​Join Speculative Literary for our first event of 2026–a Literary Salon. In the style of our Black feminist foremothers, we’re gathering over a common text to discuss, draw connections between our lives, and develop a letter writing practice together. This is a space primarily for Black queer southerners, but anyone willing to respect the space is welcome.

​NOTE: please cancel your RSVP if your plans change and you are unable to attend so that we may accept someone off the waitlist. We’re capping the event at 25 folks to keep it intimate.

​Housekeeping:

• ​it’s okay if you don’t read the book in time, we’ll read excerpts aloud together.

• ​We’ll open with collective reading followed by discussion, then will have ample writing time.

• ​you can order a copy online from Bookshop.org to support a local independent bookstore, or find the pdf in our insta bio.

• ​feel free to bring your favorite epistolary novel or text! popular examples include The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates.

• ​Bring your favorite journal or a laptop to write! Basic stationery will be available.

• ​Masks provided! Please be encouraged to wear one to keep each other and especially our most vulnerable safe. Do not attend if you have been sick/symptomatic or exposed to someone sick in the past 7 days.