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Join Lit Youngstown during the 9th Annual Fall Literary Festival for an evening reading featuring poets Todd Davis, Lauren Camp and...

From Philadelphia to Erie, shale fields to coal mines, Keystone Poetry  celebrates the varied landscapes and voices of Pennsylvania....

Join Lit Youngstown during the 9th Annual Fall Literary Festival for Creative Reading featuring Nin Andrews, Jen McConnell, Melanie...

Lit Youngstown presents a reading and book-signing by David Huebert of Halifax, Canada and Sean Prentiss of Vermont. This reading will...

Save your seat! Learn more about the people and places that shaped our city. Historian Vince Shivers will share his extensive research,...

First Wednesday Reader Series presents poets Dianne Borsenik of Cleveland & Steven Concert of Harveys Lake, PA. Open mic to follow....

Join Lit Youngstown and the Youngstown Area Community Concert Band on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 7pm in Austintown Park for a concert of...

First Wednesday Reader Series presents poets Amanda Stovicek D'Alessandro of Cleveland and Jyotsna Sreenivasan of Columbus, Wednesday,...

Youngstown, Ohio, has left an indelible impression on many writers who have called Youngstown home. This annual series features those in...

Join us in celebration of the prose poem Tuesday April 1 at 7:00pm. This free reading will be livestreamed. To join, visit Lit...

First Wednesday Reader Series presents poet Jennifer Hambrick of Columbus and journalist and playwright Christopher Johnston of Cleveland...

First Wednesday Reader Series presents two poets: Youngstown native Cherise Benton of Cleveland, and Paula J. Lambert of Columbus. Sarah...

First Wednesday Reader Series presents poet Jessica Manack of Pittsburgh and science fiction writer Marie Vibbert of Cleveland. Carrie...

So much thanks to these poets for sharing their work and insights. Watch the reading and conversation here , recorded the night before...

First Wednesday Reader Series presents poets Molly Fuller & Robert Miltner, both of Canton. Meagan Albani will co-host. Open mic to...

Join us for a reading and conversation celebrating LGBTQIA+ voices Monday November 4th at 7:00pm. This reading will be livestreamed via...

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

Join us for "The State of the Prose Poem : A Discussion with Nin Andrews, Denise Duhamel, Peter Johnson, and Gary Young, moderated by...

First Wednesday Reader Series presents James B. DeMonte and Michael Loderstedt. Lauren Lenio will co-host. Open mic to follow. Wednesday,...

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...