Writing can be a lonely art form, so we built the creative writing center to offer community to the storytellers of Oklahoma City. Creative energy is infectious and we believe that bringing writers of various disciplines together will help strengthen the state’s literary culture and reputation.
We’ve also introduced the LP Writers Co-Op, a community of practicing, professional storytellers, working within fiction, poetry, filmmaking, visual arts, musics, and other related fields. Our primary function is to foster community, intersectionality, and literary citizenship to help each other become better readers, writers, and storytellers by serving as each other’s champions and collaborators. Members get discounts on workshops, the bookstore, and access to exclusive programming and a co-working space.
For years, Literati Press helped fill a need for educational programming focused on storytelling through a series of workshops and mentorship programs throughout the state. In 2019, ideas for a creative writing center began bouncing around, but there wasn’t the space in the Paseo Plunge to pursue this new direction in earnest. With the move to the new location in 2024, Literati Press can now provide a home for the growing community of writers, illustrators, poets, songwriters, and dramaturgists honing their craft across Oklahoma City. With workshops, performances, and other events celebrating the vast array of storytelling mediums; Literati Press will be able to cater to hobbyists, professionals, and everyone in between.
The Literati Press Consortium will also launch as a members-driven community offering peer support, private working space, and programming digging deep into the challenges and joys of professional storytelling.
The Literati Press Creative Writing Center will provide programming focused on storytelling across an array of mediums such as fiction, comics, songwriting, dramaturgy, poetry, and tabletop games.
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