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Book Fair! Register Your Press, Journal, Program or Business for Fall Lit Fest
Every year at Lit Youngstown's Fall Literary Festival in Youngstown, Oh! we welcome, presses, journals, programs, organizations and...
Mar 8, 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,...
Mar 5, 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 24, 20221 min read
Call for Artists: Fall Lit Fest Ekphrasis
Lit Youngstown seeks artwork that responds to poems and story excerpts by presenters of Fall Literary Festival 2021. These highly award...
Jun 24, 20211 min read
Fall Lit Fest 2021 Registration Opens
Are you a reader, writer, editor, publisher, or educator of the literary arts? We hope you will join us for the 5th annual Fall Literary...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Thank You, Centofanti Foundation
We are so grateful to announce a $15,000 grant from the Centofanti Foundation to support the Fall Literary Festival. We honor the work...
Mar 6, 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...
Feb 14, 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...
Jan 17, 20211 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,...
Oct 5, 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...
Sep 6, 20201 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 14, 20203 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...
Jul 6, 20207 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 22, 20201 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...
Jun 20, 20204 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 29, 20201 min read
Mar 6, 20200 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 26, 20201 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...
Feb 21, 20202 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...
Oct 22, 20191 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...
Aug 16, 20192 min read
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