1455 is now on Substack!
Welcome to our new hub for celebrating storytelling, craft, and creativity
We’re thrilled to announce that 1455 Literary Arts has officially moved to Substack—our new hub for celebrating storytelling, craft, and creativity. Here, we’ll be sharing our usual 1455 programming, including Movable Type, our e-magazine for storytellers, exclusive author readings and discussions with today’s most compelling creative voices, news from 1455 books, and industry insights from Executive Director Sean Murphy. Substack allows us to bring all of these elements together in one dynamic, easy-to-access space where our community can read, listen, and engage directly with the work we love to champion.
Support 1455 through a paid subscription
You’re already subscribed for free — and we’re so glad you’re here. If you’d like to help sustain and expand 1455’s mission, we invite you to consider becoming a paid subscriber.
Every tax deductible contribution directly supports the writers, artists, and programs that make this work possible. Every dollar goes directly into helping fund our programming, which now includes the books we will publish and promote! All amounts are greatly appreciated and we invite you to choose a plan that fits you:
$5/month
$50/year
$150/year (Founding Member) – or set your own amount
What your support makes possible
Over the past 7 years, 1455 has grown into a dynamic creative community that connects and uplifts storytellers around the world. Together, our programs have:
Featured 1,000+ writers, poets, artists, and musicians across 350+ live and virtual events, most of which you can find recordings of on YouTube
Published 19 issues of Movable Type, showcasing hundreds of emerging and established voices
Launched 1455 books, our nonprofit press publishing three books per year, including a young poets anthology, women writers anthology, and open 1455 books contest winner
Presented 60+ 1455 Author Interviews, connecting contemporary writers to new audiences
Hosted 2,000+ readers and creatives through StoryFest and other ongoing literary event initiatives
Be sure to come back and visit 1455 on Substack to explore, read, and be part of what’s next. Thank you for believing in the power of story.
Be well,
The 1455 Team
1455 Literary Arts