Lostintheletters, a creative writing and literacy empowerment nonprofit based in Atlanta, has announced the opening of a studio and bookstore in Candler Park.
The space, which is set to open in late summer, will include a writing studio for readers and writers to collaborate, a reading lounge, and a curated bookstore featuring titles by past Lostintheletters participants like Roxane Gay, Morgan Parker, Josh Russell, and more. In this new space, the organization will host quarterly creative writing workshops, live readings, and Writing Studio Hours.
“We are overjoyed to create a permanent presence for Atlanta’s rich writing and reading communities,” Scott Daughtridge DeMer, the founder and executive director of Lostintheletters, said. “In this space, we will continue presenting accessible programs and resources that inspire people to expand their creative practices. Now is the perfect time to support individuals who want to change the world around them by harnessing their creative potential. The more we invest in that as a community, the more we can realize the vision of Atlanta growing as a beacon for arts and culture on the national and international levels.”
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The space will also serve as an art hub, with rotating visual art exhibitions curated by co-founder and creative director Stephanie Dowda DeMer.
“Our studio and store will be the perfect platform for us to expand on our core values of creating an intersection of art disciplines,” she said. “To cultivate a visual conversation between writing and art through the exhibition series, we will feature visual artists who explore language, text, and line in their work.”
Lostintheletters was founded in 2012 as a quarterly reading and workshop series. In 2013. The organization launched The Letters Festival, an annual multi-day event bringing together writers, readers, and literary enthusiasts for nightly readings, generative workshops, and more. Lostintheletters will present this year’s Letters Festival in November.