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Developing writers, amplifying voices, and transforming our community through storytelling.
Upcoming Classes
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Nonfiction
1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 & 3/4
Intro to Nonfiction - January 2026
Everyone has a story to tell. In this 6-week class, we will generate new material as well as learn about the fundamentals of creative nonfiction.
Writing Groups
1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12 & 3/19
Click Submit: Submitters Workshop & Accountability Group - Spring 2026
Get serious, connected, and perhaps even published with the guidance, structure, and help of this workshop and accountability group.
Fiction
2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 & 3/10
Intermediate Speculative Fiction
In this class, we will focus on developing our own short fiction by critically reading the six Nebula finalists in the short story category.
Upcoming Events
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January 27, 2026
Queer Writes: Free Monthly Writing Groups - LGBT Center
Monthly
Join a free writing group intended for queer and trans writers at the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
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February 17, 2026
Veterans' Writing Workshops
Join us for more free veterans' writing workshops in 2026
February 18, 2026
Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison Kickoff Watch Party & Birthday Reading
5:00-8:30 PM
Join the local literary community to honor the life and writing of Toni Morrison.
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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