Part of our work of cultivating Detroit as a literary city means celebrating what is already here. We consider these bookish places, organizations, publications, media, and resources to be our allies in the city. They deserve your attention.
Note that this is by no means a complete list. Especially as the culture of bookishness builds in our city, we will be adding and adding to this…
Residencies
Books
- The Book Beat
- DittoDitto
- Detroit Public Library
- John K. King Books
- Pages Bookshop
- Source Booksellers
- TrumbullPlex Zine Library
Organizations & Programs
- Allied Media Projects
- Bamboo Detroit
- Book Club of Detroit
- Citywide Poets
- Detroit Literacy Coalition
- Detroit Press Club
- The Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation
- Detroit Working Writers
- The Dominican Literacy Center
- InsideOut Literary Arts Project
- Junction440
- Motor Signal Reading Series
- Motown Writers Network
- Nerd Nite Detroit
- An Office in Detroit
- ProLiteracy Detroit
- Reading Works Detroit
- Sit On It, Detroit
- Springfed Arts
- Woodward Line Poetry Series
- 826 Michigan
Places
- Cafe 1923
- The Carr Center
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History
- Detroit Artists Market
- Detroit Institute of Arts
- Detroit Historical Museum
- Detroit Public Library
- Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
- Russell Industrial Center
- Salt & Cedar
- The Scarab Club
- Signal-Return
- 5e Gallery
Publishers & Printers
- Dzanc Books
- Inland Press
- Lotus Press
- Marick Press
- Midwestern Gothic
- Belt Publishing
- Wayne State University Press
Publications & Media
- Absinthe: New European Writing
- Belt Magazine
- Between the Lines
- BLAC
- The Collagist
- Deadline Detroit
- Detroit Free Press
- Detroit News
- Hour Detroit
- MetroTimes
- Michigan Radio
- Midwestern Gothic
- Model D
- The Night Train: Detroit
- The South End
- Sweet Juniper
- The Tishman Review
- WDET
Resources
- Art x Detroit
- Knight Arts Challenge
- Kresge Arts in Detroit
- Literary Map of Detroit (Marygrove College)
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Reblogged this on aaron green stories and commented:
I keep hearing really great things about the budding Detroit literary world. Here’s a list of orgs, writerly places, publications, and resources all in Detroit. Check it out, and if you’re a writer, consider moving there.