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Fall Literary Festival Registration Open
Join the 100+ writers and editors already registered for two days of literary goodness! We Please join us in thanking our community...
Aug 17, 20181 min read


Literary Arts At the Art Show
Join Lit Youngstown for a wonderful evening of literary works inspired by the visual arts. Hear from local writers and artists Liz...
Jul 12, 20181 min read


For the Birds! And for You
Your donation helps us fund our programs, and we’re so grateful. Good luck! If you win, we’ll come and take a picture. We will draw the...
May 21, 20181 min read


Voices from the Rust Belt: Anne Trubek
Anne Trubek, founder of Belt Publishing & Belt Magazine and editor of recently released Voices From The Rust Belt will talk about the...
May 5, 20181 min read
Ginny Taylor on #OccupiedWarren
Lit Youngstown’s intern Josh Naumann asked Lit Youngstown board member Ginny Taylor about her upcoming visual-literary art collaboration...
May 2, 20182 min read


Fall Literary Festival September 21-22
Save the dates! This year’s festivals will feature workshops, craft talks, a publishing panel, and readings by these accomplished...
Mar 25, 20183 min read


First Wednesday Readers Series 2018
Here they are, the big, beautiful lineup of visiting and local writers who will make up our year’s series. We thank them most sincerely,...
Mar 17, 20183 min read


Pictures from Words Made Visible Reception
Thank you to all: artists, writers, supporters, volunteers, the Soap Gallery, the Ohio Arts Council. Special appreciation to photographer...
Feb 10, 20183 min read


Cancel for Snow? Oh, no no no.
A Murder of Essays or The CROW Returns, with Stacy Graber Wednesday, February 7, The Soap Gallery, 117 S. Champion St. Doors open at...
Feb 7, 20181 min read


Meet Our Spring Intern!
Joshua Nauman is a Youngstown State University student majoring in Professional and Technical Writing. He was born in Warren and has been...
Jan 23, 20181 min read


One Million Thanks
Congratulations to Dominic Marchionda, Jr., on winning a stack of Please join us in thanking our generous contributors. Major donors,...
Dec 7, 20171 min read


Looking Forward, Looking Back
Dear Friend of Lit Youngstown, As we close out our third year, let’s take stock of all the fun we had in 2017. Looking Back We opened the...
Oct 27, 20173 min read


November 1st Reading + Digital Art
Join us Wednesday November 1 for a very special evening of readings and digital art. We will begin at 5:00 at Suzie’s Dogs & Drafts, 34...
Oct 7, 20171 min read
Images from our Fall Festival
Thank you to our presenters, participants, hosts, volunteers and funders for a truly enjoyable and memorable day. Plans are already...
Oct 4, 20171 min read


Highland Fling
We’ll be kicking up our heels at Opera Western Reserve’s Highland Fling on Friday, October 13, at the Soap Gallery, downtown Youngstown....
Oct 4, 20171 min read
Words Made Visible
So much congratulations to four poets whose poems were selected to be letterpressed into broadsides by The Cranky Pressman. “Working the...
Oct 4, 20171 min read
Words Made Visible Sidewalk Project
Congratulations to the writers of these excerpted works, which will be stamped into Youngstown sidewalks: “The Field’s Red Wheat” by...
Aug 29, 20171 min read


Fall Literary Festival Registration Open
Fall Literary Festival Lit Youngstown’s Fall Literary Festival features readings, craft talks, writing workshops and a publishing panel,...
Jul 23, 20174 min read


Thank You, Ohio Arts Council
With the announcement of our Ohio Arts Council grant, seems like a good time for an update on the Words Made Visible project. But first,...
Jul 22, 20172 min read


¡Hasta la Vista, Amiga!
Lots of people stopped by at the Summer Festival of the Arts to give a We are sad to see her go, and we are so grateful for the countless...
Jul 11, 20171 min read
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