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Scribente Maternum: Write Like a Mother

The Clifton House 2605 Talbot Road, Baltimore, MD, United States

Scribente Maternum, in partnership with CityLit Project and The Clifton House of Baltimore, will host its first in-person event, the "Write Like a Mother Retreat" for every writer who identifies…

CityLit Studio VII: Writers on Craft, Creativity & Community

The Clifton House 2605 Talbot Road, Baltimore, MD, United States

CityLit Project presents Studio VII: Writers on Craft, Creativity & Community presented as a part of Free Fall Baltimore, is a unique opportunity for writers to experience readings/lectures by two…

Free

20th Annual CityLit Festival: Lifting As We Climb

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Schedule of Events 10:00 am - 12:00 pm FEATURED EVENT One-on-One 30-Minute Editorial Critique Sessions: Bret McCabe, Rebekah Kirkman, Chelsea Lemon Fetzer, Rosalia Scalia, Kathy Flann, Lisa Snowden-McCray 11:00 am…

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CityLit Festival presents One-on-One 30-Minute Editorial Critique Sessions

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

One-on-One 30-Minute Editorial Critique Sessions with Rosalia Scalia (Fiction), Rebekah Kirkman (Creative Nonfiction), Chelsea Lemon Fetzer (Poetry, Fiction), Bret McCabe (Creative Nonfiction), Kathy Flann (Fiction, Creative, Nonfiction), and Lisa Snowden…

$10

CityLit Festival presents Of Mourning & Memory

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Of Mourning & Memory: Brown Girl and Muslim, The Poetry of Loss & Awakenings Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium ______________ Poet, screenwriter, educator, and the author of the poetry collection…

CityLit Festival presents Queer Possibility

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Queer Possibility: Writing Catastrophe and Imagining What Comes Next Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lobby Stage ______________ LGBTQ+ people are under attack, both in the U.S. and globally, and our stories…

CityLit Festival presents Never Quite Like This

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Never Quite Like This: Hedgebrook introducing Carmen Maria Machado in Conversation with Nicole Shawan Junior Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium ______________ Guggenheim Fellow and critically-acclaimed author of the bestselling memoir…

CityLit Festival presents The ‘State’ of Baltimore

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

The ‘State’ of Baltimore: Shedding Light on Critical Issues Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lobby Stage ______________ Panelists discuss critical issues in Baltimore with the intention of shedding light, along with…

CityLit Festival presents Little Devils with Unchained Arms

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Little Devils with Unchained Arms: Hanif Abdurraqib in Conversation with Jason Reynolds Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium ______________ Widely-published poet, essayist, cultural critic, and MacArthur Fellow *Hanif Abdurraqib* boasts two…

CityLit Festival presents Voices of Carmen

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lobby Stage ______________ Artistic Director and Founder of Dance & Bmore, CJay Philip showcases youth 16 -24 years of age in Voices of Carmen, a musical…

CityLit Festival presents I’ve Been in Sorrow’s Kitchen

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

I’ve Been in Sorrow’s Kitchen: The Many Ways We Wear Our Grief Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium ______________ Zora got it right when she wrote, “I’ve been in sorrow’s kitchen…

CityLit Festival presents A Visual Mapping of Your Story

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

A Visual Mapping of Your Story: How to Write What You See 90-minute Craft Intensive Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Governor Member Lounge ______________ In 2019, CityLit introduced the 90-minute craft intensive…

CityLit Festival presents My Broken Language

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

My Broken Language: Baltimore/DC Bushwick Book Club Centers Quiara Alegria Hudes’ Work with a Musical Interpretation Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lobby Stage ______________ The Bmore/DC Bushwick Book Club is honored…

CityLit Festival presents Catching the Light with Joy

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company 7 S Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

Catching the Light with Joy: A Reading & Conversation with Brendan Basham featuring former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, in partnership with the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Chesapeake Shakespeare Theater 7…

