| | Hello CityLit Family, As the year winds down, we are thrilled to share exciting upcoming events, give thanks, and look back on what we are accomplishing together. Here is what is in store this month and beyond at CityLit Project! |
| | Register Today: A Home for the Heart to Live In We are excited to announce A Home for the Heart to Live In, our annual winter poetry reading and gathering of Cave Canem fellows. Join us on December 8 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Motor House’s Main Theater, 120 W. North Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201 to experience powerful performances by our two featured poets, Danez Smith and Reginald Dwayne Betts, as they are joined by an incredible lineup of poets from our region. This is an afternoon you won’t want to miss. Registration is requested, but not required. Walk-ins are welcome. |
| | | | Giving Tuesday: $25 for 2025! This Giving Tuesday on December 3, we ask you to participate in our $25 for 2025 campaign. Each contribution helps CityLit Project bring innovative and accessible programming to Baltimore’s writers and readers. By donating $25 or more, you support craft sessions, readings, and retreats that champion and empower Baltimore writers. You don’t have to wait–donate today and make a difference now! |
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| | Event Recaps: Looking Back at Our Recent Programs See what CityLit has been up to since our last newsletter. |
| Write Like a Mother Retreat A huge thank you to the mothers from over 20 states who joined us in-person and online, Coco Northeast for hosting our Minneapolis retreat, and the National Endowment for the Arts whose funding allowed us to offer the virtual retreat to Maryland mother writers free of charge, and to Sara Brenny who worked diligently behind the scenes. Facilitators Sun Yung Shin, Dara Beevas, Kate Hopper, and co-founder Rachel Berg Scherer grounded the assembled mothers in two days of wonder and possibility through presentations, including a somatic and yoga experience, writing prompts, a ‘literary’ visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and magical connections made with mother-writers from across the country. It finished with a sweet trip to Paisley Park for those who wanted to end the retreat in a purple swirl of Prince music and genius. |
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| CityLit Studio IX CityLit Studio – Writers on Craft, Creativity, and Community, presented as a part of Free Fall Baltimore, was a unique opportunity for writers to learn from three publishing industry professional creatives KRISHAN TROTMAN (Vice President and publisher of Legacy Lit, an imprint at Hachette Book Group NY), YAHDON ISRAEL (Senior editor at Simon Schuster and founder of Literaryswag), and independent developmental editor, author, and former senior-level magazine editor DAWN RAFFEL. This year’s studio was held on October 13 at the Lyric Baltimore. CityLit gives a HUGE THANK YOU to Lyric Baltimore, especially DENISE GANTT, EBONY EVANS, and MAYA JAMES. If you missed this CityLit Studio session, you can catch it on our YouTube channel. You will find that the session is packed with valuable insights on editing, marketing, and publishing for writers at any stage to elevate your work. |
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| Black Artist Fair at Coppin State University We were honored to have a table at November’s Black Artist Fair, hosted by the Black Arts District. It was a great opportunity for CityLit Project to connect with so many new faces, share our mission, and learn more about the work of those who attended. Thank you to the Black Arts District for the invitation and your continued support of Baltimore artists! |
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| | Opportunities for Writers We are excited to share two job opportunities that may interest you all. - Creative Writing Youth Programs Manager – Shout Mouse Press
Location: Hybrid, with an office in Washington, D.C. Shout Mouse Press is looking for a self-motivated, mission-driven Programs Manager with a passion for creative writing, youth development, social justice, and diverse books. This person is responsible for managing the successful planning and completion of Writing, Author Talk, and Author Pathways Programming through direct youth engagement. For more details, visit shoutmousepress.org/careers. - Assistant Professor English Creative Writing – University of Maryland, Baltimore County: College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Location: Baltimore, MD The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) English Department invites applications for the tenure-track position of assistant professor in creative writing. This position comes with a 2/3 teaching load, a salary range of $80,000 - $85,000, and full University benefits. The English department offers two tracks (Communication & Technology and Literature) and an MA in Texts, Technologies, and Literature. For more details, visit apply.interfolio.com/156908. |
| | As always, we are incredibly grateful for your support and enthusiasm for CityLit Project. Keep an eye out on social media for the latest updates. We look forward to seeing you at A Home for the Heart to Live In! |
| Whatever you do, don’t keep this news to yourself, share it widely. |
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| | Stay tuned for announcements about our upcoming events and initiatives. As always, your donations are welcomed and appreciated. |
| | Special Thanks to our generous supporters: National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, Academy of American Poets, National Book Foundation, Council of Literary Magazines & Presses, Amazon Literary Partnership, Maryland Humanities, Maryland State Arts Council, Motor House, Baltimore National Heritage Area, Baltimore Children & Youth Fund, T. Rowe Price Foundation, Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, Creative Baltimore Fund, Baltimore Office for Promotion & the Arts, insight180, Scribente Maternum, Individual donors |
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| | CityLit Project is a nonprofit 501c (3) organization. CityLit Project
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