Laura Maylene Walter is the author of the short story collection Living Arrangements (BkMk Press 2011) and the novel Body of Stars (Dutton 2021). Her writing has appeared in Poets & Writers, Kenyon Review, the Sun, Ninth Letter, the Masters Review, the Horse Girls anthology (Harper Perennial 2021) and many other publications. She has been …
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Cari Dubiel has been a reader since she was 2-1/2 years old. By the time she was six, she was reading chapter books, and her life as a writer started not long after. When Cari was in 3rd grade, her teacher gave writing journals to the class, and Cari took to it and never looked …
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We would like to announce that Ohio author Laura Maylene Walter has been appointed the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library Fellow. Laura will be working to facilitate Center programming and other initiatives along with authors, aspiring writers, librarians, and readers across Ohio. Laura Maylene Walter is the author of the debut …
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Michael Credico’s debut short story collection, Heartland Calamitous, was published at possibly the most unfortunate time possible. The book was released in early 2020, and he had a wonderful public reading in San Antonio in connection with the Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference… then the pandemic struck. Michael had to cancel all …
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On Nov. 6, we had a wonderful chat with author Abby L. Vandiver as part of our celebration of National Novel Writing Month at our Come Write-In Online event. Abby L. Vandiver was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and has been a lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio. A former lawyer and college professor, she has a …
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Jumpstart Your Creativity Workshop with Author Nancy ChristieEvent Type: In-PersonDATE: Saturday, December 4, 2021TIME: 1:30 -2:30 p.m.Location: Literature Department, Main Library, 2nd FL Are you writing your heart out this month to complete the first draft of your novel and have been asking yourself, “What comes next?” For most of us writing means revision. If …
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One of our favorite programs, Coffee and Comics, is back! In partnership with Rising Star Coffee Roasters in Cleveland, join us for a morning of coffee, comics, and drawing. Coffee and Comics is about bringing the community together to share an interest in the comics medium and help individuals develop comic knowledge and skills. In …
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November is National Novel Writing Month! Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library is hosting Come Write-In Online events that will include pep talks from published authors and activities to kickstart your writing. Saturday, November 6 | 3:30 PM with Abby Vandiver Click here for the Zoom Link Abby L. Vandiver, who also writes as …
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Have you ever imagined writing a novel some day? November is National Novel Writing Month and would be the perfect time to make that dream a reality. Since 1999, the founders of this novel-writing marathon encourage anyone to write 50,000 words in 30 days! Now, I know that some of you may think that this …
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The Ohio Center for the Book will be hosting book discussions 6:00-7:00 pm on the first Thursday of October, November, and December at Bookhouse Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio. The Get Graphic! book discussions encourage attendees to engage in conversation about comics in all genres including journalism, memoir, sci-fi, fantasy, and many more. Our selections for …
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