Literary Organizations

AWP:  The Association of Writers and Writing Programs promotes literary talent and achievement.  It serves writers, teachers, students and readers of contemporary writing. This site provides a wealth of information about writing, publishing, conferences, etc.:  http://www.awpwriter.org/aboutawp/index.htm.

Intermediate Arts is a Minnesota multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural arts organization located in Minneapolis. Their mission is to provide understanding among people through art: http://www.intermediaarts.org.

League of Minnesota Poets, a poet’s society, that publishes The Lomplighter, a quarterly newsletter, and The Moccasin, a poetry anthology.  They also choose a Poet Laureate every five years:  http://www.mnpoets.com.

Library of Congress:  Poetry provides information about the U.S. Poet Laureate, webcasts on featured poets and poems, poetry news and events, etc.:  http://www.loc.gov/poetry/.

The Loft Literary Center is a literary arts center in Minneapolis that offers creative writing classes both on and off site, reading series, grants, and contests:  http://www.loft.org.

The Screenwriters Workshop is a non-profit Minnesota organization based in Minneapolis that provides script critique groups, table readings, staged readings, seminars, conferences, script contests, and social mixers:  http://www.screenwritersworkshop.org.