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The Inkubator Writing Conference is Literary Cleveland's FREE annual festival for writers and readers.

On September 9 we will host a free virtual panel discussion on Toni Morrison ahead of our big in-person conference at the Cleveland Public Library on Friday and Saturday, September 11-12. The conference will feature writing workshops, panel discussions, craft talks, a book fair, a party, and a keynote address. See the full schedule at inkubator.litcleveland.org.

TICKETS

• Select the free virtual Toni Morrison panel ticket if you plan to attend on September 9.
• Select select the free in-person ticket option if you plan to attend one or more events in Cleveland September 10-12.
• You can select both virtual and in-person tickets if you plan to attend both.
• Only one ticket can be ordered at a time.
• If you are attending the in-person conference, please select which sessions you plan to attend. This allows us to save you a seat as space is limited. If you do not select a session you can still attend the conference but you will wait in a standby line to attend specific sessions.
• If you have capacity, help keep this conference free for everyone by adding a donation.

DEADLINE

Register for individual events (including the virtual panels) or the whole conference—all for free—is open until 5:00PM ET on September 9, 2025.

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