THE STORY
You could walk past them without knowing
They gather in intimate circles around the world. You might find one at a gallery opening, another boarding a flight with a manuscript folded into their coat pocket. They dress like editors. They write like stylists. They’re not always writers by trade, but they’re fluent in the texture of language, the rhythm of image, the architecture of thought. These are the artists who make up Paper Saints.
Paper Saints is rooted in the belief that writing requires environment, rhythm, dialogue and cultural friction. The club operates quietly. Invitations are rare but the presence is unmistakable. Members gather for salon-style conversations, private dinners, cultural dispatches, and editorial workshops that move across disciplines. Sometimes they meet in person. Other times, they correspond across time zones and formats, sending annotated drafts, sharing what’s difficult to articulate elsewhere.
At times, a figure enters the room, someone whose work has shaped the culture, the one you’ve read, watched, underlined. The Saint in residence shares conversations, closed-door studio sessions, occasional masterclasses.
To be part of Paper Saints is to operate in a slower, smaller orbit. You’re expected to be sharp, generous, discreet. The work doesn’t need to be public, but it does need to be authentic, honest, passionate.
BECOMING A SAINT
Paper Saints membership offers a considered set of editorial, cultural, and community-based privileges. These may vary by season, city, and selection.
Included with Membership:
Invitation to Paper Saints Tables: curated in-person gatherings held in rotating cities. Includes private dinners, workshops, book signings, conferences & more.
Live online sessions including studio calls, writing salons, book club conversations, and guest lectures with acclaimed authors, screenwriters, and cultural figures.
Access to the Paper Saints archive, including the full catalog of our podcast Conversations with Writers, plus exclusive members-only episodes.
Pre-recorded masterclasses led by established writers across mediums—poetry, screenwriting, nonfiction, criticism, and more.
Submission Studio: the opportunity to submit your work directly to our network of publishers, editors, producers, and curators.
Editorial participation: members are invited to contribute writing to our public-facing digital zine and to pitch essays aligned with monthly themes.
Member-only writers’ retreats (subject to additional fee).
Bi-annual mailed print edition of the Paper Saints magazine.
Paper Saints is not open to the public.
Prospective members must complete an application to be considered.
If accepted, you’ll receive access to the full studio platform and all member offerings.
Membership is billed monthly, with a one-year minimum commitment.
All memberships are confidential.