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Literary Arts at the Center

The Ludington Area Center for the Arts provides a lively forum for poets and prose writers through a partnership with Ludington Visiting Writers,  our in-house literary arts program. The joint venture provides a supportive and encouraging environment for writers of every genre, as well as the opportunity for community members to share in the best new writing being done in Michigan.

Visit the Ludington Area Center for the Arts events calendar to learn more about upcoming readings and events.

Award-winning writer Gary Gildner reads at the Center's first event. Photo Bill Kerans

The Judith Minty Writers Room

In 2009, Ludington Visiting Writers dedicated the Judith Minty Writers Room on the second floor of the Ludington Area Center for the Arts. Named for Judith Minty, noted Michigan poet and longtime supporter of Ludington Visiting Writers, the room is a comfortable retreat where writers can escape the hustle and bustle and put pen to paper. Furnished with comfortable easy chairs, couches, and desks, the room offers free wifi and includes a lending library of fiction, poetry, essay collections, memoirs, and literary journals, as well as reference volumes useful to writers.


Ludington Visiting Writers Reading Series
The Ludington Visiting Writers reading series features notable Michigan writers of fiction, memoir, and poetry who publicly present their work and conduct programs and workshops at the Center, local schools and libraries. Ludington Visiting Writers has brought more than 70 noted Michigan writers to Ludington for readings and writing events, including poets Diane Wakoski and Jack Ridl, fiction writers Bonnie Jo Campbell and Peter Ho Davies, memoirists Michael Steinberg and Anne Marie Oomen, and screenwriter Lisa Enos.

Conferences and Workshops

  • The Ludington Area Center for the Arts is the site of the Ludington Visiting Writers annual writers conference, featuring workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction led by noted writers and instructors from Michigan’s leading schools and universities, as well as panel discussions, craft presentations, and faculty and participant readings.

  • Throughout the year, Ludington Visiting Writers director George Dila leads fiction writing workshops in which local writers meet to discuss writing technique and engage in exercises to ignite the creative spark. The workshops meet in the Judith Minty Writers Room at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts.

Summer Writer-in-Residence Program
The Ludington Visiting Writers Summer Writer-in-Residence program brings regional poets and writers to the Ludington Area Center for the Arts to lead workshops for adults and youth, readings, presentations, and other community-focused events. Award-winning Michigan poet Phillip Sterling kicked off the program in 2009.

Regularly Scheduled Events

"Art is a place –
a place where you
get to be you
and be with all that
matters to you."

- Jack Ridl, poet, Ludington              Visiting Writers Conference            instructor

Open mic night
Local poets, fiction writers, songwriters, and storytellers take the stage the third Tuesday of every month in the ETT (Every Third Tuesday) Open Mic. Held at various locations throughout Ludington, ETT invites community members to participate, listen, and enjoy.

Writers group
The West Side Gang, local writers of all experience levels and genres, meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month in the Judith Minty Writers Room at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts to discuss their work-in-progress within a nurturing learning community.

Driftwood
Ludington Visiting Writers publishes the literary journal Driftwood,
featuring new work of Michigan poets and fiction writers.

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News & Announcements

On Exhibit: “My Father’s Love”, the artwork of Ed Lantzer

Ludington Area Center for the Arts announces the opening of a special exhibit, “My Father’s Love” featuring the artwork of Ed Lantzer. The exhibit will be FREE and open to the p..

On Exhibit: All Things Green

June 4th to August 3rd, 2013 Ludington Center for the Arts Gallery About the Art Green. What images does that word conjure up for you? Is it simply a color? Or is there much more to the..

Annual Membership Meeting and Open House - June 18th

Attention Current and Future Members of the Ludington Area Arts Council, Membership Updates: We’ve made a few updates and changes to LAAC Membership structure, including NEW benefits and i..

RELEASE: LACA Executive Director Steps Down To Pursue Role as Full-Time Artist

LAAC to ensure smooth leadership transition by immediately convening search committee to find successor and working with Karmeisool on new director orientation. LUDINGTON, Mich. –..

LUDROCK Music Festival the Queen's Cup Sailboat Race Finish - JUNE 29

The Ludington Yacht Club and LUDROCK are teaming up to make this a celebration you can't miss. Family friendly, with refreshments, food, music, sailboats, and more all day long! Saturd..

RELEASE: WSAF Fine-Tuned for a Must-Attend Juried Art Show of the Summer

May 16, 2013 – Fine art aficionados will notice some subtle yet exciting enhancements at one of Ludington’s longest-running art events – the 2013 West Shore Art Fair. In its 45th yea..

Lakeshore Children's Chorus - NOW the Lakeshore YOUTH Chorus

May 29, 2013 – MASON COUNTY. The Lakeshore Children’s Chorus is getting a name change as they begin their 2013 summer season. Now known as the Lakeshore Youth Chorus, we invite children ..

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Ludington Area Center for the Arts

107 S. Harrison Street

Ludington, MI 49431


Phone: 231-845-2787


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Tuesday - Saturday: 12pm - 5:00pm


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