Cincinnati fiction writer, Cleveland poet to read at Lit Youngstown August event
Lit Youngstown, a Youngstown-based literary arts nonprofit announced its First Wednesday Reader Series for August will feature fiction writer Alex Puncekar of Cincinnati and poet T.J. Sandella of Cleveland.
The event will start at 7 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave. where Puncekar and Sandella will read their work and lead discussions.
Alex Puncekar is a fantasy, science fiction and horror author. His fiction has appeared in Aphelion Magazine and Jenny Magazine. He is also an interviewer for Lightspeed and Nightmare, and has reviewed for Grimdark Magazine.
T.J. Sandella is the author of Ways to Beg (Black Lawrence Press) and the recipient of an Elinor Benedict Prize for Poetry (selected by Aimee Nezhukumatathil), a William Matthews Poetry Prize (selected by Billy Collins), and two Academy of American Poets Prizes.
The 2024 First Wednesday Reader Series is supported in part by funds awarded to the Board of Mahoning County Commissioners under Assistance Listing No. 21.027 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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