In the Media
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October 31, 2024
Lit Youngstown offers online, live events
October 24, 2024
Writer DelBene is selected for residency
October 24, 2024
Youngstown writer awarded recipient of Literary Cleveland’s Breakthrough Residency
October 16, 2024
Sweet Memories Vintage Tees & Candy bringing sweet treats to upcoming Fall Lit Festival
Mahoning Matters
September 26, 2024
Loderstedt does art exhibit, Lit Youngstown reading
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September 6, 2024
How to get involved in the annual Lit Youngstown’s Fall Literary Fest at Youngstown State
Mahoning Matters
August 30, 2024
First Wednesday reading features northeast Ohio poets
August 1, 2024
Lit Youngstown event features poet, sci-fi author
July 26, 2024
Cincinnati fiction writer, Cleveland poet to read at Lit Youngstown August event
Mahoning Matters
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July 25, 2024
State Arts Grants Includes $107k for Butler Art Museum
July 4, 2024
Lit Youngstown will feature Buckeye Poets
5/30/24
CityVerse poets do reading at Stambaugh
5/30/24
Poet, prose writer announced for Lit Youngstown reading
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5/24/24
Cleveland poets featured in Lit Youngstown's First Wednesday reading
4/25/24
Lit Youngstown hosts Biddinger, Dravec
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3/28/24
Lit Youngstown reading series to feature Liz Hill and Adam Brodsky
2/29/24
Lit Youngstown reading highlights history
1/25/24
Lit Youngstown hosts Winter Gala
1/19/24
Uplifting Palestinian voices: Lit Youngstown hosts online seminar featuring poets
1/11/24
Write off the bat with Lit Youngstown
11/30/23
Lit Youngstown series ends year with NE Ohio authors
10/26/23
Lit Youngstown hosts live, virtual events
10/26/23
Falling into Literature with Lit Youngstown
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10/18/23
Lit Youngstown presents free readings as part of this week’s fall festival in Youngstown
Mahoning Matters
10/3/23
Lit Youngstown's First Wednesday Series
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9/28/23
Murcko Performs Musical Poetry for Lit Youngstown
8/31/23
Lit Youngstown hosts poets from Columbus
8/29/23
Registration deadline approaching for Fall Literary Festival
8/29/23
Columbus poets to appear at September Lit Youngstown event
8/17/23
Lit Youngstown hosts 7th annual literary festival
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7/22/23
Lit Youngstown to host two poetry readings in August
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7/22/23
State agency on arts hands out $256K in Valley
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7/21/23
State Grants Awarded to Help Support Arts in the Valley
6/29/23
Three Ohio poets coming to Lit Youngstown
6/26/23
Three poets featured at upcoming Lit Youngstown reading
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6/7/23
PODCAST: Kimberly Mack talks about her book on Living Colour
6/6/23
THINGS TO DO: Lit Youngstown’s first Wednesday Readers series
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6/2/23
Ohio writer Kimberly Mack to speak on Living Colour’s album ‘Time’s Up’ in Youngstown
6/1/23
Pushcart Prize nominees featured
5/22/23
Youngstown, Columbus writers to speak at next Lit Youngstown reading series event
5/1/23
Lit Youngstown seeks poems inspired by art and movies
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4/28/23
Lit Youngstown seeking poets inspired by art, movies for upcoming events
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4/27/23
Reader Series rolls to Westside Bowl
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4/18/23
Lit Youngstown First Wednesday Reader Series Moves to Westside Bowl
3/30/23
Gallery to feature two poets at reading
2/2/23
Lit Youngstown Plans Winter Gala
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1/27/23
Lit Youngstown to hold Just Desserts: a Lit Winter Gala
