Live Reading & Generative Writing Workshop with Saretta Morgan
Join West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA), Lostintheletters and poet Saretta Morgan for an afternoon of community and writing inspiration under the old growth forest canopy in west Atlanta.
Kids Concert: Peter and the Wolf, Goodnight Moon and more!
Join Classical Remix Music Festival musicians at the cozy Lostintheletters, a bookstore and writing workshop, as we put beloved children’s books to music in a free concert catered towards kids 13 and under! Featuring the stories of Peter and the Wolf, Goodnight Moon, and more.
It Do Take Nerve: Writing Brave Poems with Nicholas Goodly
Join us Saturday, June 6, for a generative writing workshop with poet Nicholas Goodly!
Nicholas Goodly, W.J. Lofton, & Maura Modeya
Join us June 5 (7:00 - 9:00 pm) to celebrate Nicholas Goodly’s new poetry collection, STAR POWER (Scribner Books) with readings by Nicholas Goodly, W.J. Lofton, & Maura Modeya!
Anna Lena Phillips Bell, Danny Bellinger, & Abigail Greenbaum
Join us May 30 (6:00 - 8:00 pm) for an evening of fantastic readings from Anna Lena Phillips Bell, Danny Bellinger, & Abigail Greenbaum!
You Get to Be with Flowers: Writing with Flowering Plants
What can flowers teach us about being in the world, and what can they offer our writing? In this generative workshop, we will consider how the presence of the plant world shapes our sense of place, in memory and the present.
“I mean like…”: The Simile as Engine with James Ciano
Join us from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm on Saturday, May 16, for “I mean like…”: The Simile as Engine, a writing workshop with James Ciano!
James Ciano & Rose McLarney
Lostintheletters is overjoyed to host James Ciano and Rose McLarney for live readings on Friday, May 15!
Amy Pence, Corinne Cordasco-Pak, Suqi Karen Sims
Join us on April 25, to celebrate Amy Pence's debut novel, Yellow, with readings by Amy Pence, Corinne Cordasco-Pak, & Suqi Karen Sims!
Drafting as Play: A Generative Writing Workshop with Corinne Cordasco-Pak
Join us from 1:00 -3:00 PM on April 25 for Drafting as Play, a generative writing workshop with Corinne Cordasco-Pak!
KultofKilo Daytime Party: Lost In The Music
KingKilo, Casa Izzy and Dr. Half&Half will be teaming up with Lost in the Letters (a bookstore & writing studio in Candler Park), bringing a free afternoon of good wine, good company and good music.
Kelsey L. Smoot, Alafia Nicole Sessions, & Chris Ketchum
Join us from 6:00 - 8:00 pm on Saturday, March 14, readings from three stellar Atlanta poets!
The Volta as a Survival Strategy with Kelsey L. Smoot
Join us from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturday, March 14, for a generative poetry workshop led by Kelsey L. Smoot, author of SOULMATE AS A VERB.
Emily Nemens, Alan Grostephan, & Josie Tolin
Join us on Saturday, February 28, for a night of fiction readings!
Lostintheletters is overjoyed to celebrate the release of the novel Clutch (Tin House/Zando, 2025) by Emily Nemens with readings from Emily Nemens, Alan Grostephan, & Josie Tolin!
We will have copies of Clutch for sale and host a brief Q&A with the authors after the reading.
Can We Be Friends? Writing Friendship in Fiction & Poetry with Emily Nemens
Join us for a generative writing workshop led by Emily Nemens on Saturday, February 28, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM! Limited seating!
Notes & Novels: A Live Jukebox Party
Lostintheletters & the Classical Remix Music Festival present a night of live classical music, featuring the world-class Classical Remix Music Festival musicians!
Cozy up at this intimate classical music concert amongst books and choose from 700+ songs for classical musicians to perform for you live!
Tickets are available for $15. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic options will be served.
Brenda Iijima, Saretta Morgan, & Angela Tharpe
Join us Saturday, February 7, at Lostintheletters for readings by Brenda Iijima, Saretta Morgan, & Angela Tharpe!
Lostintheletters is honored to present the work of three fantastic writers! A short conversation and audience Q&A will follow the reading.
The Archive: A Grounding with brenda Iijima
Join us Saturday, February 7, at Lostintheleletters for a generative workshop for finding creative inspiration in archived materials!
Lostintheletters is overjoyed to present this fantastic opportunity to expand the concept of an archive and how archived materials can feed creative growth!
