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October 14, 2022

Warwick Allerton Hotel, 701 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, 7:00 pm

FOOD / DRINKS / MUSIC / LIVE LIT

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The Hidden Truths of Hybrid Publishing

REGISTER HERE for this Zoom event: Author Kelly Weiss will help new and veteran authors understand ‘The Hidden Truths of Hybrid Publishing’. In this interactive workshop, attendees will learn

  • What hybrid publishing is
  • Why one may choose that route
  • Why the process so expensive
  • Limitations and stigmas of…

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CWA Presents…Toya Wolfe and Eric Charles May

Join us for CWA Presents... an in-person conversation on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 2:30 pm

This event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC but YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND

CWA board member and author Sandy Colbert will interview Toya Wolfe, author of Last Summer on State…

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CWA Presents… Rick Kogan

CWA Presents... In-Person Interview with Chicago Icon, Rick Kogan

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BUT YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND

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Friday, June 17, 2022 at 1:00 PM.
Columbia College, 600 S Michigan, Ferguson Hall, Chicago, IL, 60605

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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.
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Writing Comics: A Beginner’s Guide Zoom Workshop, Feb 5, 2022

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Attendees can receive refunds up to one day before the event start date. 

This event will not be recorded.

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

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

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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

Sandra Colbert of CWA talks with the #bookstore owner of After-words Bookstore. Watch the event on the CWA YouTube channel.

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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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