Florence Literary Society

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Florence Literary Society

English-speaking writers abound in Florence, Italy. To better organize opportunities, we have joined forces to create the Florentine Literary Society.

01/06/2026

Save the date!

After an incredibly successful event last year, our Publishing Day is back this November 7th and Early Bird Registration is officially open!

This one-day event will bring together four international publishing professionals to share their knowledge and experience about the current publishing industry with writers of all genres.

Get expert insights, the latest industry information, and individual feedback on written work in dedicated one-on-one appointments.

An on-site buffet lunch and concluding aperitivo will offer additional opportunities to connect with our experts and network among participants.

Head to our website to see further details, read about our panelists, and register!

21/05/2026

The marvelous powers of a good essay ✍️

Join us at 10am in June 6 at St. James Church for a workshop presented by Wallis Wilde-Menozzi.

Through contemporary essay examples and guided exercises, participants will explore scene, dialogue, point of view, authentic language, and the power of voice. Together, we’ll ask: what makes a personal essay memorable, alive, and true?
This workshop is designed to help writers rediscover the freedom, confidence, and seriousness needed to deepen their work.

Wallis Wilde-Menozzi is the author of three memoir/nonfiction books published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, along with a novel, poetry, and a forthcoming bilingual selection of Antonella Anedda’s poetry (2026). Her essays have appeared in publications including Kenyon Review, AGNI, Southwest Review, Tel Aviv Review, and Literary Hub.

RSVP required — link in bio.

Please note:
• Attendance is reserved for members of the Florence Literary Society
• You may join via our website or register at the door for €40
• If registering at the door, please arrive early and still RSVP through the link in bio

13/05/2026

Last Saturday, we hosted a wonderful workshop for our members, led by the brilliant writer, Kristina Darling.
We spent the morning upstairs at St. Mark's exploring the many ways dialogue can shape tension, intimacy, mystery, and movement across genres, guided by Kristina and the thoughtful passages she selected from writers like Jhumpa Lahiri, Lori Schappell, Padraig O Tuama, Carol Guess, EJ Colen, and Hilary Plum.
Through prompts, conversation, and shared writing, we experimented with punctuation, demands, exposition, interruption, and all the ways people reveal themselves through language.
Once again, we were blown away by the writing in the room. There were lines that made us laugh out loud, moments that hit us right in the gut, and so many reminders of why gathering to write together matters so much.
Thank you to everyone who joined us. Our next workshop is June 6, 2026 on the Powers of a Good Essay. Be sure to sign up!

11/04/2026

Join the Florence Literary Society for our April aperitivo at .italia! We'll meet at the Mason's for our monthly informal gathering to meet fellow writers and readers in Florence. No agenda. Just a casual way to connect with some like-minded literary folks while having a taste of New England right in the center of the Oltrarno!

We look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP required: Write to [email protected]

Thursday, April 16th

Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm

Cost: €15 per person (includes a drink with lobster roll and fries)

Location: Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls (Via del Presto di San Martino)

10/04/2026

Join our friends at the for their upcoming Meet the Author event!

Meet the Author: Nicholas Hopton
13 April - 18:30 - Maremma Mia

Career diplomat, committed italophile and brilliant writer Nicholas Hopton will discuss his new book with Simon Gammell.

Maremma Mia is a warm, witty chronicle of one family’s adventure transforming an old farmhouse and olive grove in a remote corner of the Maremma into a home. From the nearby medieval town of Suvereto to the wild hills, fertile valley and coastline steeped in Etruscan mystery, the book weaves together the region’s landscape, food, wines, flora, fauna and traditions with vivid portraits of its people. Along the way, it explores the Maremma’s extraordinary history — from imperial assassinations and Napoleonic upheaval to partisan defiance in World War II.

Members of the Florence Literary Society enjoy a 50% discount for this event! Book now!

If you are in Florence and would like to attend the lecture in person at the British Institute Library, please send an email to [email protected]

25/03/2026

Upcoming events in Florence for readers and writers!

Don't forget to sign up for the upcoming FLS writers workshop if you haven't already!

Saturday, March 28th
Writing workshop: Time sensitive: expanding, slowing, and layering time

Poet and award-winning author Kevin Craft is fascinated by the compression that lyric modes afford, scrunching hundreds or thousands of years into the space of a single sentence or blowing up the minutiae of a moment into many stanzas or paragraphs. He will conduct this workshop around ideas of anachronism and synchronicity in writing and lead participants as they play with various measures of time in lyric and narrative structures. Drawing on examples from prose, poetry, and painting (not to mention geology!), he will teach techniques, through generative exercises, to work the 4th dimension in all its forms into your writing.

Note: This workshop is for FLS members only. Become a 2026 member here or pay the membership fee in cash at the event.

When: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Where: Undercroft at St. James church, Via Bernardo Rucellai 9, Firenze

How: sign up through the FLS website!

18/03/2026

Join us for an evening of literature, conversation, and connection.

We begin with a presentation and readings from the latest editions of Camel Literary Magazine and Open Doors Review Issue 8, themed Insatiable Appetites.

Then, we continue downstairs for a cin cin and conversation with our monthly FLS readers' and writers' aperitivo. Expect a relaxed, welcoming space to meet fellow writers and readers in Florence over a drink, a bite, and good conversation.

Join us for one or both!

When: Thursday, March 19 Readings: 5:45-7:00 p.m. Aperitivo: 7:00-8:00 p.m. Where: Il Conventino, Via Giano della Bella 20, Firenze

13/03/2026

Members of the Florence Literary Society now have their own classifieds!

Check out the most recent listings - from translation services to manuscript reviews - it's another way the FLS is hoping to bring the reading and writing community together.

If you are a member and would like to post your own listing, don't hesitate to email us!

Learn more about membership on our website.

04/03/2026

What a fantastic turn out this weekend! Florence Literary Society was honored to have a place at Testo Firenze to share the winners of the Flash Fiction contest created in collaboration with The Florentine! Short listers read their works of fiction before prizes were given out. The winners of the three categories are published in this month’s issue of the Florentine. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Reel by TimmiStudio

22/02/2026

One of the benefits of joining the Florence Literary Society?

Your photo and bio are published on our website as part of our official member directory.

Connect with other writers, expand your network, and be publicly recognized as part of Florence’s literary community.

Learn more about membership on our website and read through the bios of our members!

Indirizzo

Florence

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https://www.florenceliterarysociety.com/

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