Celebrate the Arts: Writing Contest Celebrate the Arts: Writing Contest Monday, January 2, 2023 - Wednesday, March 1, 2023 More Info Here All Day Online event Description Writers, channel your imagination and […]

Firepit Writers Workshop Thursday, January 5, 2023 6:00pm-7:00pm More Info Here Inspired by Philadelphia's Backyard Writers Workshop, the Firepit Writers Workshop is a monthly meetup of fiction writers looking to […]

Upcoming Workshops Session One June 11-17, 2023 Session Two July 9-15, 2023 More Info/Apply Here Overview Join us for our week-long, residential writing workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with […]

Business of Art: Knowing and Telling Your Story Mon Jan 9th 12:00pm - 1:00pm More Info Here Wild Goose Creative, 188 MCDOWELL ST map  Join Wild Goose Creative and world-renowned illustrator, designer, […]

An Evening of Poetry Readings with Five Local Poets--Charlene Fix, Chuck Salmons, James Borders, Sandra Feen, and R. Nikolas Macioci! Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 7:00pm Gramercy Books 2424 East […]

Join us for our next Book Club meeting, hosted by Department of English faculty, and enjoy conversation about some of the greatest books of all time. The featured books are […]

More Info Here Date: January 14th 2023 Time: Business meeting at 12:30 pm, Speaker at 1:30 pm Location:Zoom and Community Room East at the Woodbourne Library, 6060 Far Hills Avenue, Centerville, Ohio 45459 […]

Saturday, January 14 1-4 PM Poetry Workshop featuring Louise Robertson More Info Here We kick off 2023 with an energetic generative poetry workshop featuring Columbus poet Louise Robertson! About the […]

Area Meetings and Upcoming Events January In-Person Meeting: Guided Tour of the Maurice Sendak Exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art More Info Here   We are extremely excited that […]

Poetry Discussion & Open Mic More Info Here Poetry Discussion & Open Mic Tuesday, January 17, 2023 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Westerville Public Library Meeting Room C Description Share your work […]

Lee Martin Shares New Crime Novel in Conversation with Maggie Smith! Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 7:00pm Gramercy Books 2424 East Main Street Bexley , OH 43209 More Info Here Pulitzer Prize-finalist Lee Martin launches […]

AUTHOR EVENT WITH STEPHEN MARKLEY Wednesday, January 18, 2023 7:30 PM  8:30 PM More Info Here WOSU Public Media1800 N Pearl  St. Columbus, OH, 43201United States (map) “Author Event. Stephen Markley at […]

Storytime with Author and Illustrator Becky Gehrisch More Info Here Join us as we welcome back author & illustrator Becky Gehrisch for her super fun & funny picture book, Escape to […]

How do you squeeze in a short story or 12? More Info Here Andrew Welsh-Huggins A New Year means new goals! If you’ve ever thought about writing short stories but […]

More Info Here I am very excited to announce our first author event of the new year! On January 21st from 4pm to 6pm, we will be hosting local independent […]

An Evening with Maria Ressa, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner for her Efforts to Safeguard Freedom of Expression Monday, Jan 23, 2023 7:00 PM More Info Here Through its New […]

Novel Writing Workshop More Info Here Andrea Taylor, MFA This workshop is for those who either wish to or have started writing a novel. We discuss how to hook a […]

Matthew Salesses: Book Launch and conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib Tuesday, January 24, 2023 8:00pm-9:00pm Register for event. Doors 7:30pm | Event 8pm. More Info Here Join us for a special […]

Gramercy Book Club Selects Barbara Kingsolver's DEMON COPPERHEAD! Discussion Facilitated by Jim Phelan! Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 7:00pm Gramercy Books 2424 East Main Street Bexley , OH 43209 More Info Here From […]

Write-On Writing Workshop with Mimi Chenfeld Saturday, January 28 10:30am - 3:30pm More Info Here Bexley Public Library Board Room Looking for some inspiration to pick up the pen? Struggling […]

