The 2017 Spirit Award winner is Suzy Takacs, owner of The Book Cellar and tireless advocate for Chicago literature and the people who create it. Suzy is a long-time friend and supporter of Chicago Writers Association in particular, and to the Chicago writing and reading community in general.

Past Winners

2016

Donald G. Evans, founder and executive director of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

2015

Karen Thomson (Lifetime Achievement Award), founder and director of Literature for All of Us