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Developing writers, amplifying voices, and transforming our community through storytelling.
Upcoming Classes
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Poetry
11/8
Powerful Objects: How to Anchor a Scene in Poetry
This workshop explores how to write compelling scenes in poetry using objects as anchors.
Fiction
11/11, 11/18
Say What?: Dialogue in Fiction
It’s not just what you say but how you say it. When characters open their mouths and speak, they are telling us about themselves and how they see the world.
Playwriting
11/18
Creating a Scene for Your New Play
The focus of this craft session is to help writers who may be new to playwriting or in the beginning stages of writing a play.
Upcoming Events
Don't miss out on all the fun!
November 9, 2025
Kaddish: Exploring Grief in Poetry with Moshe Gershuni, Natan Zach & Allen Ginsburg
3-5pm
This special workshop is a collaboration between Congregation Mishkan Or, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and Literary Cleveland.
November 9, 2025
Send a Cleveland Writer to Lisbon!
7-9pm
Help us send a Cleveland writer to the DISQUIET International Literary Program with a night of Portuguese food, drink, music and poetry
November 14, 2025
One Mic Open
Share your work at our free open mics each month hosted by Eric Odum!
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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