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Developing writers, amplifying voices, and transforming our community through storytelling.
Upcoming Classes
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Memoir
7/8, 7/15, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 (skipping 7/22)
An Eye for an I: Writing Identity in Memoir
Memoir is at once one of the most read but least understood genres in the writing world.
Poetry
7/8-8/5, 7/11-8/8
Poetry Summer Camp 2026
Immerse yourself in the northeast Ohio poetry community and kickstart your poetic creativity with the Literary Cleveland Poetry Summer Camp.
Memoir
7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25
Continuing your Memoir or Creative Nonfiction Writing Practice
This 6-week intermediate level class is geared towards memoir and creative nonfiction writers who have already completed an intro class.
Upcoming Events
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June 25, 2026
Plum City Reading - June 2026
Featuring Danny Caine, Sonia Feldman, and Sony Ton-Aime
June 28, 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.
July 12, 2026
Breakthrough Writing Residency
Apply for Literary Cleveland's free year-long writing residency and work one-on-one with a mentor to complete a book-length project.
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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