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Feb 14, 20211 min read

Fall Lit Fest Seeking Book Fair Participants

Welcome, presses, journals, programs, organizations and literary businesses! We look forward to hosting you. The book fair will be open...

Jan 17, 20211 min read

Fall Lit Fest 2021 Call for Proposals

5th Annual Fall Literary Festival October 7-9, 2021 Youngstown, Ohio Conference Theme: “Our Shared Story” Visiting Writers: Ross Gay...

Oct 5, 20201 min read

Fall Lit Fest 2020: Thank You and Pics

Wow, we had such a great time. Thank you to everyone! We hope we can meet in person next year; but if not, we’ll just make it work,...

Sep 6, 20201 min read

Fall Lit Fest Registration Open! Coming up Quick!

4th Annual Fall Literary Festival Via Videoconference September 24-26, 2020, EST Our hardworking planning committee began planning this...

Jul 14, 20203 min read

“Start a new draft by imagining other angles”: a Conversation with Janet Wong

Lit Youngstown’s summer intern Danny Gage asked children’s author Janet Wong a few questions about her work and writing life. Janet will...

Jul 6, 20207 min read

“To discover the heartbeat of a work”: a Conversation with Quincy Flowers

Lit Youngstown’s summer intern Danny Gage asked novelist Quincy Flowers a few questions about his work and writing life. Quincy will be a...

Jun 22, 20201 min read

Registration is open for the Fall Literary Festival

The 4th annual Fall Literary Festival Sept. 24-26… all online. What will we miss? Hugs. Who will enjoy the conference? Readers and...

Jun 20, 20204 min read

“I felt like an outsider, which is probably why I am a writer,” a Conversation with Cynt

Lit Youngstown’s summer intern Danny Gage asked poet Cynthia Atkins a few questions about her work and writing life. Cynthia will be a...

Mar 29, 20201 min read

Anthony Manna in Conversation with Janet Wong

We are excited to be hosting children’s and teen’s author Janet Wong at the Fall Literary Festival in September! To see why we’re so...

Mar 6, 20200 min read

Fall Literary Festival Proposal Deadline March 31

Feb 26, 20201 min read

Lou Yuhasz Memorial Scholarship 2020

Each year, we award one $100 scholarship, and invite the recipient to read their work at the Fall Literary Festival, September 24-26. The...

Feb 21, 20202 min read

Fall Literary Festival Seeks Proposals

Submissions are now closed. Thank you! The literary arts conference will include creative readings, craft talks, workshops and panel...

Oct 22, 20191 min read

Pictures From the Fall Literary Festival

Fall Festival 2019 in the books. The light was beautiful, and so were you. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photo Credit Ashley...

Aug 16, 20192 min read

October 5: A Night to Remember

Join us for a truly wonderful evening of sidewalk poetry dedication, elegant dining, great conversation, an incredible reading by George...

Jul 23, 20191 min read

Early Bird Starts to Pack

Many of you have heard the call of the early bird, not for worms, but for the affordable registration rate of only 40 bucks at the Fall...

Apr 17, 20192 min read

Lou Yuhasz Scholarship

The second Lou Yuhasz Memorial Scholarship is open for submissions. Each year, we will award one $100 scholarship, and invite the...

Apr 13, 20192 min read

Seeking Proposal Submissions for Fall Literary Festival

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FALL LITERARY FESTIVAL 2019 Lit Youngstown seeks proposals for presentations, workshops, craft talks and creative...

Sep 29, 20181 min read

Fall Fest Pics

Our second Fall Literary Festival is in the books. Thank you, thank you, writers, editors, teachers, students, committee and board...

Aug 17, 20181 min read

Fall Literary Festival Registration Open

Join the 100+ writers and editors already registered for two days of literary goodness! We Please join us in thanking our community...

Jul 16, 20182 min read

Lou Yuhasz Memorial Scholarship

It was with great sadness that we received word of the death of Lou, a writer who was engaged with us since our beginning. The last...

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