Frostburg Center for Literary Arts

Do you need a comfortable, vibrant space to read or write? Then come visit the Center for Literary Arts at 22 East Main Steet in downtown Frostburg. We have coffee, free wi-fi access, writing reference books, and contemporary literary journals to browse. We also have free copies of our local publications: Bittersweet, Backbone Mountain Review, and Nightsun. While you're at it, check out our local author book display or our animated poetry videos!

For information on the Center's activities, request to join our mailing list. Semesterly activities include a reading series with visiting authors, specialized workshops, poetry slams, monthly Coffee With A Writer events, and more. The Center for Literary Arts also co-sponsors the publication and distribution of Backbone Mountain Review in partnership with the Allegany Arts Council. The Center provides a reading space with contemporary literary journals and access to a selection of the Lannan videos featuring writers such as Li-Young Lee, Adrienne Rich, Louise Gluck, and Octavio Paz. A variety of literary opportunities for student and adult writers awaits!

The Center is a crucial element to the downtown Frostburg Arts and Entertainment district, sponsoring regularly scheduled events such as writers' and readers' groups, the annual Nightsun Writers Conference, and readings by fiction and nonfiction writers and poets while forging partnerships with local businesses, including Dante's, Mountain City Coffee and Creamery, Mountain City Traditonal Arts and Main Street Books. We are a proud participant of the annual block parties and art walks. Stop in and visit us today!