LitArts RI

Those of you who attended LitArts RI’s Spring Showcase got to hear an excerpt from a play by Catherine Anderson. Now you can read Catherine’s hybrid collection of proems and prose Mother, Unboxed, on display in our local author library! Congrats, Catherine!

We love a good mingle! Join LitArts RI Members, Staff AND members of our new Board of Directors at the Center between 11am and 1pm tomorrow, Sat, June 13 for conversation over coffee and refreshments, thanks to our sponsors . We hope to see you there!

Spotlight: Cartier Tracy hails from Massachusetts originally and has lived many places, including Atlanta, GA; London, UK; Pune, India; and Santa Fe, New Mexico, before landing in Providence in 2011. Cartier will be facilitating the Guided Memoir Group: Writing Down the Bones at LitArts RI, a new writing group that meets on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month from 12:30-2:00pm, beginning June 27. Sign up to join the waitlist for the group on the Community Page of our website, and learn more about Cartier’s work in the latest edition of the RIters Resource newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/litartsri/riters-resource-6-11-26

We can’t think of a better way to celebrate Pride than to hear stories, essays and poetry by writers who identify as LGBTQQIA+ at LitArts RI x Haus of Codec’s Q***r Writers Showcase. Register here to join us Sun, June 21 from 4-6pm at Haus of Codec’s Art Marketplace in downtown Providence: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/q***r-writers-showcase-tickets-1989095829170

This event was made possible in part by funding from Providence Tourism Council and by Angell Street Galleries and Rooted PVD.

A quick heads up so you can plan your writing time accordingly: The LitArts RI Center will be closed later this month on Fri, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

If you’re new to town or just looking to meet other writers, stop by LitArts RI’s Member Mingle from 11am-1pm on Sat, June 13. This is a great opportunity to check out the creative workspace, browse our local author library, meet some of those local authors, as well as members of our new Board of Directors. Hope to see you there!

Cheers to longtime LitArts RI Member Diane Josefowicz on the publication of her new novel The Great Houses of Pill Hill, just out from Soho Crime! Diane’s book was recently featured in the Hey Rhody’s latest Rhody Reads! Stop by the LitArts RI library to browse this latest addition.

Happy Pride Month! LitArts RI will be celebrating with our annual Q***r Writers Showcase at Haus of Codec’s Art Marketplace in downtown Providence on Sun, June 21 from 4-6pm. If you’re a q***r writer who’d like to share work, sign up to read at the link in our bio!

This event was made possible in part by funding from Providence Tourism Council and by Angell Street Galleries.

Providence Tourism Council

Too hot to write or think? Book time for yourself in LitArts RI’s creative workspace, designed for writers to create, imagine and produce. You might even meet another writer over an iced coffee in the kitchen.

Our coworking passes are set at 50% the going market rate, and writers on a budget can always inquire about a sliding scale. Follow the link in bio to check out Day, Evening and Monthly passes, as well as that 20 Day Pass bundle, which gets you another 50% off when you purchase 20 up front—and the passes never expire!

FRIDAY: LitArts RI will be back for another fab Open Mic Night at the bookstore! Come enjoy an evening of poetry, story, music and more. Arrive early if you’d like to put your name in the jar to share 5 minutes of work, otherwise the fun starts at 7pm, this Fri, June 5.