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Aug. First Wed. Reading at Suzie’s
Join us Wednesday August 2 at 7:00 at Suzie’s Dogs & Drafts in downtown Youngstown, as we welcome three visiting poets. Open mic to...
Jul 17, 20171 min read
Back to Suzie’s for July Reading
Join us for a reading by fiction writer Robert Pope of Akron and Thomas Welsh, an author of A History of Jewish Youngstown and the Steel...
Jun 22, 20172 min read
Purple Cat Hosts June Reading
We are excited about this reading. It’s an amazing confluence, too: Nin Andrews will be moving soon, and Allison Pitinii Davis & Rochelle...
May 31, 20171 min read
David Giffels & Lori Jakiela Take the Stage at Suzie’s
Creative non-fiction rock stars David Giffels of Akron and Lori Jakiela of Pittsburgh travel all the way to Youngstown to read us some...
Apr 17, 20171 min read
Poets Sean Thomas Dougherty & Terry Murcko March 1
Our First Wednesday Reading Series features two poets whose words have graced the poetry landscape for decades: Sean Thomas Dougherty and...
Feb 11, 20171 min read
The CROW Makes a Landing at Suzie’s
Student writers from YSU will read their essays selected for the publication CROW, Compose: A Review of Writing. The evening will be...
Jan 19, 20171 min read
Storygami! Writer Visits Youngstown
Two first-rate poetry, fiction and non-fiction writers grace our stage Wednesday Jan. 4 at 7:00, at Purple Cat Productions, 220 W....
Dec 17, 20161 min read
2017 First Wednesday Series: What a lineup!
So many incredible poets, fiction and non-fiction writers said Yes, and now they’re coming to the Suzie’s Dogs & Drafts stage on the...
Dec 1, 20163 min read
November *Monday* Reading
Two fine young graduates of the NEOMFA come down from the North Coast. Monday Nov. 7 at 7:00, Suzie’s Dogs & Drafts downtown. NEOMFA...
Oct 29, 20161 min read
October Reading Moves to Monday
We welcome Christopher Barzak and Lawrence Coates to our October First Monday reading, Monday October 3 @ 7:00, Suzie’s Dogs & Drafts, 34...
Sep 14, 20163 min read
The Art of Healing
We welcome Jamie Marich and Johanna Slivinske to our September First Wednesday reading, September 7 @ 7:00, Suzie’s Dogs & Drafts, 34 N....
Aug 13, 20161 min read
Two New Novelists
We welcome MB Earnheardt and Randi Barlow Pappa to our August First Wednesday reading, August 3 @ 7:00, Suzie’s Dogs & Drafts, 34 N....
Jul 26, 20161 min read
All the Way from Erie
We welcome Greg Brown and Cee Williams to our July First Wednesday reading, July 6 @ 7:00, Suzie’s Dogs & Drafts, 34 N. Phelps St. Greg...
Jun 20, 20161 min read
Esteemed Marys to Read June 1
We are thrilled to welcome two esteemed poets, Mary Biddinger and Mary Quade, to our First Wednesday Reading Series June 1, 7 PM at...
May 21, 20161 min read
Featured Reader: Robin Wesson
The featured reader from our April First Wed. Reading is Robin Wesson. She tell us I was born and spent most of my life on the East Side...
Apr 20, 20162 min read
Celebrating Big!
Lit Youngstown is going all out this April for National Poetry Month! Each day, we will add a poetry-writing prompt. We’ve invited poets...
Mar 20, 20163 min read
Featured Reader: Charin George
The featured reader from our February 2016 First Wednesday series is Charin George. Charin is a native of Brooklyn, New York, and has...
Mar 17, 20162 min read
Canfield HS Students Rock Suzie’s
We asked one of our YSU interns, Sam Amazing, to report on the reading at Suzie’s on Monday March 7. The evening was planned by Chris...
Mar 9, 20162 min read
Outsiders, artists, and adventurers: youth dispatches from the rust belt
Lit Youngstown presents Outsiders, artists, and adventurers: youth dispatches from the rust belt: an evening with Chris Jennings,...
Feb 18, 20162 min read
Thomas Sabatini Opens the Mic
One of the pleasures of having interns on board is their fresh ideas. Sam recently suggested we videotape our open mic sessions, and...
Feb 12, 20166 min read
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