Events & Readings
Writing Out Loud Class Show (Free/$10 suggested donation)
Thursday, February 22nd, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Rd, Cleveland
Lit Cleveland and Story Club Cleveland proudly present the Writing Out Loud class show! Join us as 8 brand new storytellers step on stage to share true stories. Featured performers include Julia Sieck, Tomasz Rybak, Lisa Thomas, Alienna Arnold, Jessica Schickel, Marjorie Simon, Cynthia Hill, and Elizabeth Culotta.
Saturday, March 10th, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Cleveland Public Library Main Branch, 325 Superior Ave, Cleveland
Join us for a guided tour of Cleveland Public Library’s expansive Literature Department and Special Collections, followed by a reception with coffee, tea, and treats! Open to Lit Cleveland members. Registration is required.
Author Visit: Ibi Zoboi (Free!)
Thursday, April 5th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern, 11625 Euclid Ave, Cleveland
Join us Thursday, April 5th, at Happy Dog Euclid to see National Book Award Finalist Ibi Zoboidiscuss her debut YA novel American Street! This event is hosted in partnership with Cleveland Public Library.
OutLoud Cleveland (Free/$10 suggested donation)
Friday, April 6th, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., LGBT Community Center, 6600 Detroit Rd, Cleveland
OutLoud Cleveland is a reading and storytelling event featuring writers of fiction, poetry, and storytellers from the LGBTQ+ community in NE Ohio. Featured readers include poet Penelope Jeanne Girlblood and fiction writer Christopher Alonso, and the event will be MC’d by writer Alex DiFrancesco. Three additional slots will be open to submissions from February 15 – March 15. Interested in reading? Please send submissions to info@litcleveland.org with the headline “OutLoud Cleveland.”
On our blog: Writers on fire at Winter Mixer
On Sat. February 10th, Lit Cleveland members and staff gathered at Visible Voice Books in Tremont for Lit Cleveland’s Winter Mixer. Over the course of the evening, attendees shopped for books, chatted about recent writing projects, enjoyed two “Destroyer” pizzas courtesy of Crust downstairs, and witnessed phenomenal readings by local writers (and Lit Cleveland members!) Franz Margitza, E.F. Schraeder, and Stacie Williams. Thanks to all who came out! More on our blog.
Gordon Square Review announces Free Stamp Flash Contest
Named in honor of the ubiquitous Free Stamp sculpture in downtown Cleveland, GSR’s contest is for Northeast Ohio writers submitting flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and/or prose poetry entries of 500 words or fewer. Each entry costs $6, and the winner will receive $250, publication in GSR’s second issue, an invitation to read at the launch party, and more. The deadline is March 15th, 2018. Learn more.
GSR is also now open for regular FREE submissions. Accepted writers receive modest honorariums and an invitation to read at the launch party. Visit our website to learn more about how to submit.
Lit Events Around Town
Step Up! Poetry Open Mic & Workshop w/John Burroughs & Diane Borsenik (Free!)
Saturday, February 24th, 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., Shorne Cultural Centre, 291 E. 222nd Street, Euclid
Come one, come all to an open mic and poetry workshop offering an encouraging platform to anyone who may be new to reading, or for those wishing for tips on how to better read their work at the mic.
Prison Terms Book with Diane Kendig Launch (Free!)
Sunday, March 4th, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., South Euclid-Lyndhurst Public Library, 1876 South Green Rd, South Euclid
Don’t miss the book launch for Diane Kendig’s new chapbook of poems, Prison Terms, which reflects her 18 years leading creative writing workshops in medium security prisons. Joining Diane are participants from the Oberlin Drama at Grafton program, the Lake Erie Correctional Institution poetry writing program, and the Ohio Innocence project. Light refreshments provided.
