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Developing writers, amplifying voices, and transforming our community through storytelling.
Upcoming Classes
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Poetry
8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, 9/16, 9/23
Intro to Poetry - August 2025
Generate new poems in this six-week class designed to kick your writing into gear.
Fiction
8/16
Writing the Sex Scene
In this workshop we will discuss the issues of writing a sex scene in literary fiction; and maybe even try our hand at writing one of our own.
Business of Writing
8/17
OAC Individual Excellence Award Info Session
Learn about the $5,000 OAC Individual Excellence Award before the Sep 1 deadline
Upcoming Events
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Inkubator Writing Conference
September 5-14
Literary Cleveland's Inkubator is one of the largest free writing conferences in the country.
August 4, 2025
Breakthrough Writing Residency
Apply for Literary Cleveland's free year-long writing residency and work one-on-one with a mentor to complete a book-length project.
August 8, 2025
One Mic Open
Share your work at our free open mics each month hosted by Eric Odum!
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Volunteer at Inkubator
Want to lend a hand at Literary Cleveland's Inkubator Writing Conference September 12-13 at the downtown Cleveland Public Library? Complete an interest form and we will send you more information. It's a great way to meet new people and to give back to the writing community!
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
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