Discover Gloucester’s Literary Scene

While Gloucester is well known for its visual arts, the city’s literary traditions run just as deep. Today, independent bookstores, literary organizations, and local writers continue to celebrate the written […]
Fish Tales — THE MISTAKE at Gloucester Stage Presented by the Gloucester Writers Center

Since its first iteration in 2013, the Gloucester Writers Center’s “Moth”-like storytelling showcase has grown from a cozy evening among friends to one of the city’s most-loved events, featuring storytellers […]
Street Stories with Phil Storey 2026

Join noted raconteur Phil Storey for this “fun filled” Phil Facts about Gloucester’s deep literary past! Phil Storey is a local local historian, noted raconteur, and master storyteller. He developed […]
Kevin Gallagher at the Gloucester Writers Center

Visit Gloucester Writers Center for an evening with Kevin Gallagher .
Ann Charters – Longfellow Elliott at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck

Ann Charters continues her scholarly investigation on some of the major poets in Gloucester’s history at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck.
Bordighera Press Reading at Gloucester Writers Center

Join the Gloucester Writers Center for the Bordighera Press Reading. Laurette Folk Laurette Folk ‘s fiction, essays, and poems have been published in Waxwing, Gravel, Brilliant Flash Fiction, Boston Globe Magazine, and Best […]
Fish Tales: FIESTA!

Gloucester Writers Center presents another in its series of wildly popular storytelling events at The Cut. Talented local storytellers will tell their true stories, live, without notes, about their experiences […]
Gloucester Writers Open Mic

Bring your words! Get heard