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8/6/2016 - Meet the Presses
The book publishing landscape keeps evolving as it tries to adapt to rapid changes in technological platforms and reading trends. No more is this true than in Chicago where some gritty publishers are bucking the odds and not just surviving but thriving. Learn what they’re doing to stay in the…
7/16/2016 - 4th Annual Summer Social with IWPA
4th Annual Summer Social with Illinois Woman's Press Association
July 16, 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm @ Hidden Shamrock, 2723 N. Halsted St., Chicago
| Free
Join members of Chicago Writers Association and the IWPA for the 4th Annual Summer Social! Enjoy free appetizers provided by CWA, a cash bar and…
Join CWA Under the Tent at Printers Row!
Registration now open to CWA members!
For the third consecutive year, the Chicago Writers Association has applied for a full tent at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest. We invite our member authors and book sellers to join us under the tent. As we did last year, we are…
6/11 - 6/12/2016: CWA @ Printers Row Lit Fest
For the third consecutive year, the Chicago Writers Association will have its own tent at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest on June 11-12, 2016. Look for us under Tent A, at the entrance gate at W. Congress Parkway and S. Dearborn St. We will…
Just Write Day Retreat
By Michelle Duster I know that sometimes it's difficult to find time to write, so I've put together a "Just Write" Day Retreat where you can come to one beautiful, inspiring location and completely focus on your writing. You'll be around other like-minded people, but everyone will be…
Submissions are open for the 15th Annual Book of the Year Contest
If your book was published between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, you may submit it to the CWA Book of the Year Awards. The contest is open to both members and non-members, as well as to authors and publishers.
We accept submissions in six categories:
- …
Submissions for the 14th Annual Book of the Year are Open
If you have a book that was published between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 you may submit it to the CWA Book of the Year Awards. The contest is open to members and non-members, to authors and publishers.
We accept submissions in four categories:
Traditional Fiction
Indie…
Successful Website for Authors Workshop - September 23, 2023
Learn about what it takes to publish a book—from writing your story to how to handle your fears of becoming a published author.
Registration is now open. Sessions range from complimentary to $20 per session. Registration is required for all. Paid sessions are $15 for members…
CWA Presents: An Interview with Michael Kutza
Join us for CWA Presents... an in-person conversation on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
CWA Presents host Sandra Colbert interviews the founder of the Chicago International Film Festival, Michael Kutza, about his memoir, “Starstruck: How I magically transformed Chicago into Hollywood…
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…
