December 23, 2015
Raise a Glass to Great Authors at a Literary Bar
RoseMarie Parham
Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be one of the most famous and iconic literary figures of all time?
Or the environments from which their muse created their "magic"? Well, with the help of the team of writers over at Assignmentmasters.co.uk this interesting infographic can take you on a whirlwind tour to visit some of the most prominent pubs and bars…
December 15, 2015
Maintain Your Writing Momentum During the Holidays!
November 16, 2015
NANOWRIMO DEMYSTIFIED…
It's mid-November. A time when many writers are navigating their way through NANOWRIMO, and trying to finish their novels before the deadline draws near. If you're one of them, this infographic should prove helpful in providing information and inspiration for your aspirations. NANOWRIMO, (National Novel Writing Month) officially began in…
November 2, 2015
1/23/2016 - CWA Book Awards @ The Book Cellar
The four winners of the Chicago Writers Association’s 5th Annual Book of the Year Awards represent a wide range on the literary spectrum – from the comic to the tragic – but come together to show that great storytelling begins with great writing. The winning books are:
- Traditional Fiction:…
October 13, 2015
Author Pens Book to Empower Battered Women
Blood Relatives
If you think that the scariest thing associated with October is Halloween, think again. October marks National Domestic Violence Month—a time to increase awareness of stalking, date rape, and mental and physical abuse in relationships.
Domestic violence affects women of every age group, race, religion, educational…
October 9, 2015
Congratulations to CWA’s 2015 Book Award Finalists!
Ten books by Chicagoland authors have been named as finalists in the Chicago Writers Association’s 2015 Book of the Year Awards. The finalists will compete for four awards to be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at The Book Cellar, 4736-38 Lincoln Ave., in Chicago’s Lincoln Square. The awards,…
September 26, 2015
Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat:
A Month in a Writer’s Life Spent in Chicago
by Alan Gelb
When I was asked to write a guest post for the Windy City Writers Blog, I accepted—and then immediately froze, telling myself that I had too much on my plate. That was not the real reason I procrastinated, however. The real reason was because Chicago was the site of one…
September 6, 2015
10/4/2015 Mystery Panel Discussion
On Sunday, Oct. 4, 57th Street Books hosts a panel, "Where Popular and Literary Meet: A Discussion About Great Writing in the Mystery Genre," moderated by Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Executive Director Donald G. Evans. Genre fiction is widely read, even admired, but seldom considered the equal of its…
August 27, 2015
Thursday’s Thoughts—A Poem
by Jennifer Brown Banks
RESIDENCY
Despite the crime,
Despite the grit and grime,
Despite the rhetoric
Challenging his citizenship,
Let the records show
For all the nation to know,
For future generations
And history’s preservation,
That the 1st Black President lived here,
…August 11, 2015
