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Sherrie Flick is the author of the novel Reconsidering Happiness and two short story collections, Whiskey, Etc. and Thank Your Lucky Stars (Autumn House Press, 2018).…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Natasha Garrett was born and raised in Skopje, Macedonia and now lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she serves as a Director of International Student Services at…

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Samuel J. Davis is an attorney who lives in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, where he has practiced law since 1976. Though he has told and retold stories all…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Adoption can be loaded with secrecy and, in some cases, guilt, confusion and shame. Speaking out can sometimes feel taboo for adoptees, birth families, and adoptive…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Tyler Crumrine is a Pittsburgh-based designer & dramaturg and the author of Adventure Hooks (Cool Skull Press, 2018). Tyler is also the founding editor of Plays…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Catherine Gammon is a fiction writer and Soto Zen priest who has recently returned to Pittsburgh. Her novel Sorrow, published by Pittsburgh’s Braddock Avenue Books in…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Peters Township Public Library will gather over 20 local authors to shine and share their talents at a new event called Read Local/Eat Local on Saturday,…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Kathleen George is the author of The Johnstown Girls, a novel about the famous Johnstown flood. She has also written seven mysteries set in Pittsburgh: A…

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Long-time western Pennsylvania poet Marc Jampole returns to Pittsburgh for his first reading since moving to New York five years ago, at White Whale Books on…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Six Pennsylvania authors are featured in the Running Wild Anthology of Stories, Volume 2 — including one Pittsburgh novelist and editor, Susan Helene Gottfried (West of…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

From the Publisher: Seventeen-year-old Sarah is a Sensor, gifted with the ability to survive within the sentient Ecosystem that swept away human civilization centuries ago. While…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

From the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University: Never one to shy away from using wit and satire to poetically describe…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Framed as the drug-addled memoir of addict-turned-reality TV star Ronald Reagan Middleton (annotated and published by floundering doctoral candidate Harold Swanger), Clean Time is a darkly…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Tom Sweterlitsch is the author of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and The Gone World. He’s co-written several short films with Director Neill Blomkamp for Oats Studios –…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Sarah Tarkoff, a Pittsburgh native, has written for the CW series Arrow and her other TV writing credits include ABC’s Mistresses, Lifetime’s Witches of East End,…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Ring in the new year with a celebration of creative inspiration! *** Selected as a “MUST-SEE” panel by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review! *** Join Littsburgh’s Rachel Ekstrom…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Versify — the poetry reading series curated by Robert Walicki — is ending its five year run on December 9th at White Whale Bookstore. Event Don’t…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

The Bridge Series is a new series uniting the Pittsburgh literary and activist communities to raise awareness and funds for local organizations fighting the good fight…

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

From the publisher: “It’s Oktoberfest in Pittsburgh, and brewpub owner Maxine ‘Max’ O’Hara is prepping for a busy month at the Allegheny Brew House. To create…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Lynda Schuster is a former foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and The Christian Science Monitor who has reported from Central and South America, Mexico,…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Lynda Schuster is a former foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and The Christian Science Monitor who has reported from Central and South America, Mexico,…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Have you checked out Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s redesigned Eleventh Stack blog yet? Eleventh Stack is run by a group of library workers who are passionate…

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

The Bridge Series is a new series uniting the Pittsburgh literary and activist communities to raise awareness and funds for local organizations fighting the good fight…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Joshua Tarquinio is a is a photographer and writer from Pittsburgh, PA. The Rogue Mountains — a spellbinding, post-apocalyptic horror story set in Southwestern Pennsylvania –…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

The Bridge Series is a new series uniting the Pittsburgh literary and activist communities to raise awareness and funds for local organizations fighting the good fight…

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carrie DiRisio runs multiple popular social media accounts including @broodingYAhero, and is the social media intern for Serial Box Publishing. Her speaking engagements include talks at…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Nadette Rae Rodgers lives and writes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her passion for writing developed at a very young age — she published her first novel, Illusion,…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

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Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Hazel-Ann McLean made history in Trinidad and Tobago as the first female enrolled in an all-male high school on a full-time basis. She did this when…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Alyssa Herron is a produced playwright, poet and short-story author (“Herron’s use of language, idiom and lingo is really rather remarkable” – Pittsburgh City Paper) who…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

“If you grew up in working-class Pittsburgh in the 1970s and 1980s, you knew books were dangerous,” Lori Jakiela — author of Belief Is Its Own…

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Dave Molter grew up in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, about 35 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. There he lived a rather normal childhood by the standards of the…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Sewickley resident John Stupp is the 2017 winner of the Cathy Smith Bowers Chapbook Contest held annually by publishing house Main Street Rag in Charlotte, NC.…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Rick Claypool grew up in a small town in western Pennsylvania called Leechburg, but he currently lives in Pittsburgh. By day he works for Public Citizen,…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Dr. Madhu Bazaz Wangu is a Wexford, Pennsylvania-based author and the founder of Mindful Writers Group, in which novice and professional writers meditate and write together…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Tom McMillan — Bellevue, Pennsylvania native and Point Park University alumnus — is the author of Flight 93: The Story, The Aftermath and The Legacy of…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Joshua David Bellin (a professor at La Roche College by day) has published three science fiction novels for teens and adults: the two-part Survival Colony series,…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Double Kiss: Stories, Poems & Essays on the Art of Billiards is a new anthology edited by Erie, PA poet Sean Thomas Dougherty and published by…

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

The Bridge Series is a new series uniting the Pittsburgh literary and activist communities to raise awareness and funds for local organizations fighting the good fight…

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Great news about Pittsburgh’s Terrance Haye’s from The New York Times Magazine: “Terrance is a major voice in American poetry, and we’re lucky to have him…

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Pittsburgher J.J. Hensley is a former police officer and former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service. He is the author of the novels Resolve, Measure…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Sisters in Crime — “an international organization of lovers of the crime fiction and mystery genres: writers, readers, librarians, and booksellers” — is celebrating its 30th…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

“This is the Chicago story of my grandfathers and father and uncles. It’s as tough and real and bittersweet as an old neighborhood dive. In fact,…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Scott Silsbe was born in Detroit and now lives in Pittsburgh. His poems and prose have appeared in numerous periodicals, including Kitchen Sink, Third Coast, Nerve…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

A sightseeing trip to southern Africa in 2007 opened Edward Banchs’ eyes to an uncharted music scene in an unexpected place: rock and metal, alive and…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Bill Steigerwald is a veteran journalist from Pittsburgh who worked at the Los Angeles Times in the 1980s, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in the 1990s, and the…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Did you know that the term “speakeasy” was coined in Pittsburgh (by Kate Hester of McKeesport)? We didn’t either! It turns out there was a lot…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Pittsburgher Sarah Menkedick‘s work has been featured in Harper’s, Pacific Standard, Oxford American, Aeon, Guernica, The Paris Review Daily, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of Pittsburgh, and she was a 2015-2016 Fulbright fellow in Mexico. She’s also the founder of Vela, an online magazine of nonfiction writing by women.

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Although Pittsburgher Marissa Landrigan was once a hardcore vegetarian, today she takes a side of chicken with her broccoli casserole. But the food journalist’s switch back…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Littsburgh is thrilled to be able to share the first chapter of The Girl from Yesterday by local, Edgar Award-nominated author Kathryn Miller Haines! Kathryn Miller…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Alan Olifson is an award-winning humor columnist, public radio commentator, comedian and regular host of Pittsburgh’s monthly Moth StorySLAMs. He created the acclaimed storytelling series WordPlay…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Pittsburgher Geeta Kothari is the nonfiction editor of the Kenyon Review and a co-founder of www.novelworkshop.org. Her writing has appeared in various anthologies and journals, including…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Daniel Lowe teaches writing at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and received his MFA in fiction writing from the University of Pittsburgh. His debut novel, All That’s Left to Tell, “celebrates not just the power of storytelling but the deeply human need for it in even the most dire situations” (Stewart O’Nan).

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Daniel Lowe teaches writing at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and received his MFA in fiction writing from the University of Pittsburgh.…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

A native of Detroit, Jim Daniels is the Thomas Stockham University Professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University. The author of fifteen books of poetry, Daniel’s…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Pittsburgher Jacob Bacharach is the author of The Bend of the World and On the Doorposts of Your House and on Your Gates (on sale March…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

“A dazzling story collection—as if, by a rare sort of magic, Alice Munro and Shirley Jackson had conspired together to imagine a female/feminist voice for the twenty-first century that is wickedly sharp-eyed, wholly unpredictable, and wholly engaging.” – Joyce Carol Oates

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Clare Beams is the author of the story collection We Show What We Have Learned (Lookout Books, Oct. 2016). Her stories appear in One Story, n+1,…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Marc Nieson’s Schoolhouse: Lessons on Love & Landscape is now available! Nieson — a Raymond Carver Short Story Award winner and Pushcart Prize nominee — teaches…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Marc Nieson’s Schoolhouse: Lessons on Love & Landscape is now available from Ice Cube Press! Nieson — a Raymond Carver Short Story Award winner and Pushcart…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

We’re thrilled to be able to share with you the first chapter of The Nightmare Birds by Pittsburgher Amie Irene Winters. The Nightmare Birds is the…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Chris Rodell is the Latrobe–based author of the satirical novel The Last Baby Boomer: The Story of the Ultimate Ghoul Pool — excerpted below! — and…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

The Pittsburgh Poetry Society will be launching the most recent installment of their biennial anthology, The Potters’ Wheel, on September 10th at the Carnegie Library of…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Pittsburgh’s Joshua David Bellin, author of Survival Colony 9, is back with Scavenger of Souls, available on August 23rd!

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Pittsburgh’s Joshua David Bellin, author of Survival Colony 9 (“A post-apocalyptic thriller that collides breathless action with devious world building and genuine heart. A terrific novel!”…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Jason Irwin is the author of Watering the Dead (Pavement Saw Press, 2008) and the chapbooks Where You Are (Night Ballet Press, 2014) and Some Days…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

“Called ‘the mighty Sasquatch of American Fiction’ by Michael Chabon, renowned literary outlaw Chuck Kinder steps once again onto the landscape of American letters with the paperback reissue of his 1979 novel, The Silver Ghost.”

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

On a search to find answers to the unsolved death of a renowned blues guitarist, Pittsburgh’s Aaron Skirboll unveils an under-appreciated American icon: Michael Bloomfield.

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Littsburgh is thrilled to be able to share this excerpt from Pittsburgher Frederic S. Durbin’s latest novel, A Green and Ancient Light, courtesy of Simon & Schuster’s SAGA Press.

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Pittsburgh author Theresa Brown, RN, works as a clinical nurse. Her regular column appears on the New York Times opinion pages as well as on the…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

In The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients’ Lives, practicing nurse, Pittsburgher, and New York Times columnist Theresa Brown invites us to experience not just…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Littsburgh is thrilled to be able to share with you an interview with best-selling, award-winning Pittsburgher Stewart O’Nan (whose latest novel, City of Secrets, is now…

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Critically acclaimed local author Siobhan Vivian’s book launch for The Last Girl and Boy in the World is on April 26th — in celebration, we asked…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

“A transcendent love story, as profoundly moving as it is fun. This is Siobhan Vivian’s finest hour” – Stephen Chbosky, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Rebecca Drake’s newest novel, Only Ever You, will keep readers up at night. In it, a child goes missing — snatched from an affluent Pittsburgh suburb……

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

A child goes missing — snatched from an affluent Pittsburgh suburb. How far will a woman go to save her child, her marriage, and even herself?

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

Littsburgh is thrilled to be able to share with you three poems from Robert Walicki’s latest collection, The Almost Sound of Snow Falling (now available from…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

“It’s easy to imagine a former civil-rights attorney who’s worked extensively in the criminal-justice system writing a book inspired by the experience. But you might not…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Littsburgh is thrilled to be able to share with you this excerpt from Whiskey, Etc. by Pittsburgh’s Sherrie Flick!

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

“In this three-part interview with The Fight & the Fiddle editor Elizabeth Hoover, Harvey discusses how she has come to embrace her chaotic life, use her…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Littsburgh is thrilled to share with you the first chapter from J.D. Barker’s Forsaken (a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

After reading the first chapter of Forsaken, we decided we had to find out more about new-to-Pittsburgher J.D. Barker, “a force to be reckoned with.” –…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

“Max’s dream is to open The Allegheny Brew House, a brewpub specializing in traditional German beers, in fashionable Lawrenceville. In real life, the neighborhood is home…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

“On nights I have trouble sleeping, I ride the bus around the city and get off wherever I feel like. I like this, following my impulses.…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Littsburgh is thrilled to be able to share with you four poems from Kelly Scarff’s latest collection, Mother Russia (now available from Kattywompus Press). “I am…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

“Beth Kissileff, the Pittsburgh-based editor of Reading Genesis: Beginnings, is a writer and journalist who teaches Hebrew Bible, Jewish Studies and literature at various colleges. As…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“At the behest of Samuel Hazo, founder of the International Poetry Forum and former Pennsylvania poet laureate, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette began publishing poems on its Saturday…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

“Imagine we’re six decades into the future, the Earth’s last baby boomer is on his deathbed, and the entire nation is transfixed. That’s not only because…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

We’re is thrilled to be able to share with you the first chapter from Pittsburgher Dorit Sasson’s Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel Defense Forces…

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

Q&A: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop (author of “a daughter’s promise”)

From the Publisher (Trib Total Media, LLC.): "In the earliest days of the pandemic, Covid-19 cut a deadly path through Read more

Carlow University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary!

"Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we invite the public to join us." Read more

Poetry Lounge, Millvale Celebrates National Poetry Month All April!

Poetry Lounge, Millvale is proud to present an eclectic collection of poetry influenced events in honor of National Poetry Month! Read more

Q&A: Andrea Janov (author of Mix Tapes and Photo Albums)

From the Publisher: "Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming-of-age Read more

“When I write poems, I often listen to one song on repeat for hours, to create a mood and white noise. The song, then, can’t be…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“Author Lillie Leonardi, a former Arnold police officer who retired from the FBI, is out with her second book about her journey to become a spiritual…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“Locally based Paula Bohince’s new collection, Swallows and Waves (Sarabande Books, $14.95), comprises 60 poems based on paintings and prints from Japan’s Edo period. Its strongest…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“Annette Dashofy’s latest book in the Zoe Chambers mystery series, Bridges Burned, has been nominated for an Agatha Award. Dashofy, of Smith Township, Washington County, is…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“The full text of Dave Newman’s ‘Johnstown, Pennsylvania’ reads: ‘The chief of police / tasered his son / at Thanksgiving dinner.’ Quirkiness aside, those seeking creative…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“Anyone questioning the relevance of poetry in the 21st century could do herself a favor by checking out Rachel Mennies’ very intimate collection, The Glad Hand…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“‘Metal Skeleton’ is a potent, straightforward vignette about disillusion. ‘Esophagus Number Two’ imagines a protagonist with a tiny train running daily up her throat and into…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“One of the major architects in turning the team around, Bill Nunn Jr., is the subject of the latest book from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review investigative reporter Andrew…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“One of the more striking poetry books out of Pittsburgh last year was On Generation & Corruption, the debut collection from Terrence Chiusano. With their unusual,…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“The Verse Envisioned project is a book and a gallery exhibition of poetry and art. It is the culmination of the Post-Gazette’s commitment for more than…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more

“Let’s go back, say, ten years or so, and check in at Nico’s Recovery Room in Bloomfield. That’s where on any given night, while the motley…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Releases Author Lineup, Opens Registration!

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2024) – Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on Read more

“Dave Newman caps the introductory poem to his new collection, Poem Factory with the lament, ‘I miss Pittsburgh like crazy.’ It’s the bluesy refrain of a…

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Celebrates 50th Anniversary on May 18th with Readings, Awards, and New Anthology Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE), the oldest Read more

Jazz Poetry Month Returns to City of Asylum, Celebrates 20th Year!

PITTSBURGH, PA — Beginning Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Alphabet City, City of Asylum presents the 20th annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month. Jazz Poetry Month began with Read more

Featured Event: Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Writers Workshop!

You’re invited to In Your Write Mind, the annual writers’ conference that is sponsored and run by the Seton Hill Read more

The Northern Appalachia Review: Open for Submissions (Closes June 15th)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Start Reading Legs Feldman: A Satire by Jere Krakoff…

From the Publisher: "The humorous satire centers around the misfortunes of Zelman Feldman, born with oversized legs and a passion Read more

Q&A: Ed Simon (Author of The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History)!

From the Publisher: "A shot-and-a-beer-town, a drinking town with a sports problem, a gruff, no nonsense, working class, blue collar Read more

Positions Open at Write Pittsburgh: Executive Director + New Board Members!

"Are you eager to nurture the voices of teen and adult writers in Pittsburgh and beyond? Know someone who would Read more

Start Reading A Pandemic Gardening Journal by Matt Puchalski (Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2024 Annual Literature Award)!

Nominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) 2024 Annual Literature Award! From the Publisher: "A must read Read more

Attention Teen Writers: Starry False Lily Submission Deadline – May 24!

"Attention teen writers! Submissions are now open for Issue 3 of Starry False Lily, our online youth writing journal. The Read more

Q&A: Anna Monardo (Pittsburgh-raised author of After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage)

"Anna Monardo’s story is one of strength and vulnerability, the two chambers of the immigrant heart." —Adriani Trigiani, The Good Read more