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
Thomas Wolfe Memorial	Asheville	North Carolina
Known as "Dixieland" in Look Homeward, Angel, the historic Old Kentucky Home boarding house in Asheville was home to Thomas Wolfe for ten... Historical Site
theOffice	Santa Monica	California
TheOffice was created to provide a comfortable and inspirational work environment for creative professionals. This writing space was designed by... Writers Space
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
The Writers Room	New York	New York
Located in downtown Manhattan, The Writers Room is a nonprofit urban writers' colony that provides writers with affordable workspace in New York... Writers Space
The Writers Place	Kansas City	Missouri
Located in a fin de siecle mansion, the Writers Place has been serving the Kansas City area for over a decade with readings, lectures, workshops,... Literary Archive, Reading Venue, Writing Center
The Writers Junction	Santa Monica	California
Located in Santa Monica, California, the Writers Junction, offers quiet writing rooms for rent. Facilities include rooms with private desks,... Writers Space
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 Theodore Roethke Home Museum	Saginaw	Michigan
Located in Saginaw, Michigan, the Theodore Roethke Home Museum is the childhood home of the Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Theodore Roethke (... Historical Site
The Strater Hotel	Durango	Colorado
In August 2012, room 222 in the Strater Hotel was designated a literary landmark in honor of Western author Louis L’Amour (1908-1988). For... Historical Site
The Steinbeck House	Salinas	California
Built in 1897 and restored in 1973, this Queen Anne Victorian served as the birthplace and childhood home of John Steinbeck. Today, the house is... Historical Site