Lit friends, you’ve been asking, we’ve been searching, and we’ve finally found it.

It’s been two years since the closing of the late great Midwood International & Cultural Center, where Charlotte Lit got its start and found its groove, and we’ve been looking for a permanent home ever since—and you can help us make this a room of Lit’s own, for all of us.

We are beyond thrilled to announce that we’ll be moving this spring into the Ascend Nonprofit Center on the edge of Uptown. Here are a few key details:

• Central to the entire Charlotte Mecklenburg area—and very easy to get in and out.
• 1200 square feet on the ground floor, large enough for our office and most classes and events.
• Nine shared breakout and meeting rooms to accommodate our Labs and other multi-space events.
• Plenty of free parking—more than 90 spaces—or just a short walk from the light rail and streetcar.
• A 10-year lease … renewable!
• $37,000 in up-fit allowance … a giant head start toward making the space beautiful and multi-purpose.

Thanks to wonderful Charlotte Lit supporters Anne and Steve Schmitt, we’re fortunate to be working with Merriman Schmitt Architects. We’ll have renderings soon, but picture a warm, inviting space that’s cool and a little funky, that shifts as needed for classes, lit arts events, and open-studio writing sessions. We’re also excited to announce that our new space will include…

The Dannye Romine Powell Poetry Place. Thanks to the many generous contributions from her friends, we’re creating a cozy space for reading and writing in Dannye’s honor inside our new studio.

We’re anticipating $100,000 in expenses to realize this vision. Including all donations to date plus the up-fit allowance, we’re already more than halfway there—and with your help we’ll realize our goal of creating an amazing home for readers and writers in Charlotte. Learn more about gift options below.

Thank you for supporting the literary arts in Charlotte. We’re here for you, and couldn’t do our work without you.