CLA Membership

Become a Member of Catholic Literary Arts


We encourage ongoing growth in literary, artistic, and spiritual development of artists and writers so that the rich treasures of the Catholic Church may be more perfectly explored in artistic expression. We support all people of goodwill.

CLA provides a home for Writers of Faith. Through annual memberships, writers and readers have a chance to grow, learn, laugh, and network with each other.  

We share this list of the professional accomplishments of some of our members in 2022.

Sustaining Membership: $500 annual

Benefits: two free tickets to each ticketed local event annually, other than the Gala. 10% discount to all virtual classes. Recognition in all printed program materials.

 Enthusiast's Membership: $250 annual

Benefits: one free ticket to each ticketed local event annually, other than the Gala. 10% discount to all virtual classes. Recognition in all printed program materials.

Scribe's Membership: $120 annual

Benefits: 10% discount to all virtual classes.  Free tickets to selected events; recognition in all printed program materials. Free quarterly critique of three poems or 15 pages (double-spaced) prose by a professional Catholic writer.

Writer's Membership: $60 annual

Benefits:  10% discount to all virtual classes.  Free: quarterly critique of two poems or 10 pages (double-spaced) prose by a professional Catholic writer.

 Student Members: $30 annual for high school, college, and graduate school students

Benefits: Free admission to in-person craft workshops for students. 10% discount to all virtual classes.

 FREE TO ALL MEMBERS:

  • Invitation to annual Advent Mass and breakfast with spiritual reflection

  • Selected virtual classes/workshops

  • Free quarterly critique by a professional writer of selected pages written by a member

Please review the benefits associated with each membership level for further details in the text above.

To process your membership, you must complete two separate steps:

  1. fill out the Squarespace form below with your contact information for our records and click on the blue rectangular box labeled "SUBMIT"

  2. submit a payment through Paypal.

Select your Membership Level

If you wish to pay by check, please make it payable to Catholic Literary Arts.
Mail your check to 2505 Driscoll St., Houston, TX 77019-6707