Welcome to Literary Cleveland
Developing writers, amplifying voices, and transforming our community through storytelling.
Upcoming Classes
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Fiction
10/14
Intro to the Intro: Hooking the Reader
This class will make you a bestselling writer! Okay, probably not. But if that sentence caught your attention, it did its job.
Nonfiction
10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19
Intro to Nonfiction - Fall 2025
Everyone has a story to tell. In this 6-week class, we will generate new material as well as learn about the fundamentals of creative nonfiction.
Poetry
10/25
Haiku Hike - Fall 2025
Clear your mind, take a short nature hike and live the haiku moment!
Upcoming Events
Don't miss out on all the fun!
October 10, 2025
One Mic Open
Share your work at our free open mics each month hosted by Eric Odum!
October 22, 2025
Sustaining Service: 2025 Veterans' Anthology Launch Party & Reading
6:30-8:00pm
Join us Wednesday, October 22 for the in-person launch of Sustaining Service: 2025 Veterans' Anthology!
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October 25, 2025
Breakthrough Residency Reading & Celebration 2025
6-9pm
Celebrate our third cohort of Breakthrough Writing Residents with a very special presentation of their work.
Featured Announcements
Everything you need to know
Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison
Literary Cleveland and Ohio Humanities are planning a yearlong statewide celebration of Toni Morrison in Ohio. Learn more about this 2026-2027 project and how to get involved. Head to the website!
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
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