👀 In 1965, Toni Morrison began her career in publishing. Two years later, she became the first Black woman editor at Random House (@randomhouse), where she worked for more than 15 years. ••• 📸 Photo Cred: Robin Platzer/Twin Images 📘 Source: “Toni Morrison.” Encyclopaedia Britannica

THIS FRIDAY! Equal parts excited and trying to keep our composure. (We’re not succeeding 😆) See you there! (20% off with code TONI26) Get tickets: https://www.cityclub.org/forums/2026/02/20/on-morrison-a-conversation-about-toni-morrison-with-author-namwali-serpell #ohiocelebratestonimorrison

1 WEEK AWAY!  The Toni Morrison Book Club kicks off February 21 & 22, and we'd love for you to be part of it! All through 2026, we’ll be reading Morrison’s novels together, moving in historical order—from A Mercy (set in the 1680s) all the way to God Help the Child.

“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.” — Toni Morrison, Nobel Lecture, 1993 ••• 📸 Photo Cred: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters file 📘 Article Source: Nobel Prize Press Release, October 7, 1993

TOMORROW! Join Bexley Public Library @bexleylibraryon Sunday, February 15 for a special afternoon celebrating the life, words, and legacy of Toni Morrison, featuring readings from four incredible local local authors and artists.

Dr. Tia Pratt highlights Morrison's impact on her life: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀' 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻-𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱...” - American Review Magazine, 2019

A strong group of 18 held a really great discussion at Hexagon Books @hexagonbooks_worldlit last night! It’s a reminder that despite all that’s going on in our world—in the news—people are quietly gathering around #peace.

🤔 Ever wondered what it was like to sit in a Toni Morrison class? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆-𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: 🔵 In-person and virtual We’ll read Morrison’s novels in historical order. Sign Up! https://linktr.ee/ohiocelebratestonimorrison

A question I get a LOT at writing events is, "How do I find a writing group?" @literarycleveland.bsky.social has you covered! A Writing Group Matchmaking Session: www.litcleveland.org/events-progr...

We're kicking off a yearlong statewide celebration of Toni Morrison on February 18, 2026! Spread the word, sign up for our newsletter, and join in the celebration. ohiocelebratestonimorrison.org

Today's writing session was not flowing & I knew exactly what to do instead, catch up on Inkubator Free Writing Conference ( #CleInk25 ) session "Get Real: Being Vulnerable in Fact and Fiction" w/ @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social + Kiese Laymon hosted by @literarycleveland.bsky.social Mod by Kenyon Farrow

First Writing Conference in the books!! 📚📖 Inkubator 2025 was such an AMAZING experience! So grateful to Literary Cleveland!! @literarycleveland.bsky.social

From the #quote book this week, fresh off the @literarycleveland.bsky.social Inkubator '25 writing conference: "A story is not an explanation. It's a separate place of possibility." - Katie Kitamura

I had a FANTASTIC time, overall, at Literary Cleveland's Inkubator Writing Conference. But what made it stand out, especially in a time when so many bookish events have been...chaotic? ✨Networking ✨Sessions ✨Community ✨Conference Experience #CLEInk25 @literarycleveland.bsky.social 🔗 below ⬇

Having a great day so far at the Inkubator Conference run by @literarycleveland.bsky.social. Free to the public, tons of people, well organized, and great energy. Huge turnout for my memoir session yoo

Wow, what a morning ! @literarycleveland.bsky.social , Inkubator where have you been all of my life 🥰.

I had a BLAST at the @literarycleveland.bsky.social Writing Inkubator! I attended 7 sessions full of writing craft tips and inspiration. But the best part is always being in a room with other writers! I cannot wait to take what I learned and apply it to my own writing!! #WritingCommunity

I had a great day in Cleveland at the @literarycleveland.bsky.social writing conference.

🎉 2025 #Inkubator Writing Conference is this weekend here in Cleveland! Head up out of my edits and finally looking over my schedule 🤩 Starting TONIGHT with the kickoff mixer at Loganberry Books--will I see anyone awesome there (like you)?? @literarycleveland.bsky.social #CLEInk25 #SkyWriters

TONIGHT! FREE! Don’t miss our last free virtual Inkubator event with Kiese Laymon & Deesha Philyaw on the courage to be vulnerable in writing. WED SEPT 10 7-8:30PM ET Register for free at inkubator.litcleveland.org

TONIGHT! Don’t miss our free virtual Inkubator event with Franny Choi & Danez Smith on how to go on as writers after the unsurvivable. TUES SEPT 9 7-8:30PM ET Register for free at inkubator.litcleveland.org

Awesome insights on writing themes, practices & more from @eveewing.bsky.social (pictured upper left) & @imaniperry.bsky.social (upper right) during "Stories We Tell: How History Shapes Us" event with moderator Joy R. Bostic (lower center) for conference convened by @literarycleveland.bsky.social.

Don't miss our free virtual events Sep 8-10 with Dr. Eve. L. Ewing & Dr. Imani Perry, Franny Choi & Danez Smith, and Kiese Laymon & Deesha Philyaw. Register for one or all events for free! www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-inkub...

