First Wednesday Reader Series

Lit Youngstown First Wednesday Reader Series presents fiction writers Alex Puncekar of Cincinnati and T.J. Sandella of Cleveland. Tina Banks will co-host. Open mic to follow. Wednesday, August 7, at 7:00pm at the Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave. This reading will be downstairs in the Trophy Room, accessible only by stairs.

Alex Puncekar writes fantasy, science fiction, and horror. 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. You can find him alexpuncekar.com.

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. More at tjsandella.com.
This project is being supported, in whole or 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.

Upcoming Readings at Westside Bowl

September 4 Roger Craik, Dave Lucas
October 2 Michael Loderstedt, Britney Wolf
November 6 Nancy Krygowski, Jane McCafferty
December 4 Daniel Bourne, Marlo Starr
January 8 Jessica Manack, Marie Vibbert