books
Joseph Flaherty, Executive Director
740 University Avenue
Rochester NY 14607
716 473-2590
FAX: 716 729-0982
The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda MD 20815-6006
301 654-8664
FAX: 301 654-8667
URL: www.writer.org
The Writer's Center of California
Neal Vahle PhD, Director
18 East Blithedale, No. 31
Mill Valley, CA 94941
415-381-1825
Writers' Center of Indianapolis
James E. Powell, Executive Director
Post Office Box 88386
Marian College
Indianapolis IN 46208
317 929-0623
FAX: 317 929-0623
The Writers Place
Roderick Townley, Executive Director
3607 Pennsylvania
Kansas City MO 64111
816 753-1090
The Writers Place
122 State Street, Suite 607
Madison WI 53705
Writers' Workshop
Karen Tager, Director
Post Office Box 696
Asheville NC 28802
704 254-8111
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