Come support 1718 by coming to our April event next Tuesday the 1st! As usual, the event will be at 7 p.m. at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles Ave).
Mark Yakich is the author of “Unrelated Individuals Forming a Group Waiting to Cross” (2004), “The Making of Collateral Beauty” (2006), and “The Importance of Peeling Potatoes [...]

Our next event is tomorrow, March 4th at 7 p.m. featuring poet RICHARD SIKEN! We are so thrilled to host Richard, who is coming all the way from Arizona to read for 1718!
The event will be held at the Columns (3811 St. Charles ave) at 7. Happy hour lasts until 7, so come early for [...]

FYI: Our January event, featuring noted writer Martin Pousson, has been POSTPONED to TOMORROW NIGHT, JANUARY 16TH!!
 The event will still be held at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 7 p.m. with student readers from Loyola and UNO to follow Martin.
Garden District Book Shop will be there selling Martin’s book of poetry, “Sugar”–get a [...]

The lineup for our spring season has been finalized, and we’re very lucky and excited to feature so many dynamic and fabulous writers!
Things to read by and about our upcoming readers (as well as our past readers) can be found under the “read” catergory to the right of the page–check it out! 
All events are held [...]

Check out this “life and times” article from last week’s Maroon (Loyola newspaper) written by the ever-delightful Katie, loyal 1718 staffer, our treasurer extrordinaire and past student reader.
 Loyola Literary Series Reads Like an Open Book
 Katie rocks!

Greetings and salutations and cheers.  Fortune has blown you to the OFFICIAL 1718 Reading Series website.  This here’s a place for friends and fans of (good) literature, poetry, fiction, readings, and The Columns’ happy hour.  Check in for updates, press, announcements, reading schedules, and oh so much more.  Feel free to comment on posts or [...]