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1/26/23
Reading features Olney writers
1/26/23
Round Table Readers
1/26/23
Lit Youngstown plans gala
1/5/23
Lit Youngstown announces online benefit with Mahoning natives
12/31/22
Lit Youngstown announces first 2023 event
12/24/22
Community Foundation awards $506K in 4Q grants
12/22/22
Grants total $506K in 4Q
10/22/22
Youngstown documentary to be screened at Fall Literary Festival
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10/22/22
Write with Lit Youngstown
10/20/22
Literary festival offers free events
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10/17/22
Maker of Documentary about City to Screen Her Film at Playhouse
10/13/22
Councils Prepare for Arts & Humanities Month
Federation of State Humanities Councils
9/30/22
Ohio authors booked for Lit Youngstown
8/20/22
Literary Festival Receives $5K Grant
7/30/22
Valley arts groups get $175K in grants
7/29/22
Poets picked for Lit Youngstown reading
7/22/22
All three Mahoning Valley counties receive grants from Ohio Arts Council
6/30/22
Lit Youngstown presents Soap Gallery Reading
4/22/22
Renowned poet speaks at writer workshop in Lowellville
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4/16/22
Resident-led groups get Wean grant funds
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4/12/22
Playwright sets events at theaters
Business Journal
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4/2/22
Lit Youngstown to offer poet-in-residence, workshops, cultural events
3/31/22
Poet Manuel Iris comes to Valley
3/1/22
Writers gather for annual Lit Youngstown camp
WKBN
12/30/21
Lit Youngstown hosts reading, announces grants
Youngstown Vindicator
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12/27/21
Lit Youngstown receives more than $50,000 for programming, operating costs
11/6/21
Lit Youngstown hosts online reading
Youngstown Vindicator
10/8/21
Lit Youngstown's Fall Literary Festival continues
10/7/21
Interview on Jambar TV
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10/7/21
Fall Lit Fest to Ignite Creativity
10/4/21
Lit Youngstown's Fall Literary Festival to get underway Thursday
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8/2/21
Nick Gardner, Couri Johnson to read from their works during Lit Youngstown event
7/25/21
August special events abound in Valley
7/23/21
Ohio Arts Council grants include $100K to Butler Institute
Mahoning Matters
7/19/21
Lit Youngstown offers poetry master class
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7/16/21
PNC provides more than $50K for local education programs
Mahoning Matters
7/21/21
PNC gives to pre-K programs
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6/5/21
Lit Youngstown offers in-person session
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4/17/21
Wean grant to provide books for Lit Youngstown program
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4/16/21
Lit Youngstown receives grant
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4/12/21
Youngstown native Ross Gay wins PEN America award
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3/31/21
Lit Youngstown Receives $15K Grant for Fall Literary Festival
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3/26/21
Lit Youngstown to host virtual poetry workshop Sunday
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3/2/21
Adam Hughes, Renay Sanders to read for Lit Youngstown on Wednesday
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2/26/21
Youngstown State University Jambar
2/21/21
Get Lit with Lit Yo
Mahoning Matters
2/2/21
Marra Gad to discuss memoir during online session Monday
Mahoning Matters
2/2/21
Montonaro, Swerdlow to read for Lit Youngstown on Wednesday
Metro Monthly
1/30/21
Lit Youngstown announces February, March programming
Vindicator
1/4/21
2 featured in poetry reading
Mahoning Matters
1/1/21
Lit Youngstown offers January workshops
Tribune Chronicle
12/1/20
Reading starts Lit Youngstown’s 2021 schedule
Mahoning Matters
11/23/20
Wednesday’s Lit Youngstown Series Features Poetry Pair
