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Developing writers, amplifying voices, and transforming our community through storytelling.
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Business of Writing
6/18
Selling Your Nonfiction Book Before Writing It: How to Craft a Winning Proposal
Get the inside view on what an editor looks for, how to sell yourself and your idea, and how to sell a book without writing one (yet!)
Memoir
6/22
Memoir Mixer
Join our one-day Memoir Mixer to meet fellow memoirists, make progress on you writing and publishing goals, and share your work
Reading Series
6/26, 7/24, 8/28
Just Calm Down: Female Anger in Contemporary Literature
In this readers series, we’ll explore a trend in contemporary literature that legitimizes female anger, in particular anger around motherhood.
Upcoming Events
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June 18, 2025
Plum City Reading - June 2025
Featuring Megan Giddings, Ray McNiece & Santiago Jose Sanchez
June 28, 2025
Larchmere PorchFest 2025: Poetry Corner
Join us at Literary Cleveland during Larchmere PorchFest for a free poetry reading
August 8, 2025
One Mic Open
Share your work at our free open mics each month hosted by Eric Odum!
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Fall Classes Call for Proposals
Want to teach with Literary Cleveland? See our open calls for instructors and submit a proposal by June 23, 2025.
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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