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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 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…
CWA Presents… February 12, 2021
Join us on Saturday, February 12, 2021 for CWA Presents... Zoom Edition as CWA Board member Sandra Colbert interviews two 2020 winners of the Book of the Year Awards: Elizabeth Wetmore, the author of Valentine and Jacqueline Saper, author of From Miniskirt to Hijab.
This event is free and…
A No-Holds Barred Tour of Modern Publishing
The publishing landscape has changed a lot in the past decade. There’s never been a better time to be an author, but there’s never been a more confusing time, either. What’s the difference between traditional and self-publishing? What does an agent do? Is a publisher the same thing as…
The winners of CWA’s 4th Annual First Chapter Contest announced
A snowy day in a Minnesota farm town. A chase ensues through the eyes of alternating characters. This sets the stage for secrets to be exposed for the winner of the Chicago Writers Association’s 4th Annual First Chapter Contest. Bill Mathis’ opening chapter to “Revenge is Necessary” captured first place.…
