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Writing Process
(M-F) 11/2-11/30 & (Mondays) 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23 & 11/30
November Nurturing: Daily Accountability and Weekly Writes
Are you on a mission to write more? Trying to make headway on a larger project? Need some help? Us, too!
Poetry
11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1 & 12/8
Writing the Collage Poem: Composing Longer Poems
How do longer poems get written? Often connections between what we write emerge over a period of time. One way is to consider the longer poem is a "collage".
Writing Process
11/4, 11/11, 11/18 & 11/25
Developing a Writing Habit - November 2026
Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.
Upcoming Events
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November 13, 2026
One Mic Open
Share your work at our free open mics each month hosted by Eric Odum
November 17, 2026
Queer Writes: Free Monthly Writing Groups - Heights Public Library
Monthly
Join a free writing group intended for queer and trans writers at the Heights Public Library - Lee Road Branch!
November 19, 2026
Emending Service: 2026 Veterans' Anthology Launch Party & Reading
6:00-7:30pm
Join us Thursday, November 19th for the in-person launch of Emending Service: 2026 Veterans' Anthology!
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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