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First Wednesday Reader Series presents poets Dom Fonce of Youngstown, Mark Sebastian Jordan of Mansfield & Katherine Orr of Kent on Wednesday, December 3 at 7:00pm at the Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave. David Wheeler will co-host with an open mic to follow. This reading will be downstairs in the Trophy Room, accessible only by stairs. ASL interpretation will be provided by Meagan Albani, with funding support from the Raymond J. Wean Foundation. The First Wednesday Reader Se

The children of immigrants bring insights on culture and language to an Uplifting Voices series reading. Click here to watch the reading.    Simmons Buntin is author of Satellite: Essays on Fatherhood and Home, Near and Far;  a collection of sustainable community case studies Unsprawl: Remixing Spaces as Places;  and books of poetry Bloom  and Riverfall. He’s also co-editor of Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance, and Democracy.  Founding editor-in-chief of Terrai

Contemporary writers bring their perspectives and experiences to the next Uplifting Voices series reading. Click here to watch the reading.    Julia Kolchinsky is the author of four poetry collections: The Many Names for Mother, Don't Touch the Bones, 40 WEEKS, and PARALLAX. Her nonfiction has appeared in Brevity, Shenandoah, and Michigan Quarterly Review.  She is Assistant Professor of English/Creative Writing at Denison University. An internationally renowned Latina author

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...