๐ In 1965, Toni Morrison began her career in publishing. Two years later, she became the first Black woman editor at Random House (@randomhouse), where she worked for more than 15 years.
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๐ธ Photo Cred: Robin Platzer/Twin Images
๐ Source: โToni Morrison.โ Encyclopaedia Britannica
16.02.2026 18:03
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THIS FRIDAY! Equal parts excited and trying to keep our composure. (Weโre not succeeding ๐) See you there! (20% off with code TONI26)
Get tickets: https://www.cityclub.org/forums/2026/02/20/on-morrison-a-conversation-about-toni-morrison-with-author-namwali-serpell
#ohiocelebratestonimorrison
16.02.2026 13:26
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1 WEEK AWAY!ย The Toni Morrison Book Club kicks off February 21 & 22, and we'd love for you to be part of it!
All through 2026, weโll be reading Morrisonโs novels together, moving in historical orderโfrom A Mercy (set in the 1680s) all the way to God Help the Child.
15.02.2026 13:01
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TOMORROW!ย Join Bexley Public Library @bexleylibraryon Sunday, February 15 for a special afternoon celebrating the life, words, and legacy of Toni Morrison, featuring readings from four incredible local local authors and artists.
14.02.2026 12:43
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Dr. Tia Pratt highlights Morrison's impact on her life: "๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐' ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป-๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ...โ
- American Review Magazine, 2019
13.02.2026 12:08
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We're kicking off a yearlong statewide celebration of Toni Morrison on February 18, 2026!
Spread the word, sign up for our newsletter, and join in the celebration.
ohiocelebratestonimorrison.org
13.01.2026 15:24
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Inkubator Free Writing Conference
Deesha Philyaw + Kiese Laymon
Get Real: Being Vulnerable in Fact and Fiction: Virtual Prose Panel
Wed. Sep. 10 - 7:00 PM ET
African American writer Kiese Laymon
African American writer Deesha Philyaw
Today's writing session was not flowing & I knew exactly what to do instead, catch up on Inkubator Free Writing Conference ( #CleInk25 ) session "Get Real: Being Vulnerable in Fact and Fiction" w/ @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social + Kiese Laymon hosted by
@literarycleveland.bsky.social
Mod by Kenyon Farrow
17.09.2025 21:22
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First Writing Conference in the books!! ๐๐ Inkubator 2025 was such an AMAZING experience! So grateful to Literary Cleveland!! @literarycleveland.bsky.social
15.09.2025 16:36
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From the #quote book this week, fresh off the @literarycleveland.bsky.social Inkubator '25 writing conference: "A story is not an explanation. It's a separate place of possibility." - Katie Kitamura
15.09.2025 12:54
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I had a FANTASTIC time, overall, at Literary Cleveland's Inkubator Writing Conference.
But what made it stand out, especially in a time when so many bookish events have been...chaotic?
โจNetworking
โจSessions
โจCommunity
โจConference Experience
#CLEInk25 @literarycleveland.bsky.social
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15.09.2025 15:39
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Beautiful old room full of 60ish people while I present on rethinking time in NF
More of the same. They're all writing here
Having a great day so far at the Inkubator Conference run by @literarycleveland.bsky.social. Free to the public, tons of people, well organized, and great energy. Huge turnout for my memoir session yoo
13.09.2025 15:46
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Wow, what a morning ! @literarycleveland.bsky.social , Inkubator where have you been all of my life ๐ฅฐ.
13.09.2025 16:19
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Cover of the 2025 program to Inkubator, Literary Cleveland's annual free writing conference
I had a great day in Cleveland at the @literarycleveland.bsky.social writing conference.
14.09.2025 02:14
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What a night! Thanks for packing the house. See you soon!
12.09.2025 10:34
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๐ 2025 #Inkubator Writing Conference is this weekend here in Cleveland!
Head up out of my edits and finally looking over my schedule ๐คฉ
Starting TONIGHT with the kickoff mixer at Loganberry Books--will I see anyone awesome there (like you)??
@literarycleveland.bsky.social #CLEInk25
#SkyWriters
11.09.2025 12:21
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TONIGHT! FREE!
Donโt miss our last free virtual Inkubator event with Kiese Laymon & Deesha Philyaw on the courage to be vulnerable in writing.
WED SEPT 10 7-8:30PM ET
Register for free at inkubator.litcleveland.org
10.09.2025 13:33
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TONIGHT!
Donโt miss our free virtual Inkubator event with Franny Choi & Danez Smith on how to go on as writers after the unsurvivable.
TUES SEPT 9 7-8:30PM ET
Register for free at inkubator.litcleveland.org
09.09.2025 16:35
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What a conversation! They were incredible.
09.09.2025 01:11
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Three Black women: Eve Ewing (upper left), Imani Perry (upper right), Joy Bostic
Awesome insights on writing themes, practices & more from @eveewing.bsky.social
(pictured upper left) & @imaniperry.bsky.social (upper right) during "Stories We Tell: How History Shapes Us" eventย with moderator Joy R. Bostic (lower center) for conference convened by @literarycleveland.bsky.social.
08.09.2025 23:37
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Inkubator 25 โ Literary Cleveland
And check out the full free Inkubator Writing Conference lineup at inkubator.litcleveland.org
03.09.2025 13:07
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Still time to register for this and hang with me in Cleveland
02.09.2025 17:14
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Check out the photos from our (literal) underground zine reading this past weekend!
Pick up your copy of the Odes to Infrastructure zine at our free Inkubator Writing Conference Sep 12-13 or at Clean Water Fest Sep 20.
26.08.2025 23:31
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man in an orange hard hat and yellow Clean Water Fest shirt descends a cement stairwell into a tunnel, walking behind a line of others in the same hard hat.
a woman in safety goggles, white hard hat, and yellow safety vest in a tunnel hallway distributes booklets to a group. They all wear orange hard hats and await their copy. She smiles excitedly as she hands out the materials.
unique partnership w/@literarycleveland.bsky.social brought writers together to craft a sewer-inspired zine with our team, then welcomed them to our Southerly plant where they read/recorded their submissions last weekend.
grab the zine at #CleanWaterFest 9/20. (video/pod content coming soon, too.)
26.08.2025 19:15
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