Become a Brick of Brickhouse
Baltimore’s literary soul isn't in tweed and tenure – it's second shifts, light-rail rides, and coat pocket notebooks. It’s ink after hours.
For nearly six decades, Brickhouse has championed poetry and prose across genres, making space for small voices, outside voices, and voices locked away. Founded in 1970, Brickhouse has sometimes gained national recognition, but mostly it’s remained quietly essential, a bedrock of Maryland’s literary legacy, one brick at a time...
Become a brick of Brickhouse.
With every donation over $50 (one-time or annually), receive a custom brick to serve as functional bookend
or recondite desk talisman.
We’ll contact you within 2-days of your donation for customization details and for ways to receive it.
What Your Dollars Do
Every brick funds the unglamorous-but-crucial stuff like editing, design, and distribution.
Beyond that, your donations enable stuff like —
Backlist Rescue: inventory, metadata cleanup, digitizing key titles, improving discoverability
Events + Readings: bringing Brickhouse into bookstores, libraries, and festivals
Archive + Legacy: preserving history, honoring authors, rebuilding visibility
The Company You’ll Be Keeping
“I love books and the contents within them!”
— Leslie Readsmith
“My own desk talisman? Hell Yeah.”
— Billy McShadowFrequently Asked Questions
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