Lit Youngstown’s 8th Annual Fall Literary Festival

17 October 2024 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm10/17/2024 11:00pm 10/18/2024 1:00am Lit Youngstown’s 8th Annual Fall Literary Festival Lit Youngstown’s 8th Annual Fall Literary Festival kicks off on Thursday, October 17 at the McDonough Museum of Art. The Festival will offer dozens of creative readings, craft talks, interviews, roundtables and writing workshops Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19, on and around Youngstown State University's campus. The bookfair will include nearly two dozen small presses, booksellers and programs. You must register for the conference to attend sessions (Registration will close September 15 or when all seats are filled.) For information and registration please go to https://www.lityoungstown.org/2024-fall-literary-festival There are three festival events that are free and open to the public: •Thursday, October 19 at 7:00pm at the McDonough Museum of Art: The Gathering-In will include a performance by the Tongue-in-Groove Band and poets, and an open mic. •Friday, October 18 at 7:00pm at the St. John's Episcopal Church: Keynote Reading by Hanif Abdurraqib. •Saturday, October 19 at 7:00pm at the Tyler History Center,: Reading by Ama Codjoe & Rachel Swearingen, Facilitator 1006 Installation Gallery Lit Youngstown UTC public
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Lit Youngstown’s 8th Annual Fall Literary Festival kicks off on Thursday, October 17 at the McDonough Museum of Art. The Festival will offer dozens of creative readings, craft talks, interviews, roundtables and writing workshops Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19, on and around Youngstown State University's campus. The bookfair will include nearly two dozen small presses, booksellers and programs. You must register for the conference to attend sessions (Registration will close September 15 or when all seats are filled.) For information and registration please go to https://www.lityoungstown.org/2024-fall-literary-festival There are three festival events that are free and open to the public: •Thursday, October 19 at 7:00pm at the McDonough Museum of Art: The Gathering-In will include a performance by the Tongue-in-Groove Band and poets, and an open mic. •Friday, October 18 at 7:00pm at the St. John's Episcopal Church: Keynote Reading by Hanif Abdurraqib. •Saturday, October 19 at 7:00pm at the Tyler History Center,: Reading by Ama Codjoe & Rachel Swearingen, Facilitator

Cost

You must register for the conference to attend sessions (Registration will close September 15 or when all seats are filled.) For registration information go to https://www.lityoungstown.org/2024-fall-literary-festival Cost: •General admission: $65.00, •Presenters, bookfair table representatives (presses, journals, literary businesses, nonprofits or programs, not individual authors): $45 •Graduate students / part time faculty: $20.00, •Undergraduate / high school students: Free

Parking

Parking is available in the M30 Wick Deck for a nominal fee