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Evening Reading:Â Todd Davis, Lauren Camp and Kortney Morrow (October 18 Butler North)
Join Lit Youngstown during the 9th Annual Fall Literary Festival for an evening reading featuring poets Todd Davis, Lauren Camp and...
Sep 152 min read


Small Press Ecologies with Caryl Pagel (October 18 Butler North)
The Craig Paulenich Endowed Lecture on Literary Community presents poet, editor and associate professor Caryl Pagel on "Small Press...
Sep 151 min read


Keystone Poetry Anthology Reading (October 18 Butler North)
From Philadelphia to Erie, shale fields to coal mines, Keystone Poetry  celebrates the varied landscapes and voices of Pennsylvania....
Sep 151 min read


David Huebert & Sean Prentiss (October 17Â St. John's Episcopal Church)
Lit Youngstown presents a reading and book-signing by David Huebert of Halifax, Canada and Sean Prentiss of Vermont. This reading will...
Sep 151 min read


Walk & Write with Diane Callahan (Fellows Riverside Gardens October 16)
This year's fall lit fest begins with a Walking Poetry Workshop with Diane Callahan at Fellows Riverside Gardens from 3:00-5:00pm....
Sep 151 min read


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2024 Fall Literary Festival Evening Reading: Ama Codjoe & Rachel Swearingen (October 19 Tyler History Center)
Lit Youngstown's 8th annual Fall Literary Festival features Youngstown native poet Ama Codjoe & Chicago fiction writer Rachel Swearingen...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


2024 Fall Literary Festival: Gathering In (October 17 McDonough Museum)
Warm welcome, Fall Literary Festival attendees and presenters! This event is free and open to the public. Join us at the McDonough...
Sep 19, 20241 min read


Neighborhood Bookstore Podcast
Our hats off, hats way off, to Eric Harper for this gem of an interview series with authors of fiction and non-fiction. We are honored to...
Aug 24, 20242 min read


Registration Open for Fall Lit Fest '24!
Lit Youngstown's 8th Fall Literary Festival will take place October 17-19 in Youngstown, Oh! Registration is open until September 15, or...
Apr 5, 20244 min read


Submit Your Proposal for the Fall Literary Festival (Feb. 1-29)
Submission proposals will be accepted the month of February, here. See the flyer below for more information. For inspiration, take a...
Jan 31, 20241 min read


Jill Christman & Alison Stine (October 21)
Fall Literary Festival Featured Presenters Jill Christman and Alison Stine read from their work, followed by a Q&A with Jen Knox....
Sep 14, 20232 min read


Ross Gay (October 20)
Fall Literary Festival Featured Presenter Ross Gay reads from his highly acclaimed essay and poetry collections. The Reverie Movement...
Sep 14, 20231 min read


Apply for Fall Lit Fest Coordinator and Bookfair Manager positions (Deadline April 16)
Lit Youngstown is accepting applications for the 2023 Fall Literary Festival Coordinator and Book Fair Manager positions. The Fall...
Mar 20, 20231 min read


Film Screening: Proud Citizen (Oct. 21)
Film Screening Proud Citizen Written by Katerina Stoykova and Thomas Southerland Moderator Film Scholar Laura Beadling Sponsored by the...
Oct 15, 20221 min read


Film Screening: Peerless City (Oct. 21)
Film Screening Peerless City Director Amanda Page Moderator YSU Film Scholar Laura Beadling Friday, October 21 at 11:00AM at the...
Oct 15, 20221 min read


Film Screening: Exact Change (Oct. 22)
Film Screening Exact Change (2017) Written by Christine Howey Saturday, October 22 at 11:00am at the Steel Museum (Youngstown Historical...
Oct 14, 20221 min read


Kelly Fordon & Joy Priest (Oct. 21)
Award-winning writers and Fall Literary Festival Feature presenters Kelly Fordon and Joy Priest read from their work Friday, October 21...
Oct 3, 20222 min read


Fall Lit Fest Gathering In (Oct. 20)
This year's Fall Literary Festival is shaping up beautifully! Nearly 200 attendees are traveling in from as far away as Arkansas,...
Sep 22, 20221 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...
Sep 2, 20224 min read
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