Join us in person at Lakewood Public Library for free writing groups each month.
From April to September 2025, we will be offering free monthly writing groups in each genre at the Lakewood Public Library. Whether you are in the middle of a project or starting something new, these groups are designed to help you draft new work, refine your craft, and build community with other writers. Join us every month or stop by for a single session when you can.
Presented in partnership with Lakewood Public Library.
Join us in person at Lakewood Public Library the first Saturday of each month for fiction writing and community in this free monthly writing group. Each month we will read samples of published stories and novels for inspiration, discuss craft and form, draft our own fiction writing in response to in-class exercises, and build community among fellow writers. Join us every month or stop by for a single session—this group is great for making progress on an ongoing project or for starting something new.
Write Now: Free Fiction Group takes place the first Saturday of each month (April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, and September 6) from 10:00-11:30am in person at the Lakewood Public Library (15425 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107).
Join us in person at Lakewood Public Library the second Saturday of each month for creative nonfiction writing and community in this free monthly writing group. Each month we will read samples of published essays and memoirs for inspiration, discuss craft and form, draft our own nonfiction writing in response to in-class exercises, and build community among fellow writers. Join us every month or stop by for a single session—this group is great for making progress on an ongoing project or for starting something new.
Write Now: Free Nonfiction Group takes place the second Saturday of each month (April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9, and September 13) from 10:00-11:30am in person at the Lakewood Public Library (15425 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107).
Join us in person at Lakewood Public Library the third Saturday of each month for poetry writing and community in this free monthly writing group. Each month we will read samples of published poems for inspiration, discuss craft and form, draft our own poetry in response to in-class exercises, and build community among fellow writers. Join us every month or stop by for a single session—this group is great for making progress on an ongoing project or for starting something new.
Write Now: Free Poetry Group takes place the third Saturday of each month (April 19, May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, and September 20) from 10:00-11:30am in person at the Lakewood Public Library (15425 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107).
Join us in person at Lakewood Public Library for free writing groups each month.
From April to September 2025, we will be offering free monthly writing groups in each genre at the Lakewood Public Library. Whether you are in the middle of a project or starting something new, these groups are designed to help you draft new work, refine your craft, and build community with other writers. Join us every month or stop by for a single session when you can.
Presented in partnership with Lakewood Public Library.
Eric Odum is a Libra, poet, brother, lover and friend. He works in the nonprofits arts field in Cleveland, OH as a way to nurture and amplify the voices of communities and neighborhoods that are often forgotten or silenced. He is the creator of the One Mic Open Poetry Slam. He is also in the process of bringing his second collection of poems and essays to completion, titled The Stars We Call Home.
Jen Jones Donatelli is a certified Co-Active coach, creative facilitator and founder of Creative Groove—a small business offering courses, coaching, and community around the art of creative living.
Johnny Caputo is an active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) and a voter for the Nebula Awards. His speculative fiction has appeared in Escape Pod, Mithila Review, Cast of Wonders, and other venues. When not writing, he spends his time teaching at various institutions and wandering the woods around Cleveland.