Still time to register for this and hang with me in Cleveland

Check out the photos from our (literal) underground zine reading this past weekend! Pick up your copy of the Odes to Infrastructure zine at our free Inkubator Writing Conference Sep 12-13 or at Clean Water Fest Sep 20.

unique partnership w/@literarycleveland.bsky.social brought writers together to craft a sewer-inspired zine with our team, then welcomed them to our Southerly plant where they read/recorded their submissions last weekend. grab the zine at #CleanWaterFest 9/20. (video/pod content coming soon, too.)

Thanks to Gennifer Harding-Gosnell and @signalcleveland.bsky.social for this great story about our free Inkubator Writing Conference which features interviews with several of the presenters. Check it out! signalcleveland.org/literary-cle...

Did you hear? We're hiring an Education Fellow! If you're interested in pursuing a career as a scholar, educator, or curriculum developer in world literature, then we'd love to hear from you. Apply today: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq

Come to Cleveland for the Spring 2026 semester to be the inaugural Anisfield-Wolf Distinguished Visiting Writer at CWRU! apply.interfolio.com/171247

Lots of NEOMFA representation at this year's @literarycleveland.bsky.social Inkubator 25 🔥🔥🔥 Check out the full schedule here: inkubator.litcleveland.org/schedule

Always wanted to to a literal underground reading. Glad too collab with @neorsd.org on a Odes to Infrastructure zine and this reading/recording in the tunnels under Southerly Waterwater Treatment Plant. Look for copies of the zine at Inkubator and Clean Water Fest this September!

I'll facilitate a four-week workshop for the wonderful @literarycleveland.bsky.social in November—yr writing, and short readings in T. Berrigan, S. R. Delany, G. Eliot, C.S. Giscombe, J.-K. Huysmans, B. Mayer, H. Oyeyemi, M. N. Philip, E. A. Poe, & Sei Shonagōn www.litcleveland.org/classes-work...

Don't miss it! #SamHiyate will be speaking at #Inkubator2025, the free annual #literaryfestival hosted by @literarycleveland.bsky.social, on Saturday, September 13 at 9:00 AM. ✨📚 Find out more here: inkubator.litcleveland.org

I'll be giving a workshop on writing autobio comics this November at @literarycleveland.bsky.social. If you're interested in or even actively writing about your life, you might get a gem or two from this workshop. The class will be conducted via Zoom… www.litcleveland.org/classes-work...

Happy pub day, Brandy!!

Cleveland is fortunate to have one of the country's best writing conferences, thanks to @literarycleveland.bsky.social. See all the conference events and workshops at inkubator.litcleveland.org

Free registration for our Inkubator Writing Conference is now open! Sign up for virtual and/or in-person events September 8-13! #CleInk25 www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-inkub...

Thanks to @samallard.bsky.social and Axios Cleveland for spreading the word about Inkubator! www.axios.com/local/clevel...

🎉Announcing the 2025 Inkubator Writing Conference 🎉 #CleInk25 is one of the largest free writing conferences in the country and this year we have made it bigger and better than ever! Events September 5-14. Registration opens August 1. inkubator.litcleveland.org

Big news coming Tuesday morning. Stay tuned.

What a blast! Thank you so much for joining us and supporting writers!

Attended @literarycleveland.bsky.social Lit Summer Night tonight. Support writing programs *and* get to dress up? Yes, please.

Ali Black Denne Michele Norris @thedennemichele.bsky.social Hilary Plum Wednesday 7PM Loganberry Books @literarycleveland.bsky.social Could not be more excited about this lineup. Get tickets now. www.litcleveland.org/events-progr...

Many thanks to the editors of Gordon Square Review and all the folks at @literarycleveland.bsky.social for including my poem “Girl at a Sewing Machine” in the new GSR issue! www.gordonsquarereview.org/caycedo-kimu... #poetry #poems #poets #poetryreaders #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #edwardhopper

I have a flash creative nonfiction piece in this issue of Gordon Square Review. Thanks @literarycleveland.bsky.social. It's about how the lingering impacts of displacement & genocide - and a memorable visit to the college counseling office. www.gordonsquarereview.org/friedman-631...

⚡ Gordon Square Review is back! ⚡ Issue 15 is out today with 17 new writing about sacrificial sisters, fleas and conspiracies, epigenetics and Modern Standard Arabic, Jackie Chan and Chick-Dumpling’s Chief Accounting Officer. Check out the full issue now! www.gordonsquarereview.org

Feeling full and content after sharing my words and connecting with friends and fellow writers at the Cleveland Humanities Festival reading, “Hungry Heart,” hosted by @literarycleveland.bsky.social #hungryheart #hungryghost #writingcommunity

We met w/ Dawn Arrington of Comics at the Corner today to plan her conversation w/ @andrewaydin.bsky.social at the Cleveland Foundation this week. Let's celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and John Lewis' legacy @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social