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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...

Stop by to see us, try your hand at a zip code poem, pick up a hoodie for the fall (soft as butter, warm as toast!) and a raffle ticket...

Thanks to a grant from the Mahoning County Commissioners, one writer who lives or works in Mahoning County will be selected for Lit...

Photo Credits Ashley Dillon Congratulations to these courageous and creative teens who shared their original poetry at the first...

“National parks from coast to coast will host special events this year with Ada Limón, the nation’s 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in...

Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has granted $10,000 in operating support to Lit Youngstown via the Kennedy Family Fund, the...

We are thrilled to welcome incoming Development Coordinator Lisa Viscusi. Lisa's experience in the arts and development will be a great...

A huge thank you to the speakers, attendees and volunteers that helped to make the 2024 Winter Gala a huge success. Please do join us...

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...

Congratulations to Kendra, winner of this year's Tony Armeni sculpted birdbath! Many thanks to Tony and to the many ticket buyers. You'll...

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...

Lit Youngstown is accepting applications for the 2023 Fall Literary Festival Coordinator and Book Fair Manager positions. The Fall...

Huge congratulations to Olney Magazine on their 2nd anniversary and the publication of issue 4 (purchase here). A literary journal...

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...

Winter Writing Camp will be Saturday, February 18, 2023, from 9:30am-3:00pm at St. John's Episcopal Church and the main library....

Youngstown has a rich literary history, and this series will showcase the incredible writers who call or have called Youngstown home....