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We are so grateful to announce a $15,000 grant from the Centofanti Foundation to support the Fall Literary Festival. We honor the work...

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

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

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,...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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