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Sydney Stalnecker is a writer, teacher, and former journalist. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in English, as well as her Teaching of Writing Certificate, from Youngstown State University. She remains at the university as an adjunct first-year writing instructor. Her news articles are published in The Jambar , where she was Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer in 2021 and 2022. Occasionally, you may find her reading her poems at local open mic nights.

Join us in welcoming YSU intern Nichole Galbreath! Currently studying English at YSU, she hopes to work in publishing and help authors...

Join us in welcoming Kate, our newest board member. Kate Caraballo is an editor, poet, and mother of one. She earned her M.A. in English...

Tony Armeni and Barbara Sabol Big congratulations to Barbara Sabol, who did not win this year's raffled bird bath... the conventional...

Stop by to say hello, write a ransom note and admire our new t-shirts and stickers! We enjoy seeing you and are happy to be back in the...

Melissa Birmingham received an associate's degree in Fashion Merchandising from FIT in NYC and a bachelor's degree in Human Ecology from...

Those who attended Lit Youngstown's 10 year anniversary celebration were moved by poet Terry Murcko's talk on the richness of...

We had so much fun with you celebrating our 10th anniversary! Thank you for the well wishes. Big thanks to our gala sponsors Barbara...

It’s that time of year again! This year could be your year to win a one-of-a-kind birdbath by Youngstown steel sculptor Tony Armeni. The...

Many times over the years people have told us that for an organization with such a small staff and shoestring budget, we do a lot. That...

We are thrilled to welcome incoming Grantwriter Meagan Albani. Meg's experience in the local arts and nonprofit scene will be a great...

Lit at Ten: a Celebration Friday March 21 at 7:00pm Doors Open 6:15pm St. John's Episcopal Church (323 Wick Ave.)​​ ​ Lit Youngstown is...

Position:  Development Coordinator Lit Youngstown is seeking a part-time Development Coordinator to help support the fiscal well being of...

With thanks to the cool cool O Miami for the ode to the zip code idea, visitors to our booth wrote their our own zip odes at the Summer...

Congratulations, Alexis and Noah, thank you, Tony, and huge thank you to this year's many birdbath raffle ticket buyers. We raised over...

To celebrate the incredible writers who have graced our mics over these first ten years, 2015-2025, we will publish a ten year...

Lit Youngstown is proud to co-sponsor Ohio Nonviolence Week's Speak Your Peace Spoken Word Poetry Event! Click on the QR code for more...

All summer you've been watching the birds, and thinking it would be so great to win a gorgeous Tony Armeni sculpted birdbath. No back...

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...

Lit Youngstown is honored to be one of twenty-five arts nonprofits receiving support from the Ohio Arts Council, in its latest round of...