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Feb 3, 20231 min read

Olney Magazine Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

Huge congratulations to Olney Magazine on their 2nd anniversary and the publication of issue 4 (purchase here). A literary journal...

Dec 12, 20221 min read

Just Desserts: a Lit Winter Gala (Feb. 11)

This fun evening will include desserts and savory hors d'ouevres with gluten-free and vegan options Doors open at 6:45 Wine and apple...

Dec 12, 20221 min read

Winter Writing Camp Registration Closed

Winter Writing Camp will be Saturday, February 18, 2023, from 9:30am-3:00pm at St. John's Episcopal Church and the main library....

Dec 12, 20222 min read

Youngstown Live/d: a Benefit Reading (online, Jan. 30)

Youngstown has a rich literary history, and this series will showcase the incredible writers who call or have called Youngstown home....

Nov 29, 20221 min read

We Give on #GivingTuesday

Toward the end of the year, Lit Youngstown's board selects a literary arts nonprofit and we send a modest donation. It lifts us up to...

Oct 6, 20221 min read

We have a winner!

Congratulations, Martha Ferenchak on winning the 2022 hand-sculpted Tony Armeni birdbath! We are so grateful to all of the ticket buyers,...

Sep 20, 20221 min read

Silly Science Sunday Stories

What could be more fun than spending the day in the rosy glow of Silly Science Sunday, writing stories with kids and being part of an...

Sep 2, 20224 min read

The Place That Makes Us Film Screening (Oct. 22)

Join us for a public screening of The Place That Makes Us, Saturday, October 22 at 7:00 pm. This is the first in-person screening this...

Aug 24, 20221 min read

Lit Youngstown at Silly Science Sunday (September 18)

Write a story, drop an egg from the sky, walk on water, make a spin painting! So much to do at Silly Science Sunday in downtown...

May 25, 20221 min read

Lit Yo at Summer Festival of the Arts

If you're going to the Summer Festival of the Arts at the new Wean Park, stop by to see us. We enjoy talking to readers, writers and...

May 22, 20221 min read

Artist Residency with Mike Geither

Many, many thanks to the Ohio Arts Council and Rob Briggs & Alyssa Lenhoff-Briggs for the funding to bring this talented and insightful...

Apr 3, 20222 min read

Writer Residency with Manuel Iris

So thankful to the Ohio Arts Council and Rob Briggs & Alyssa Lenhoff-Briggs for the funding to bring this wonderful poet to our...

Mar 8, 20221 min read

Cindy Bosley & Jessica Jones (Weds April 6 at 7)

First Wednesday Readers Series Presents poets Cindy Bosley of Toledo & Jessica Jones of Akron, Wednesday April 6 at 7 PM at the Soap...

Mar 8, 20221 min read

I Sing the Body Electric: Whitman's America in Words and Music

Hopewell Theatre and Lit Youngstown present "I Sing the Body Electric: Whitman’s America in Words and Song," Sunday, March 20 at 3:00 at...

Mar 1, 20221 min read

Winter Writing Camp Thank You!

Winter Writing Camp 2022 was a wonderful day, thanks to amazing session leaders, volunteers, participants, caterer Sue Payton, our cookie...

Feb 24, 20221 min read

Submit Your Session Proposal for the 2022 Fall Literary Festival

We look forward to reading your proposal! Submit here by March 15. To register a press journal, program or business for the bookfair,...

Feb 22, 20221 min read

Happy Hour at Inner Circle-Canfield March 23

Stop by the Inner Circle, 6579 Ironwood Blvd., anytime after 5 for a drink or bite to eat and informal conversation. This month's happy...

Feb 22, 20221 min read

Fantasy Book Club: Game of Thrones March 19

Join us for a discussion of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones Book 1 on March 19th at 1 PM over Zoom. For the Zoom link, fill out...

Feb 22, 20222 min read

Food for Thought: World of Wonders March 10

This year, Lit Youngstown's monthly book discussion will focus on the idea of the writer: biographies, memoirs, fictional works with a...

Feb 22, 20221 min read

Mitch James & Zach Savich March 2

First Wednesday Readers Series Presents Mentor poetry and flash fiction writer Mitch James and Cleveland poetry and nonfiction writer...

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