Poetry Night Featuring Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour and Poet, Translator, and Environmentalist Hussain Ahmed, in Conversation with Noted Poet and Educator David Baker! Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 7:00pm […]

Firepit Writers Workshop Thursday, February 2, 2023 6:00pm-7:00pm More Info Here Inspired by Philadelphia's Backyard Writers Workshop, the Firepit Writers Workshop is a monthly meetup of fiction writers looking to […]

READING: Kevin Maloney, author of The Red-Headed Pilgrim Thursday, February 2, 2023 8:00pm-9:00pm Register for event. Doors 7:30pm | Event 8pm More Info Here Join us for an extra special […]

Author Visit - Chiquita Mullins Friday, February 03 4:00pm - 5:00pm More Info Here Shepard Meeting Room 1 Create your own art with authors Chiquita Mullins Lee and Carmella Van […]

Author Visit: Carmella Van Vleet & Chiquita Mullins Lee and illustrator Jennifer Mack-Watkins Saturday, February 04 10:00am - 11:00am More Info Here Tremont Road Library Friends Theater Authors Carmella Van […]

Improv for Writers More Info Here Melissa L Weber, MA & Elaine Miracle Spark your creativity and improve your writing by playing with theater techniques! Join equity actress Elaine Miracle […]

An Evening with Joy Harjo: Women’s Empowerment, Indigenous Poetry, and Native Literature More Info Here February 7, 2023 / 7:00pm - 8:00pm EST  Denison University’s Laura C. Harris Series and Beck Series […]

An Evening with PEN/Bellwether Prize winner Jamila Minnicks in conversation with Civil Rights Scholar Hasan Jeffries! More Info Here Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 7:00pm Gramercy Books 2424 East Main […]

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS WRITERS GROUP WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 08 6:00PM - 8:00PM More Info Here Conference Room B Second & Fourth Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30pm Are you a pensive poet? A scribbling […]

More Info Here Award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and television writer Neal Shusterman will discuss his popular "Arc of a Scythe" series as well as his personal story in a highly-engaging keynote […]

More Info Here Michael Nye will tell his story about reviving the literary journal Story, here in Columbus. The original magazine (1931 – 1967) published authors such as Nelson Algren, Sherwood […]

Author Event - Kerry Winfrey More Info Here Author Event - Kerry Winfrey Join us at the store as we host Kerry Winfrey the weekend leading up to Valentines Day. […]

From Photography to Poetry: Ekphrastic Flowers Creative Writing Workshop (Winter Session 2023) More Info Here From Photography to Poetry: Ekphrastic Flowers Creative Writing Workshop Saturday, February 11, 2023, 1:00 PM […]

Join the Department of English and the Creative Writing Program for a reading by Visiting Assistant Professor Scott Minar. Scott Minar is a poet, essayist, songwriter, and performing musician. He […]

The Poetry Forum We’re ba-ack! Mondays at 7pm on Zoom. The Poetry Forum offers a featured reader and open mic on the second Monday of the month at 7 PM. […]

Upcoming Workshops MORE INFO HERE Session One June 11-17, 2023 Session Two July 9-15, 2023 Overview Join us for our week-long, residential writing workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with […]

#KnoxWrites Revision Workshop More Info Here WhenThu, February 16, 6:30pm – 7:30pm WherePublic Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County, 201 N Mulberry St, Mt Vernon, OH 43050, USA (map) […]

Celebrating Toni Morrison With Hanif Abdurraqib and Dionne Custer Edwards More Info Here Thursday, February 16 6:30pm - 8:00pm Bexley Public Library Bexley Library Auditorium, BPL Virtual Programs Toni Morrison […]

An Evening with Bret Baier, Fox Anchor & Best-Selling Author Thursday, Feb 16, 2023 7:00 PM More Info Here Through its New Albany Lecture Series, The New Albany Community Foundation […]

February 18 10 AM-5 PM More Info Here Main Street Ravenna Winter Writing Festival 2023 Get ready for workshops, student writing contest, and inspiring speakers. Want to learn more about […]

