Conference Theme: “Our Shared Story”
Featured Writers: Jan Beatty (memoirist & poet), Teri Ellen Cross Davis (poet), Matt Forrest Esenwine (children’s author), Bonnie Proudfoot (novelist & poet), & Mike Geither (playwright)

Since 2016, Lit Youngstown's Fall Literary Festival has been a celebration of the literary arts, with creative readings, workshops, craft talks, and panels on writing, understanding, publishing, editing, and teaching literary works. We have welcomed hundreds of presenters, including Lesley Nneka Arimah, David Giffels, Janet Wong, Denise Duhamel, Philip Metres, Robert Olmstead and George Ella Lyon. Daytime sessions take place at Youngstown State, and evening readings in downtown Youngstown.