Business Journal
11/20/20
Spate of Murals Gives Visual Boost to City
Tribune Chronicle
11/15/20
Arts organizations in Mahoning get $240K in funding
Mahoning Matters
11/7/20
Pandemic surge cancels Mahoning Avenue mural unveiling
Mahoning Matters
10/29/20
Lit Youngstown to feature poet Craig Paulenich, fiction writer James Winter
YSU Jambar
10/11/20
YSU Students Paint Mural on Andrews Avenue
YSU Jambar
10/11/20
The Barbaric Yawp: Lit Youngstown’s First Online Fall Literary Festival
Rust Belt Girl Blog
10/8/20
Lit Fest Lowdown: 2020 highlights
Business Journal
10/8/20
Mural depicting Youngstown past and future taking shape
Mahoning Matters
10/6/20
Lit Youngstown reading will feature Kelly Bancroft and Jessica Jewell
WFMJ
10/5/20
Ribbon of memories mural painted on Andrews Ave. wall
WYSU
10/5/20
David Giffels interviewed by Tim Francisco
Mahoning Matters
10/2/20
YSU students making progress on Andrews mural project
Tribune Chronicle
9/23/20
Lit Youngstown adds Sunday reading series
WYSU
9/17/20
Lit Youngstown’s Virtual Fall Literary Festival
Mahoning Matters
9/4/20
Lit Youngstown to host annual Fall Literary Festival online
Best American Poetry Blog
9/3/20
The Virtual Poetry Conference
Mahoning Matters
9/1/20
Lit Youngstown’s fall series to focus on Black authors
Mahoning Matters
8/29/20
Lit Youngstown to feature pair with city connections Wednesday
Mahoning Matters
8/17/20
Lit Youngstown Receives $3225 Ohio Arts Council Grant
The Business Journal
8/8/20
Lit Youngstown Gets Ohio Arts Council Grant
WKBN
7/30/20
New mural project begins in Youngstown
WYSU.org
7/24/20
WYSU to Co-sponsor Lit Youngstown’s Fall Literary Festival
The Alliance Review
7/19/20
Mahoning YWCA names art contest winners
Mahoning Matters
7/11/20
Lit Youngstown reading to feature Ted Lardner and Kathleen Strafford
Mahoning Matters
7/8/20
Registration open for Lit Youngstown workshops and conference
WKBN
7/1/20
Ambitious mural project coming to Youngstown’s east side
Mahoning Matters
6/29/20
Lit Youngstown to host poets Diane Kendig and Hannah Rodabaugh tonight
Tribune Chronicle
6/28/20
Valley arts, culture groups awarded $22K
Mahoning Matters
6/25/20
4 Mahoning Cultural Institutions Receive Federal Funds
Mahoning Matters
6/24/20
Lit Youngstown Receives Relief Grants
Tribune Chronicle
6/20/20
Lit Youngstown Features Poets in Online Event
Mahoning Matters
5/20/20
Lit Youngstown Offers Armeni Bird Bath Raffle
Mahoning Matters
4/6/20
Zoom Poetry Workshop
3/26/20
Andrews Ave. Memory Mural
Tribune Chronicle
1/30/30
Lit Youngstown gets program grant
Tribune Chronicle
1/21/20
Lit Youngstown hosts Akron, Alliance writers
Goldenstring Radio
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12/30/19
Lit Youngstown to host poets Burroughs, Chernin
12/26/19
Lit Youngstown offers free camp
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12/20/19
Whitman and Brass
Metro Monthly
10/31/19
Winter Writing Camp
Tribune Chronicle
10/14/19
Lit Youngstown Hosts Writers
rustbelt girl blog
10/10/19
Fall Literary Festival
The Jambar
8/1/19
Third Annual Fall Literary Festival
Tribune Chronicle
8/22/19
Poets at Soap Gallery
Tribune Chronicle
7/17/19
Lit Youngstown, Library, Host Writing Contest
YWCA
6/28/19
Poetry and Paints
The Vindicator
6/13/19
Public Library with Lit Youngstown Receives NEA Big Read Grant
The Business Journal
3/28/19
Library, Lit Youngstown Get $15K NEA Grant
Tribune Chronicle
Lit Youngstown Hosts Visiting Writers
Fall Literary Festival September 21-22, 2018
Early Bird Registration Open for Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival
YSU Jambar
3/1/18
Poems Stamped Into Sidewalks in Downtown Youngstown
9/24/17
Lit Youngstown offers reading, workshop
7/28/17
Lit Youngstown, groups plan literary festival (link dead)
6/6/17
Lit Youngstown Interview
10/5/16
Lit Youngstown @ Purple Cat
9/7/16
Novelists Lit Youngstown
4/15/16
Jamie Marich and Johanna Slivinske
2/5/15
Lit Youngstown joins us for a Poetry luncheon at the Lunch Bucket
New literary group aims to serve valley writers