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.
All genres, experience levels, and ages are welcome!
Note for parents/guardians: Children 12 and under should be accompanied by an adult. Because most of the members are adults, some adult language and themes may be read and/or discussed during our meetings.
Critiques
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 excited about writing.
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.
Critiques starting at 12pm.
We alternate between Pop! Art Books Culture and the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County (schedule is listed below).
Pop! Art Books Culture (PABC)
6949 Market Street
Boardman, Ohio 44512
Boardman Library (PLYMC-Boardman Library)
Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County
7680 Glenwood Avenue
Boardman, OH 44512
East Library (PLYMC-East Library)
Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County
430 Early Road
Youngstown, OH 44505
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-Boardman Library
March 21st - PABC
April 18th - PABC
May 16th - PLYMC-Boardman Library
June 20th - PABC
July 18th - PLYMC-East Library
August 15th - PABC
September 19th - PLYMC-Boardman Library
October 17th - PABC
November 21st - PABC
December 12th - PLYMC-Boardman Library*
*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.