CWA Presents…Zoom Interview, Kathleen Rooney, December 13, 2021

CWA Presents...Interview with Author Kathleen Rooney

Kathleen Rooney is the author of Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk and O, Democracy, just to name a few of her many works. She is a founding editor of Rose Metal Press and a founding member of Poems…

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11th Annual Book of the Year Awards Ceremony, January 22, 2022

The 11th Annual CWA Book of the Year Award winners will be celebrated at a ceremony at The Book Cellar in Chicago's Lincoln Square on Saturday, January 22, 2021 at 7:00 pm.

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Let’s Just Write! An Uncommon Writers Conference March 19-20, 2022

Join us for the 3rd annual Let's Just Write! An Uncommon Writers Conference coming up on March 19-20, 2022 at the beautiful Warwick Allerton Hotel.
Details HERE.

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Join CWA at Printers Row Lit Fest, September 11-12, 2021

UPDATE 6/14/21:

Thanks to overwhelming response, all 60 author slots under our tent at Printers Row Lit Fest are SOLD OUT.

If you'd like to be added to the wait-list, send us an email.

You can also check for available slots with our friends at…

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Cocktails and Conversation with Faisal Mohyuddin, June 6, 2021

Watch a recording of our Cocktails and Conversation chat with poet Faisal Mohyuddin on the CWA YouTube channel.

​​FAISAL MOHYUDDIN is a writer, artist, and educator. He is the author of The Displaced Children of Displaced Children (Eyewear Publishing, 2018), which won the 2017 Sexton Prize in Poetry,…

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CWA Presents…After-words Book Store

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Cocktails and Conversation with Eckhartz Press on May 3, 2021

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Join us for Cocktails and Conversation as we chat with Rick Kaempfer and David Stern, longtime friends and founders of Eckhartz Press.

Every writer wants to know what publishers look for. This is your chance to find out.

Eckhartz…

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Monthly Feature: CWA Book Nook

We're excited to announce a new monthly feature where we team up with Chicago-area booksellers to suggest books you might enjoy.

First up is "Serotonin-Inducing Reads" from the staff of Madison Street Books, 1127 W. Madison St., Chicago IL A good balance of hope and fun and all around…

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Cocktails and Conversation with Nancy Johnson, April 4, 2021

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Cocktails and Conversation with Nancy Johnson on Sunday April 4, 2021 at 4:00 pm Central Time as we talk about storytelling through the lens of race.

Nancy's debut novel The Kindest Lie is all the buzz, from the…

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Flash in a Flash with Katey Schultz, March 20, 2021

Flash is one of the most popular genres being written and published today. Whether you’re already published, mired in NaNoWriMo drafts, deep into a memoir project, or fully devoted to fiction, the skills required in flash fiction and flash nonfiction will improve your ability to handle scene, embed metaphor, and…

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CWA Presents…Zoom Edition, March 19, 2021

Join Sandra Colbert on March 19, 2021 at 7:00 pm when she interviews Book of the Year winners Katey Schultz, author of Still Come Home and Mary Lang Sollinger, author of From Inspiration to Activism.

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Cocktails and Conversation with Kristin Oakley, March 7

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Cocktails and Conversation, a virtual event brought to you by Let's Just Write! An Uncommon Writers Conference, with author and conference presenter Kristin Oakley on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 4:00 pm Central Time for Cocktails and…

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Cocktails and Conversation with Tim Storm, Feb. 7th

Watch the recording of this event on the CWA YouTube channel.

Cocktails and Conversation, a virtual event brought to you by Let's Just Write! An Uncommon Writers Conference.

Join Samantha Hoffman and favorite conference presenter Tim Storm on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 4:00 pm Central Time for…

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