Speaker

Charles J. Martin is the writer for Glamorella’s Daughter, We Promised Utopia, and author of nine novels as well as a screenwriter for two feature films. In 2010, Martin founded Literati Press Comics & Novels, a boutique book publisher dedicated to representing innovative genre storytelling in Oklahoma and surrounding states. In 2016, Martin opened a retail bookshop in the Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City, then a Writers Co-Op and Creative Writing Center in 2024.

Literati Press is a creators-led literary community located in the historic Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City. Founded in 2010 as a scrappy boutique publishing company to herald innovative storytelling throughout the state, we steadily expanded through the years, opening a brick and mortar bookshop in 2016 and a Writers Co-Op in 2024.