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Developing writers, amplifying voices, and transforming our community through storytelling.
Upcoming Classes
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Fiction
9/13, 9/27, 10/11 10/25 & 11/8
Novel Kickstart: Write (or Rewrite) Your First 50 Pages
This is a class for people who want to write a novel but need a kick in the pants to get started, or are stuck starting over and over and want support.
Nonfiction
9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12 & 10/19
Creating New Memoir & Creative Nonfiction - September 2026
Are you writing a memoir? Personal essays? Creative nonfiction? There are so many ways to tell your story, and it’s all welcome in this multi-week class.
Memoir
9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13 & 10/20
How To Craft Memoir: Planning, Research, Navigating Self & Finding Theme
A 6-week memoir course by the author of When They Tell You To Be Good and grassroots organizer, Prince Shakur, on how to craft and write your memoir.
Upcoming Events
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Inkubator Writing Conference
September 9-12
Register to attend the largest free writing conference in the country.
September 15, 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!
September 20, 2026
Toni Morrison Statewide Virtual Book Club
Join our free virtual book club to read and discuss the novels of Toni Morrison as part of our yearlong Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison program.
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Inkubator Conference
Improve your craft, connect with your community, and learn how to publish your work at our FREE writing conference September 9-12. With more than 50 free workshops, craft talks, panel discussions, and events, there is something for everyone. Don't miss out!
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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