Welcome to Literary Cleveland
Developing writers, amplifying voices, and transforming our community through storytelling.
Upcoming Classes
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Nonfiction
10/15 & 10/29
Writing Our Heritage
We tell tales or hand down stories about our ancestors and our heritage to provide us with comfort, knowledge, and perspective.
Memoir
10/17
Memoir Mixer 2026
Are you working on a memoir? Thinking of writing one? Looking to get your memoir published? If so, you are welcome to join our one-day Memoir Mixer.
Memoir
10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30 & 12/7
Advanced Memoir Workshop - October 2026
This course is designed for advanced memoir writers who want to refine their work, have it critiqued, and to explore the forms of memoir.
Upcoming Events
Don't miss out on all the fun!
October 20, 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!
October 23, 2026
Las Voces del Barrio: Hispanic Heritage Month Open Mic
Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with poetry, community, music, and fun at Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center!
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October 24, 2026
Breakthrough Residency Reading & Celebration 2026
6-9pm
Celebrate our fourth cohort of Breakthrough Writing Residents with a very special presentation of their work.
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
Learn more, get involved, and submit your writing
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