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Story Club Pittsburgh is back at City of Asylum for Story Slam, their monthly nonfiction storytelling series.

Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh) organizes and hosts Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. February's theme is Breaking Free.

Story Club Pittsburgh organizes and hosts Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. The theme for March 2025 is Reckless Choices.

Story Club PGH hosts a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. The theme for April 2025 is Second Chances.

Discounted shoppping, free books, author signings, and more await attendees of Indie Bookstore Day at City of Asylum Bookstore!

Story Club Pittsburgh organizes & hosts Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. May's theme is Lost & Found.

To officially kick off the Bridges – City of Asylum Pittsburgh Creative Summit, we’ll welcome guests from across the globe to Alphabet City for a morning of performances, readings, and special presentations from guest speakers from Pittsburgh and all over the world.

Renowned translators compete to see who can produce the best translation from the same source material.

This June, bring your tales of friends to lovers, golden retriever and black cat friendships, and shockingly supportive grandparents learning about your alternative lifestyle.

This July, Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh) shares tales from the brink in Story Slam, their monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. 

Whether it’s all about the destination, or all about the journey and what you built along the way, this August, Story Club Pittsburgh is all about connection.

Be it a physical weight or an emotional strain, we’ve all felt the pressure from time to time. This September, come ready to share (or judge!) stories tackling the Story Slam theme of Under Pressure.

Try though we might to plan for the future, something always comes up that we just didn’t see coming. This October, come ready to share (or judge!) stories tackling the Story Slam theme of The Unexpected.

Writer-in-Residence Volodymyr Rafeyenko has supplied a 600-word essay in Ukrainian to be translated by Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman, and Halyna Hryn. In this program, Mark, Dominique, and Halyna go head-to-head to defend their revealed translations. Who will come out on top?

City of Asylum welcomes Deaf storytellers and poets KJ Johnstein, Val Wojton, Mj Shahen, NuNu Davis, and Lisa McBee for performances in American Sign Language (ASL) and Visual Vernacular (VV).

A captivating musical theater performance and book launch of Writer-in-Residence Olena Boryshpolets’s new long-form poem, featuring actor Christopher Rivas and bandura musician Lesya Verba.

Is it an address, a favorite place, or a loved one? This November, come ready to share (or judge!) stories exploring all the many things we call Home.

Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh) wants you to take a closer look at your past. This December, come ready to share (or judge!) stories taking on Unfinished Business.