CityLit Festival presents Unshuttered Poets

Busboys and Poets - Baltimore 3224 St Paul Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

Unshuttered Poets: Poetry at the Center of History & Remembrance Featuring Musical Guest Author Jahiti and Ruth Lily Poetry Prize - Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Patricia Smith Busboys and Poets…

Scribente Maternum: Write Like a Mother Retreat

Historic Sou'wester Lodge & Vintage Travel Trailer Resort 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA, United States

Historic Sou'wester Lodge & Vintage Travel Trailer Resort 3728 J Place Seaview, WA 98644 Join us and find the balance between! Scribente Maternum was formed out of a desire to…

A Home for the Heart to Live In: A Reading by Cave Canem Fellows

Motor House 120 W North Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland

CityLit presents a Cave Canem afternoon reading featuring YONA HARVEY & BRIONNE JANAE and presenting an ensemble of regional fellows in partnership with the Motor House.   Curated by Reggie…

CityLit Festival presents Praising the Mouth That Speaks

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company 7 S Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

OPENING FESTIVAL SESSION Praising the Mouth That Speaks: A spine for the world to listen. Turn up the volume. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company 7 S Calvert Street Baltimore, MD 21202 PARKING…

CityLit Festival presents Shut Up & ‘Speak’

Greedy Reads 320 W 29th Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

Shut Up & ‘Speak’: Ways to shut down the noise and write your next best thing A MASTER CLASS WITH JAMI ATTENBERG Greedy Reads – Remington 320 W 29th Street…

$10

CityLit Festival presents One-on-One 30-Minute Editorial Critique Sessions

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

One-on-One 30-Minute Editorial Critique Sessions with Rebekah Kirkman (Creative Nonfiction), Bret McCabe (Creative Nonfiction), Kathy Flann (Fiction, Creative, Nonfiction), Lisa Snowden (Journalism), Chelsea Lemon Fetzer (Poetry, Fiction), Rosalia Scalia (Fiction),…

2024 Baker Finalists

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance presents 2024 BAKER ARTISTS - Literary Finalists at the CityLit Festival 10:00 am - 11:00 am Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium PARKING https://www.bsomusic.org/visit-joseph-meyerhoff-hall/ ______________ Working with…

CityLit Festival presents Echoes Across Eras

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Echoes Across Eras: Poetry Time Travel with Baltimore’s Chicory Magazine 10:00 am - 11:15 am Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lobby Stage PARKING https://www.bsomusic.org/visit-joseph-meyerhoff-hall/ ______________ Embark on a poetic journey through…

CityLit Festival presents Creating Living Archives

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Creating Living Archives: On Contemporary Trans Poetics 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lobby Stage PARKING https://www.bsomusic.org/visit-joseph-meyerhoff-hall/ ______________ Creating Living Archives is a poetry reading and panel…

CityLit Festival presents The ‘State’ of Baltimore

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

The ‘STATE’ OF BALTIMORE When a Means to Information is Threatened: Documenting and Preserving History to Avert a Culture of Silence 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall…

CityLit Festival presents Writing While Aging

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Writing While Aging: We're not Done Yet The Writer's Room with Marita Golden and Kendra Kopelke 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Zamoiski Room PARKING https://www.bsomusic.org/visit-joseph-meyerhoff-hall/ ______________…

CityLit Festival presents Palestinian American Writers Speak

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Palestinian American Writers Speak On Rememberance: When Words Become Our Strength 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium ______________ For many Palestinian American poets, memoirists, and novelists,…

CityLit Festival presents This Is How We Do It

Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

This Is How We Do It: Black Writers give up the goods on writing, publishing, and all literary things 90-MINUTE CRAFT INTENSIVE 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony…

CityLit Festival presents This Is The Honey Poets

This Is The Honey Poets: “A Jubilee of a People Dreaming Wildly” with KWAME ALEXANDER 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium PARKING https://www.bsomusic.org/visit-joseph-meyerhoff-hall/ ______________ After a…