A live reading of MUD, a play in 17 scenes by María Irene Fornés
Join Lostintheletters on Saturday, January 24, from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm for a live reading of MUD, a play in 17 scenes by María Irene Fornés!
The play will be read by Working Title Playwrights Acting Ensemble members. After the play, we will host a brief talkback with Working Title Playwrights Managing Artistic Director Amber Bradshaw.
The Fornés Playwriting Method Workshop with Amber Bradshaw
Join us January 24 to move, meditate, and write your way into the story only you can tell with Amber Bradshaw!
2025 Letters Festival
The 2025 Letters Festival is a two-day creative writing event hosted at the Goat Farm with live readings, generative writing workshops, performances, and dialogues, featuring some of the country’s most exciting contemporary authors and artists.
All events are sliding scale, $10 - $50.
Readings by Emrys Donaldson, Zefyr Lisowski, Victoria Chang, Sommer Browning, Danika Stegeman, Doug Jones, and performances by T. Lang and Dana Stringer.
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Poetics of Dread poetry workshop with Zefyr Lisowski
Play[writing]: Playing on the Page workshop with Dana Stringer
Opening Movements fiction workshop with Doug Jones
August 16 Reading
Join us at the Trees Atlanta Kendeda TreeHouse for readings by Janisse Ray, Iman Person, and Christopher Martin and sound installations by Becca Rogriguez, and Erin Palovick
August 16 Workshop
**PLEASE NOTE**THIS WORKSHOP IS CURRENTLY SOLD OUT
Join us Saturday, August 16, at the Trees Atlanta Kendeda TreeHouse for a generative writing workshop led by author Janisse Ray!
June 14 Reading
Join us Saturday, June 14, at Whitespace Gallery for readings by Julia Elliott, Christina Wood, & Adam Forrester!
June 14 Workshop
Join us Saturday, June 14, at the Art Papers Office for a generative writing workshop led by author Julia Elliott!
May 10 Reading
Join us on Saturday, May 10, for readings by Stephanie Niu, Steven Duong, Olatunde Osinaike, & Amanda Killian!
May 10 Workshop
Join us on May 10 (1:00 - 3:00 PM) at the Art Papers office for a generative writing workshop with Steven Duong! Tickets ($0-$40)
February 22 Reading
Join us on Saturday, February 22, for readings by Claire Bateman, Laura Jaramillo, & Dashiel Carrera and a short film by Crystal Jin Kim!
February 22 Workshop
Join us on Feb. 22 (1:00 - 3:00 PM) at the Art Papers office for a generative writing workshop with Claire Bateman! Tickets ($0-$40)
Writing Studio Hours
Writing Studio Hours will run every Saturday from 1:00 - 4:00 PM from February 1, to March 8, at the Art Papers office at the Little Five Points Community Center——1083 Austin Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, Suite 206.
Come write, read, revise, and pursue any other activity to push your practice forward.
Check out the schedule below for full details:
*1:00-3:30—Work time! This is your time and space to focus on your work
*3:30-4:00—Community and work share time. Chat about what you’re working on, thinking about, reading, inspired by AND/OR read a 2-minute excerpt from your work
We provide:
Individual desk & community space
Optional writing exercises
Coffee/tea/water
Snacks
Craft essays & craft books
Lostintheletters reading library
Resources for tracking your writing progress
Resources for submitting your work to publishing outlets
Space to read your work
Time to chat and hangout with other writers
Limited to 10 people—RSVP for location details
FREE or w/ donation of $1-$20)
Message us with questions at scott@lostintheletters@gmail.com
BIG thank you to Art Papers for partnering with us to present this program!
PARKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Parking is available in the back lot behind the building with the entrance/exit right off Euclid Ave. at the intersection of Euclid Ave. and Austin Ave. If for whatever reason the lot is full, street parking is available on Austin Ave. or Euclid Ave.
BUILDING NAVIGATION:
The Art Papers office is located in Suite 206 on the top floor of the Little Five Points Community Center, accessible via the stairwell or elevator. Entrances to the building are located from the back parking lot of the building through a blue door with big numbers on it reading “1083” OR through the double doors at the front of the building off of Austin Ave. From the door to the parking lot, there will be an elevator immediately to your right upon entering the building which you will take up to the top floor. Coming in from the front doors, you will climb a few stairs and the stairwell leading up to the office will be on your left. A sign will be posted outside the office for your convenience.
December 7th Reading
Lostintheletters presents, a live reading on Saturday, December 7, with Nina MacLaughlin, Sasha Debevec- McKenney, & Emilio Carrero!
