Write Pittsburgh

ALT Colorful, abstract shapes and squiggles on a white background. Color photo of Amber, wearing a black floral dress and looking away from the camera with a pleasant expression on her face. Text reads: Meet Amber. Executive Director. Dr. Amber Epps is an artist, writer, DJ, professor, nonprofit leader, and (nearly) lifelong resident of Penn Hills. Amber's experience as a leader in local organizations like the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, Protohaven, and Omicelo Cares means that she's ready to guide Write Pittsburgh into the future.

ALT Purple silhouettes of people at a picnic with grass, flowers, and butterflies. Text: Write Pittsburgh. Saturday, June 29, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Picnic Fundraiser. Borland Green 527 N. Beatty Street. Family-friendly & Alcohol-free RSVP for free at writepittsburgh.com/tickets

ALT Red and white checked tablecloth pattern with a red square in the middle. A white banner reads: Save the Date. White text reads: Saturday, June 29, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Borland Green, 527 N. Beatty Street. No tickets. Family-friendly. Alcohol-free.

ALT A black circle with white dots that resemble stars in a night sky. A small branch of white flowers is in the foreground. Green text: Starry False Lily

ALT Dark blue background with colorful streamers. Text: What's up, May. So much writing goodness this month! Write Pittsburgh.

ALT Dark blue background with colorful streamers. Text: Teens, May 11. Burnout Break: Creative Escape. Teens, May 16. Beyond the Page: Career Event. Teens, May 24. Starry False Lily: "Music" deadline. Adults, May 25. Write on Site: Frick Park. Plus our weekly programs. WritePittsburgh.com.

ALT Cartoonish Pittsburgh skyline foregrounded by a city park scene. A bright blue sky dominated the image. Cutout photograph of Schereéya, wearing a dark blue shirt and floral tie, smiling at the camera. Schereéya is a black man with teal green hair. Text: About your facilitator. Schereéya is a multi-disciplinary artist, advocate, and fulltime fae (with a day job in business development). Currently based in Pittsburgh, Schereeya's practice focuses on freedom: Freedom of play, of joy, of magic and whimsy, of the ability to know oneself. "The act of Knowing myself helps me liberate myself from others' expectations. Knowing is an ongoing process, and it takes practice and exploration. That's what my work is-the practice of self-exploration."

ALT Cartoonish Pittsburgh skyline foregrounded by a city park scene. A bright blue sky dominated the image. Text: An outdoor writing workshop series. WRITE ON SITE, Frick Park. Saturday, May 25, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Biddle Ave & S. Braddock Ave. For writers ages 18+ writepittsburgh.com/tickets. $25. Write Pittsburgh.

ALT Colorful shapes against a white background. Outline drawings of a typewriter, a pencil, a bullhorn, and a notebook. Text: Write Pittsburgh. We are hiring. Executive Director. Amplify voices, empower writers, and build community. Learn more and apply at writepittsburgh.com/jobs.

ALT Cartoonish figures of various races against a reddish-maroon background of faint circles. Text: Write Pittsburgh. Join the Board. Details & Application WritePittsburgh.com/board

ALT Illustration of rainbows, stars, flags, and other symbols of gender/sexuality equality. Text: Rainbow Writers: A writing workshop for teens who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ Mondays 6-7 p.m. Online & In Person. www.writepittsburgh.com/teen-programs

ALT Cut-out photograph of Matt Henderson smiling at the camera against a wobbly rainbow design. Text: Meet the Facilitator. Matt Henderson is a playwright and actor active in the Pittsburgh theatre scene. His plays have been seen throughout the U.S. as well as England, Scotland, Finland, and Canada. Locally, his work has been produced by 12 Peers Theater, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, Bricolage, Cup-A-Jo Productions, Throughline Theatre Company, Riverfront Theatre Company, The New Renaissance Theatre Company, The Collective PGH, and the Pittsburgh New Works Festival. Some of his produced plays include Summer Solstice, Children of the Night (AKA Your Neighborhood Singles' Bar), Existence and the Single Girl, Strutting and Fretting, Candy Likes Your Status, A Long Walk on the Beach, and The Most Epic Awesomest Superhero Movie Ever. His work has been published by Smith & Kraus and Original Works Publishing.

ALT Top-down illustration of a group of writers gathered around a round table working on computers, notebooks, and phones. Extending to the right, a wobbly rainbow design. Text: Q Writers Roundtable. For LBGTQ2IA+ writers, ages 18+. Mondays @ 6 p.m., C.C. Mellor Library. Starts June 10. free to attend. Poetry, comics, essays, plays, fiction, more. Write Pittsburgh.

ALT Blue background and blue lettering. Images of starbursts. Text reads: Starry False Lily Submissions Open! Issue 3 Theme: Music. We're looking for pieces inspired by: musical pacing and rhythm, songs, albums, or artists, concert experiences, how music has shaped your life. Learn more and submit at writepittsburgh.com/starryfalselily.

ALT Illustration of books in space. In a chat window, four people talk with one another. Text: Beyond the Page: Exploring the Wide World of Writing Careers. May 16, 5-7 p.m. Write Pittsburgh

ALT A hand holding a book titled "The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting a Writer's Life in Prison." Edited by Caits Meissner. Foreword by Reginald Dwayne Betts. A banner reading PEN America is placed above the title, highlighted in red. At the top of the cover, a quote from Michelle Alexander reads, "There are millions of stories locked behind bars, along with the millions of people our nation has caged. This astonishing book has the power to set those stories free." The cover has a white background with cutout images of butterflies made from typed and handwritten letters.

ALT Blue floral background with three polaroid photos stapled to the surface. One photo is of two children, one is of a woman with her dog, and one is blank. Also pictured: a set of keys, a pen, a flower. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten: A memory-writing workshop. Online workshop for adults. Write Pittsburgh. writepittsburgh.com/tickets

ALT Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten, with Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon. Tuesdays, Mar. 19 - Apr. 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Eastern, online. $75 for 3 weeks. writepittsburgh.com/tickets. Write Pittsburgh.

ALT Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: Meet your facilitators. Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon, co-authors of Millions of Suns. Sharon is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Life Without Furniture. Christine is the author of the forthcoming novel The Height of Land and is the interim executive director of Write Pittsburgh.