Join us in person at Cleveland Public Library for free writing groups each month.
From January to December 2024, we will be offering free monthly writing groups in each genre at different branches of the Cleveland 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 Cleveland Public Library.
Join us in person at Cleveland Public Library Harvard-Lee Branch 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 (January 6, February 3, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, and December 7) from 10:30am-12:00pm in person at the Harvard-Lee Branch of the Cleveland Public Library (16918 Harvard Ave, Cleveland, OH 44128).
Join us in person at Cleveland Public Library Hough Branch 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 (January 13, February 10, March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12, November 9, and December 14) from 10:30am-12:00pm in person at the Hough Branch of the Cleveland Public Library (6530 Lexington Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103).
Join us in person at Cleveland Public Library South Branch 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 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 Poetry Group takes place the third Saturday of each month (January 20, February 17, March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, August 17, September 21, October 19, November 16, and December 21) from 10:30am-12:00pm in person at the South Branch of the Cleveland Public Library (3096 Scranton Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113).
Join us in person at Cleveland Public Library Lorain Branch the fourth 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 (March 23, April 27, May 25, June 22, July 27, August 24, September 28, October 26, November 23, and December 28) from 10:30am-12:00pm in person at the Lorain Branch of the Cleveland Public Library (8216 Lorain Ave, Cleveland OH 44102).
Join us in person at Cleveland Public Library for free writing groups each month.
From January to December 2024, we will be offering free monthly writing groups in each genre at different branches of the Cleveland 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 Cleveland Public Library.
Jason Harris is a Black American who currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Gordon Square Review. For those interested, you may visit his website: https://jasonharriswriter.com/.
Stephanie Ginese is an author, instructor, and stand-up comedian from South Lorain, Ohio. Her work has been featured in Las Palabritas Journal at Harvard University, The Pinch Journal at University of Memphis, Wax Nine Journal, and elsewhere. Her debut collection of poetry, Unto Dogs, was released in July of 2022 on Grieveland; focusing on themes of Puerto Rican nationalism, history, reproductive violence, and spirituality.
Annmarie Kelly is the author of Here Be Dragons, a memoir about the wonderful misery of raising kids with someone you love. She is also the host of Wild Precious Life, a literary podcast about making the most of the time we have. Her writing has appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered, in the New York Observer, Today Parenting, Black Fork, Anodyne, and Gordon Square Review. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
