The American Writers Museum

The AWM is currently closed (private tours & events the exception), but we’re still here for you!

Explore our online offerings See upcoming virtual programs

The American Writers Museum is currently closed

Support

Black Writers Matter. Black Voices Matter.

Black Lives Matter.

Watch a reading of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave on YouTube

View on YouTube

find your words

Click a photo to see what our visitors are saying!

Share your story with us when you visit!

#americanwritersmuseum

All the Covers of the Rainbow: Blue

February 26, 2021

Inspired by the “Book Cloud” that hangs over our front desk, pictured above, welcome to [...]

Many Writers, Many Forms: Mystery

February 24, 2021

American writing comes in many forms and we like to celebrate them all! We begin [...]

All the Covers of the Rainbow: Red

February 12, 2021

Inspired by the “Book Cloud” that hangs over our front desk, pictured above, welcome to [...]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes and Speeches

January 18, 2021

A list of iconic Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes, plus how to listen to his [...]

How to Theatre At-Home: Vol. 2

January 12, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic began early last year, theatres across the country shut their doors [...]

Learn how to make four literary inspired cocktails!

4 Literary-Themed Cocktail Recipes

December 29, 2020

Spice up your stay-at-home parties with these specialty cocktails inspired by American classics. Cheers! We’ve [...]

Writing Mattered in 2020

December 28, 2020

Here at the American Writers Museum we believe writing matters. In such a tumultuous year [...]

Immigrant Writers Define Home

December 23, 2020

What makes a home? Immigrant and refugee writers discuss and define “home” for themselves, as [...]

A National Museum Celebrating American Writers.

Buy Tickets

Authors to Activists