Poetry Notecard Thank You Fundraiser
Let us thank you for supporting our end-of-year fundraiser with a set of these gorgeous poetry notecards designed by Lit Youngstown's new...
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- Sep 14
- 1 min
Thank you, raffle ticket buyers!
Congratulations to Kendra, winner of this year's Tony Armeni sculpted birdbath! Many thanks to Tony and to the many ticket buyers. You'll...
- Jun 23
- 1 min
Lit Youngstown at Summer Festival of the Arts (July 8-9)
Stop by to see us at the Summer Festival of the Arts! We'll be in the community programs neighborhood, where so much great work is...
- Mar 20
- 1 min
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...
- Feb 3
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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,...
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