Youngstown Writers’ Guild

What It Is

Gathering in a safe, judgement-free space, the Youngstown Writers’ Guild is a place to socialize with other local writers. We are an unorganized, no-itinerary group that likes to keep things extremely casual.

Note for parents/guardians: Because most of the members are adults, some adult language and themes may be read and/or discussed during our meetings.

Critique Hour

If you’d like feedback on a short work or excerpt from a longer piece, feel free to bring 1,000 words or less to read to the group. Our members provide gentle, constructive feedback to keep you exciting about writing.

All genres, experience levels, and ages are welcome!

What to Bring

Want to work on your writing? Bring your favorite writing medium (laptop, tablet, pen/pencil/paper, etc.)
Want to work on crafts? Bring your favorite knitting, crocheting, or scrapbooking kit!
Want to stare at a wall? We’ll support you while you do that, too!
Bring a snack, bring a drink – feel free to share or hoard your treasures. We don’t judge.

When do we meet?

We meet on the 3rd Saturday of Each Month from 10am - 2pm.

Critique Hour: 12pm - 1pm

We alternate between Pop! Art Books Culture and the Boardman Library (schedule is listed below).

Pop! Art Books Culture (PABC)

6949 Market Street

Boardman, Ohio 44512

Boardman Library (PLYMC)

Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County

7680 Glenwood Avenue

Boardman, OH 44512

For individual meeting updates, be sure to check our Facebook events page or sign up for our notification list by clicking here.

2026 Schedule

January 17th - PABC
February 21st - PLYMC

March 21st - PABC
April 18th - PABC
May 16th - PLYMC

June 20th - PABC
July 18th - PLYMC
August 15th - PABC
September 19th - PLYMC
October 17th - PABC
November 21st - PABC
December 12th - PLYMC*

*Notice: This is the 2nd Saturday, not 3rd Saturday

Have Questions?

Co-hosts RW (she/her) and Katja (she/her) will be happy to answer your questions! RW can be reached at contact@rwfranklin.com. Katja can be reached at katiepasserotti@gmail.com.