The Literary Series at 1900 is a celebration of the written word. Each event in the series will showcase emerging and established writers in conjunction with the other art forms we have enjoyed presenting for years, such as great cuisine, music, film and visual art. No matter your background with literature, the Literary Series will be the perfect space for discovering new and long-enjoyed literary voices.

At the beginning of each year, the 1900 Building will introduce a theme to shape the year’s literary events. This year, we have chosen the topic of PLACE. Together with audiences, we will explore where we are and why it matters.

As we continue to build out our next event: HISTORY writing and how it relates to PLACE (November 2025), we invite you, our 1900 Building guests, to contribute your sense of place to a collection of writing on where we are and why it matters. Ideally, we’d like to compile the submissions to make a chapbook, a small booklet that contains poems, stories, or other writing. Entries must be submitted by October 1, 2026.