Literary Places

This database of writerly destinations—places writers can visit for inspiration, to promote their writing, for research, and to discover community—includes historical sites, reading venues, literary collections, writing centers, and writers spaces. Save your selections to My P&W and populate a personal Google Map that can be used to plan reading tours and visits to literary meccas, or just to keep track of your favorite literary locales.

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Literary Place	City	State
New Hampshire Writers' Project	Manchester	New Hampshire
Located on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University, the New Hampshire Writers' Project is a statewide membership-based nonprofit literary... Reading Venue, Writing Center
Princeton University Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections	Princeton	New Jersey
The principal repository of rare books and manuscripts at Princeton University, the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections comprises... Literary Archive
Stephen Crane House	Asbury Park	New Jersey
Located in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the Stephen Crane House is where the author of The Red Badge of Courage spent some of his most... Historical Site
Collected Works Bookstore and Coffee House	Santa Fe	New Mexico
Collected Works is an independent and locally-owned business, located in downtown Santa Fe which has an inventory of over 30,000 titles, including... Indie Bookstore
Bookworks	Albuquerque	New Mexico
Bookworks is a locally-owned, locally-operated, independent bookstore in Albuqueque that was founded in 1984. The store hosts regular events,... Indie Bookstore
Sundance Bookstore and Music	Reno	Nevada
Founded in 1985, Sundance is a local, independent bookstore in Reno, Nevada. The store also sells music, magazines, newspapers, pottery, puzzles,... Indie Bookstore
The Unterberg Poetry Center	New York	New York
Located at the 92nd Street Y, Unterberg Poetry Center hosts a reading series of approximately thirty events each year, most of which are held in... Reading Venue, Writing Center
The Morgan Library & Museum	New York	New York
A complex of buildings in the heart of New York City, The Morgan Library & Museum began as the private library of financier Pierpont Morgan (... Literary Archive
Fales Library and Special Collections	New York	New York
The Fales Library, comprising nearly 200,000 volumes, close to 9,000 linear feet of archive and manuscript materials, and about 65,000 media... Literary Archive
The Writers Studio	New York	New York
Founded in 1987 by Philip Schultz, the Writers Studio is a nondegree granting, private school based in Greenwich Village in New York City that... Writing Center