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Developing writers, amplifying voices, and transforming our community through storytelling.
Upcoming Classes
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Reader Series
1/7, 2/4, 3/4 & 4/1
Read Like a Writer: Short Fiction - Session One - Jan 2025
Join us for this reader series class where we will take a deep dive into the craft of one short story each month.
Nonfiction
1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5 & 2/12
Intro to Nonfiction - Spring 2025
In this 6-week class, we will generate new material as well as learn about the fundamentals of creative nonfiction.
Poetry
1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6 & 2/13
Intro to Poetry - Spring 2025
Generate new poems in this six-week class designed to kick your writing into gear.
Upcoming Events
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Write Now: Free Monthly Writing Groups
Monthly
Join a free writing group at the Cleveland Public Library
Early Ink Morning Writing Club
Daily 6-8am ET
Join us virtually each morning for a silent writing accountability group!
February 1, 2025
Winter Writing Retreat 2025
Devote a day to your writing!
Featured Announcments
Everything you need to know
Essential Worker Anthology
Voices from the Edge
In 2021-2022, we collected the stories and poems of essential workers in Northeast Ohio into an anthology that details the lived experience of the pandemic from the point of view of those who sacrificed to keep others safe. Read these powerful and movies stories now.
Gordon Square Review
Literary Cleveland's biannual online literary journal
Learn more, get involved, and submit your writing