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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎉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

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Beronda L. Montgomery @berondam.bsky.social · 21d

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

Inkubator Free Writing Conference
Deesha Philyaw + Kiese Laymon
Get Real: Being Vulnerable in Fact and Fiction: Virtual Prose Panel
Wed. Sep. 10 - 7:00 PM ET

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Dory @dorywrites.bsky.social · 23d

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

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Megan @ Sugar Pig @sugarpigblog.bsky.social · 23d

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

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Sarah Goehrke, Author (✨2026 Debut✨) @sarahgoehrkewrites.bsky.social · 23d

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 ⬇

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 25d

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

Beautiful old room full of 60ish people while I present on rethinking time in NF

More of the same. They're all writing here

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Tien Pham @tienpham.bsky.social · 25d

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

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Emily Rae is agented ✨️ @emilyrae.bsky.social · 25d

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

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Erin Joyce @erinajoyce.bsky.social · 25d

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

Cover of the 2025 program to Inkubator, Literary Cleveland's annual free writing conference

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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · 26d

What a night! Thanks for packing the house. See you soon!

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Sarah Goehrke, Author (✨2026 Debut✨) @sarahgoehrkewrites.bsky.social · 27d

🎉 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

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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · 28d

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

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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · 29d

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

Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · Sep 9

What a conversation! They were incredible.

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Beronda L. Montgomery @berondam.bsky.social · Sep 8

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.

Three Black women: Eve Ewing (upper left), Imani Perry (upper right), Joy Bostic

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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · Sep 3

And check out the full free Inkubator Writing Conference lineup at inkubator.litcleveland.org

Inkubator 25 – Literary Cleveland

inkubator.litcleveland.org

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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · Sep 3

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...

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · Aug 1

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...

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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · Aug 26

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.

NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · Aug 26

what other utilities do you know that would host a zine reading in the bowels of a treatment plant

woman in a dimly lit industrial tunnel setting wears an orange NEORSD hard hat and safety goggles. she stands behind a microphone stand, adjusting her goggles with her left hand as she reads from a booklet in her right hand.

a crowd of writers in orange hard hats seated in an industrial tunnel under LED lights, two people stand in front of the group speaking behind a mic stand.

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · Aug 26

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.)

man in an orange hard hat and yellow Clean Water Fest shirt descends a cement stairwell into a tunnel, walking behind a line of others in the same hard hat.

a woman in safety goggles, white hard hat, and yellow safety vest in a tunnel hallway distributes booklets to a group. They all wear orange hard hats and await their copy. She smiles excitedly as she hands out the materials.

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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · Aug 26

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...

Literary Cleveland hosts free Inkubator writers' conference - Signal Cleveland

Hear from presenters on what you can learn from taking their courses at this year’s Inkubator conference, Sept. 5 - 14.

signalcleveland.org

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · Aug 25

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...

We’re Hiring: 2025–26 Education Fellow - Words Without Borders

Words Without Borders seeks applicants for its education fellowship, designed to provide in-depth experience to individuals interested in a career in world literature—whether as scholars, educators, o...

wordswithoutborders.org

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · Aug 21

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

PERIPLUS: An FAQ

PERIPLUS: AN FAQ Updated August 2025 Hi! Thanks for your interest in Periplus, a mentorship collective serving U.S. writers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. We're glad you’re here. Rea...

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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · Aug 25

Come to Cleveland for the Spring 2026 semester to be the inaugural Anisfield-Wolf Distinguished Visiting Writer at CWRU!

apply.interfolio.com/171247

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Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts [NEOMFA] @neomfa.bsky.social · Aug 25

Lots of NEOMFA representation at this year's @literarycleveland.bsky.social Inkubator 25 🔥🔥🔥

Check out the full schedule here: inkubator.litcleveland.org/schedule

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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · Aug 24

Ugh, sorry about the too typo folks