Literary Art
2025 Patty Friedmann Writing Competition Reading and Awards Lunch
Held annually in partnership with LMNL, the Patty Friedmann Writing Competition awards prizes in the following categories: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Public High School Creative Writing, and Beyond the Bars.
Join us to celebrate the winners and runners-up of the competition and hear them read from their prizewinning work, which will be published in a forthcoming LMNL anthology.
This is a Literature & Lunch session; ticket price includes a buffet lunch by Seasons of Louisiana.
On the menu:
House Salad V
Curry Vegetable Stuffed Mushrooms V
Roasted Vegetable Jambalaya V
Smoked Gouda Mac & Cheese
Roasted Garlic Chicken Wings
The Andre Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice is accessible to community members who require mobility-related ADA accommodations. Parking near the venue is free, though somewhat limited. The nearest RTA stop is at N. Broad and Columbus.
Special thanks to our final-round judges this year:
