During this FREE workshop, teen writers explore poetry as something already hiding in plain sight. Through low-stakes prompts and playful experiments, participants learn how ordinary language can become a poem without worrying about form, rhyme, or “doing it right.”
www.writepittsburgh.com/teens
Congratulations 🎉
Sarah is Write Pittsburgh’s Program Manager and is a Facilitator.
She has been accepted for the 2026 Deep Ecology Artist Fellowship with @unitedplantsavers.bsky.social
We know Sarah will continue to do amazing things! We are so lucky to have her on our team.
We are so excited for this 2 part, in-person guided liberation writing workshop!
Hosted by Write Pittsburgh's Executive Director, Dr. Amber Epps
Saturday, Apr 18 & Apr 25, 10am-11:30am
In-Person at 315 S. Trenton Avenue, Wilkinsburg
For more info: www.writepittsburgh/events
💫Updated Date! ✨
We are having an ice-cream fundraiser for Write Pittsburgh with Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams on April 6th.
25% of the total sales go to Write Pittsburgh
Where:
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
173 Bakery Square Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
When:
April 27th
3-6pm
🌠 Call for Submissions 🌠
WRITE of Way is the next evolution of Write Pittsburgh’s youth publishing initiative.
Deadline to submit is 4/24
#pittsburghwriters #calltoart #writepittsburgh #writers #writeofway #imaginingthefuture
🌿Call for Submissions🌿
WRITE Between is an online literary publication for adult writers (age 18 or older). It's a space for the stories that live in the in-between places.
Deadline to submit is 4/30
#pittsburghwriters #calltoart #writepittsburgh #writers #writebetween #imaginingthefuture
Green Flyer with window with anime girl eyes. "Main Character Disorder Workshop"
Check out this upcoming FREE workshop for teens!
In this single-session workshop, writers explore what makes characters feel real, messy, and unforgettable. Through guided prompts and perspective shifts, participants build characters from the inside out.
info:
www.writepittsburgh.com/teens
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Colorful, abstract shapes and squiggles on a white background. Color photo of Amber, wearing a black floral dress and looking away from the camera with a smile on her face. Text reads: Meet Amber. Executive Director. Dr. Amber Epps is an artist, writer, DJ, professor, nonprofit leader, and (nearly) lifelong resident of Penn Hills. Amber's experience as a leader in local organizations like the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, Protohaven, and Omicelo Cares means that she's ready to guide Write Pittsburgh into the future.
Introducing our new executive director, Dr. Amber Epps! 🥳🎉 Amber is a teacher and an artist, a visionary leader and a get-your-hands-dirty kind of team member—we are so lucky to have her at Write Pittsburgh!
Meet Amber in person at our summer picnic on June 29! RSVP at the link in the comments.
Purple silhouettes of people at a picnic with grass and butterflies. Text: Write Pittsburgh. Saturday, June 29, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Picnic Fundraiser. Borland Green 527 N. Beatty Street. Family-friendly & Alcohol-free RSVP for free at writepittsburgh.com/tickets
Do you have our picnic on your calendar? There will be an open mic, writing games, food, a 50/50 raffle, silent auction items, and more! We would LOVE to see you there. 🥰 Saturday, June 29, 6:30-8:00 p.m., at Borland Green in East Liberty! RSVP now at writepittsburgh.com/tickets.
A group of writers are bent over their notebooks at a picnic table (one sits on the grass) near clay tennis courts.
We had a great time writing together this weekend! Hope to see you at the next event!
Cartoonish Pittsburgh skyline foregrounded by a city park scene. A bright blue sky dominated the image. Text: An outdoor writing workshop series. WRITE ON SITE, Frick Park. Saturday, May 25, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Biddle Ave & S. Braddock Ave. For writers ages 18+ writepittsburgh.com/tickets. $25. Write Pittsburgh.
Cartoonish Pittsburgh skyline foregrounded by a city park scene. A bright blue sky dominated the image. Cutout photograph of Schereéya, wearing a dark blue shirt and floral tie, smiling at the camera. Schereéya is a black man with teal green hair. Text: About your facilitator. Schereéya is a multi-disciplinary artist, advocate, and fulltime fae (with a day job in business development). Currently based in Pittsburgh, Schereeya's practice focuses on freedom: Freedom of play, of joy, of magic and whimsy, of the ability to know oneself. "The act of Knowing myself helps me liberate myself from others' expectations. Knowing is an ongoing process, and it takes practice and exploration. That's what my work is-the practice of self-exploration."
🌳 Take a moment to reset and engage in mindfulness and contemplation with Schereéya in the first Write on Site of the year. Maybe you've neglected your writing practice for a while. Maybe you're stuck on a problem in your story or poem. Join us in this restful, creative writing space.
Red and white checked tablecloth pattern with a red square in the middle. A white banner reads: Save the Date. White text reads: Saturday, June 29, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Borland Green, 527 N. Beatty Street. No tickets. Family-friendly. Alcohol-free.
Come to the Write Pittsburgh picnic fundraiser! There will be poetry! And a raffle, and a silent auction, and writing activities! Mark your calendars: June 29, 6:30-8:00 p.m. More details coming soon...
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Dark blue background with colorful streamers. Text: Teens, May 11. Burnout Break: Creative Escape. Teens, May 16. Beyond the Page: Career Event. Teens, May 24. Starry False Lily: "Music" deadline. Adults, May 25. Write on Site: Frick Park. Plus our weekly programs. WritePittsburgh.com.
May is going to be a ROCKING month at Write Pittsburgh! Keep your eyes peeled for all of these fantastic happenings. Visit WritePittsburgh.com or linktr.ee/writepgh for more information.
Got poetry or other words to share on stage? Here’s a great opportunity to hear wisdom from an experienced panel—an actor, a storyteller, and a spoken word artist. Practice and get feedback! Sunday, 5/19 from 3-6 PM in the South Hills. Learn more here: www.ironedwordsproductions.com/rehearse-you...
Did you know that Schereéya is a published poet and multi-disciplinary artist? Check out his poetry collection "Prayers & Pixies" at redhawkpublications.com/Poetry-c1201...
Cartoonish Pittsburgh skyline foregrounded by a city park scene. A bright blue sky dominated the image. Text: An outdoor writing workshop series. WRITE ON SITE, Frick Park. Saturday, May 25, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Biddle Ave & S. Braddock Ave. For writers ages 18+ writepittsburgh.com/tickets. $25. Write Pittsburgh.
Cartoonish Pittsburgh skyline foregrounded by a city park scene. A bright blue sky dominated the image. Cutout photograph of Schereéya, wearing a dark blue shirt and floral tie, smiling at the camera. Schereéya is a black man with teal green hair. Text: About your facilitator. Schereéya is a multi-disciplinary artist, advocate, and fulltime fae (with a day job in business development). Currently based in Pittsburgh, Schereeya's practice focuses on freedom: Freedom of play, of joy, of magic and whimsy, of the ability to know oneself. "The act of Knowing myself helps me liberate myself from others' expectations. Knowing is an ongoing process, and it takes practice and exploration. That's what my work is-the practice of self-exploration."
🌳 Take a moment to reset and engage in mindfulness and contemplation with Schereéya in the first Write on Site of the year. Maybe you've neglected your writing practice for a while. Maybe you're stuck on a problem in your story or poem. Join us in this restful, creative writing space.
Colorful shapes against a white background. Outline drawings of a typewriter, a pencil, a bullhorn, and a notebook. Text: Write Pittsburgh. We are hiring. Executive Director. Amplify voices, empower writers, and build community. Learn more and apply at writepittsburgh.com/jobs.
We're looking for our next executive director! This full time role involves program management and administration, fundraising, donor relations, planning, scheming, dreaming, and more. Are you someone who loves writing and is ready to be a champion for writers? writepittsburgh.com/jobs
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Want to help cultivate a strong writing community? Become a Write Pittsburgh board member! Bring your skills as a fundraiser, a leader, a teacher, an organizer, an artist—whatever it is you do best. Apply at writepittsburgh.com/board.
Know someone who would make a great board member? Let them know!
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TEEN WRITERS! Submissions are open for Starry False Lily Issue 3! The theme? 🎶 MUSIC 🎵
Let your writing sing, baby! Let it make noise! Get philosophical. Get discordant. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrid. Deadline: May 24. Submission info at writepittsburgh.com/starryfalselily
We're hosting a writing career event for teens on 5/16, and we're looking for: screenwriters, speechwriters, food writers, sports writers, graphic novelists, librarians, ghostwriters, copywriters, and more. Interested? Email info@writepittsburgh.com. Asynch or virtual participation. Volunteer event.
Only a few days left to sign up for this memory-writing workshop. events.humanitix.com/the-remember...
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Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten, with Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon. Tuesdays, Mar. 19 - Apr. 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Eastern, online. $75 for 3 weeks. writepittsburgh.com/tickets. Write Pittsburgh.
Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: Meet your facilitators. Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon, co-authors of Millions of Suns. Sharon is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Life Without Furniture. Christine is the author of the forthcoming novel The Height of Land and is the interim executive director of Write Pittsburgh.
Our memories make us—but what about all the things we have forgotten? Join Sharon Fagan McDermott and Write Pittsburgh's interim executive director M. Christine Benner Dixon, co-authors of Millions of Suns, for a 3-week workshop on memory, forgetting, and writing. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction.
Dark sky filled with stars. Text in bold white letters: Starry False Lily Volume 2 is here!!!
NEW ISSUE ALERT!! 🤩 From algebra
to aliens, from new worlds to old ones, these stirring
poems explore the implications of being thinking,
breathing creatures in an infinite universe. 👽🐦🔬
Let yourself be dazzled by three
teen poets in Starry False Lily, Vol. 2: www.starryfalselily.com/issue-two #SFF
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What do the books Slaughterhouse Five, Our Wives Under the Sea, Spaceman of Bohemia, Outlander, Kindred, & A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court have in common? They're some of the books we'll be discussing in the upcoming @writepittsburgh.bsky.social workshop, Write On Time. Join us!
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Kicking off the new year with another speculative fiction workshop series from @writepittsburgh.bsky.social ! I'll be teaching this one, about time and its uses in fiction (from using time as a literary device to literal time travel). It's a 6-week series on Sunday nights, ONLINE. #writingcommunity
Book bans tell young writers that some stories aren’t worth listening to. Our mission is to amplify voices and empower writers! You can help! givebutter.com/writepgh
I spend a good part of my time working to support these efforts! Write Pittsburgh does an amazing job of reaching teens where they are and recognizing their agency and autonomy. We’re counting on this to set up the next generation of kickass writers who know the power of their own voices!