More Info Here Date: February 18th 2023 Time: Networking at 12:00 pm, Business meeting at 12:30 pm, Speaker at 1:30 pm Location: Zoom meeting and Columbus Public Library South High Street Branch, 3540 S. […]

Author Talk with Leonard S. Marcus Sesquicentennial Author Series Sunday, February 19 2:00pm - 4:00pm More Info Here Main Library Reading Room Sesquicentennial Author Series featuring Leonard S. Marcus. In […]

AUTHOR VISIT PAIGE CHRISTINE WARDEN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 1:00PM - 2:00PM More Info Here THE PLAIN CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY Jane Taylor Storytime Room Paige will share her newly released title […]

Creative Writing (and More!) for Seniors More Info Here Creative Writing (and More!) for Seniors Monday, February 20, 2023 Add to Calendar 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Westerville Senior Center Description Share […]

More Info Here Professor Mark Allison is our distinguished 2022-2023 Benjamin T. Spencer Lecturer. A member of the OWU faculty since 2007, Allison specializes in the literature and culture of […]

Poetry Discussion & Open Mic More Info Here Poetry Discussion & Open Mic Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Add to Calendar 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Westerville Public Library Meeting Room C Description […]

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS WRITERS GROUP WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 6:00PM - 8:00PM More Info Here Meeting Room Second & Fourth Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30pm Are you a pensive poet? A scribbling screenwriter? […]

KnoxWrites Revision Workshop More Info Here WhenThu, February 23, 6:30pm – 7:30pm WherePublic Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County, 201 N Mulberry St, Mt Vernon, OH 43050, USA (map) […]

Obituary Writer to Present New Book at the Book Loft of German Village James R. Hagerty, the Wall Street Journal’s lead obituary writer, will present his new book, “Yours Truly,” […]

Smile for We: Seeing Black Men in a Different Light Damon Mosley Author Event More Info Here Thursday, February 23 7:00pm - 8:00pm Bexley Public Library Bexley Library Auditorium, BPL […]

More Info Here The 2023 New York Conference is virtual as well as in person! If you can’t make it to New York City, you can register for this virtual […]

Author reading with John Kropf February 25 at 6pm Kafe Kerouac Join John Kropf, author of COLOR CAPITAL OF THE WORLD for this event at Kafe Kerouac. Delve into the […]

2/26 Walking Poetry Workshops More Info Here We take you out of classroom mode and into the creative wild! Interested poets will meet at a designated starting location and will […]

An Afternoon of Poetry with Mimi Chenfeld and Friends Sunday, February 26 3:00pm - 5:00pm More Info Here Bexley Public Library Bexley Library Auditorium Experience the joy and beauty of […]

Beck Series: Tomás Q. Morín More Info Here February 27, 2023 / 4:30pm - 5:30pm EST  The Beck Series welcomes poet Tomás Q. Morín. Location: Museum Ticket Info: Free Questions: Anneliese Deimel Davis […]

Village Poetry Workshop Tuesday, February 28, 2023 6:00pm-7:00pm More Info Here The Village Poetry Workshop is a monthly meetup of poets looking to share their work and receive constructive feedback […]

Unpacking Bob Dylan’s The Philosophy of Modern Song: An evening with Singer-Songwriters Parker MacDonell & Keith Larsen More Info Here Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 7:00pm Gramercy Books 2424 East […]

Celebrate the Arts Writing Contest: Deadline Today Celebrate the Arts Writing Contest: Deadline Today Wednesday, March 1, 2023 More Info Here Add to Calendar All Day Online event Description Writers, […]

Firepit Writers Workshop Thursday, March 2, 2023 6:00pm-7:00pm More Info Here Inspired by Philadelphia's Backyard Writers Workshop, the Firepit Writers Workshop is a monthly meetup of fiction writers looking to […]

March 3, 2023 4:00PM - 5:00PM Location 311 Denney Hall More Info Here Please join the Department of English Visiting Writers Series for a reading and Q&A with author Jamel Brinkley. […]