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2025 Catholic Literary Arts Events
Virtual Reading with Judith Sornberger for her recent book of poetry “Sorority of Stillness: A Gallery of Women in Art.”
Sorority of Stillness: A Gallery of Women in Art is a collection of ekphrastic poems that imaginatively enter into conversation with paintings and sculptures of girls and women. These poems consider the ways that art celebrates women and how that is expressed differently by various artists across cultures.
Tuesday, April 29. 7:00-8:00 p.m., CDT
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Virtual Event Highlighting Luminor and Katy Carl
Word on Fire Catholic Ministries announces its newest publishing imprint: Luminor. The imprint will serve to publish novels, short stories, memoirs, poetry, literary criticism, and more, highlighting fresh voices that bring to life once more the rich tradition of Catholic literature for today and years to come. Luminor seeks to illuminate the Catholic vision of life for serious readers of any faith or none.
“A major revival in Catholic arts and letters has been underway for a while now, and it’s a real joy to me to be able not only to nurture that existing community but also to expand its reach to readers who haven’t yet encountered it. Word on Fire Luminor is ready to shine a light into some of the contemporary world’s dark places,” said Katy Carl, editor of Luminor.
Sunday, May 11. 5:00-6:00 p.m. CDT
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Reading and Presentation on “Why I Write Poetry
Start your New Year by listening to poet-critic-translator Ryan Wilson talk about why he writes poetry. Then, Professor Wilson will read from his latest acclaimed volume of poetry, "In Ghostlight" published by Louisiana State University Press as part of the Southern Messenger Poets series, edited by Dave Smith.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025. 7:00 p.m. CST.
University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, Cullen Auditorium.
Free and open to the public.
Books for sale.
Spring 2025 CLA Virtual Happy Hours
Dates: February 28, and April 25, 2025
Would you enjoy meeting CLA members and friends in a positive atmosphere encouraging support and collaboration?
Would you enjoy hearing about more publication opportunities from fellow writers in a CLA community for Writers of Faith?
Join us for a social hour of introductions and camaraderie at one of CLA’s Spring Happy Hours. Conducted via Zoom and moderated by Maura Harrison, the sessions will invite participants to share about opportunities for collaboration and/or critique, spiritual lessons, and opportunities for publication. To get everyone talking, each Happy Hour will have a general topic for discussion. Then we’ll see where the topics lead us.
Maura H. Harrison is a writer and artist from Fredericksburg, VA. Her written and visual works have appeared or are forthcoming in Dappled Things, Ekstasis Magazine, The St. Austin Review, Solum Journal, Windhover, Trampoline: A Journal of Poetry, Amethyst Magazine, Heart of Flesh Literary Journal, and others. She has received recognition in poetry competitions sponsored by Catholic Literary Arts (CLA) and the Society of Classical Poets, receiving first place recognition for her poem in CLA's 2023 Marian Advent Prayer Contest, and second place recognition for her poem in the 2024 Assumption Poetry Contest. She also placed first in the 2024 Advent Poetry Contest: Listening with Mary