Writing Events in Chicago

Check out happening writing events all around Chicago, IL

Black Social Dance: Virtual and Emphatically Live!

Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Abbott Hall Free

Write On! // MONDAYS // January 5-February 7

Mon, 05 Jan at 07:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 252

Elyse Myers "That's a Great Question, I'd Love To Tell You"

Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 45 to 66

Author Talk: Susan Orlean, "Joyride" (IN PERSON)

Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 10 to 13

Missing Piece

Sun, 09 Nov at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

Letters to My Broken & Becoming - Book Talk/Workshop

Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 pm 1506 W 53rd St USD 0 to 13

The Bad Plus w/ Gabriel Kahane

Sat, 25 Oct at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

Art on My Mind A Chicago Critics Table Public Salon Series (Nov 15)

Sat, 15 Nov at 04:00 pm Green Line Performing Arts Center Free

A ROYAL AFFAIR - A CAVALCADE OF AUTHORS EVENT

Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm Alhambra Palace Restaurant USD 37 to 61

Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show: Repair / Reparar

Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Free

Power Trip Film Screening

Sun, 16 Nov at 01:30 pm Movement on Montrose Free

Q&A And Book Signing With Sarah Chamberlin

Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Authors on Tap: Lily King and Lindsay Hunter

Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

Book Launch: Dandelion: A Memoir in Essays by Danielle Bainbridge

Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Book Launch: The Slightest Green: A Novel by Sahar Mustafah

Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Art Club : Teen Art Therapy w. Spark Arts

Tue, 28 Oct at 04:00 pm 2111 S Hamlin Ave Free

Dominic Hoffman Book Launch & Signing

Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 0 to 20

This is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Díaz

Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Q&A and Book Signing with Kelsey Humphreys

Tue, 28 Oct at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 43

3725 PROOFREADING & EDITING

Sun, 09 Nov at 10:00 am Discovery Center USD 123

The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam by Lana Lin

Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Night 2 - Silver Gilded Hand-mirror or Whispered Shell

Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 29 to 34

Resilience Arts Festival

Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Definition Theatre Free

Night 3 - Silver Gilded Hand-mirror or Whispered Shell

Sun, 26 Oct at 07:30 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 29 to 34

Boundaries and Balance Creative Writing Workshop with Shiphrah Israel

Sun, 26 Oct at 02:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 11 to 27

DIY Bookbinding: Handmade Journal Workshop at The Guesthouse Hotel

Tue, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm The Guesthouse Hotel USD 90

Edgar Cayce Workshop – “Visions & the Psyche”

Tue, 11 Nov at 06:30 pm S.H.E. Gallery USD 135

Writer's Room Intensive with Eric Acosta

Sat, 08 Nov at 10:00 am The Lincoln Lodge USD 468

Queer Literary Horror Series Fun Run with Author David Jay Collins

Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm The Lost Hours USD 18 to 39

Patrick Shiroishi: Forgetting is Violent Tour w/ M. Sage

Fri, 07 Nov at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

2025 Fuller Award Ceremony for Jackie Taylor

Mon, 20 Oct at 06:30 pm Black Ensemble Theater Free

Film Screening: From That Small Island

Tue, 04 Nov at 07:00 pm Logan Center for the Arts Free

November Free Day at the American Writers Museum

Sun, 16 Nov at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

3725 PROOFREADING & EDITING

Sun, 07 Dec at 10:00 am Discovery Center USD 123

Barry Pearce - 'The Plan of Chicago' - Book Release Party at Martyrs'

Sat, 15 Nov at 01:00 pm 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613

Nicky Mendelsohn's BUTT STUFF: a new cabaret

Mon, 20 Oct at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 20

Lit & Luz: An Artist Talk by Magali Lara

Mon, 10 Nov at 06:00 pm Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Penthouse Room 901 Free

Writing a Global Life in Greek: An Evening with Gazmend Kapllani

Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm National Hellenic Museum Free

Art Speaks : Finding My Way Home, an afternoon of Poetry and Original Art

Sun, 26 Oct at 02:00 pm 1332 S Halsted St Free

Lit & Luz: 2025 Keynote Address with Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Sun, 09 Nov at 02:00 pm 6212 N Clark St Free

Queering Chaos Conversations: Queering Spirit & Spirituality

Tue, 21 Oct at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 14 to 26

Q&A and Book Signing With Rebecca M. Zornow

Sun, 23 Nov at 04:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Lit & Luz: A Reading and Conversation with Gabriela Damián Miravete

Tue, 11 Nov at 02:00 pm 1007 W Harrison St suite 153 Free

Papeles que no me matan: Writing for performance, Writing against documents

Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm National Museum of Mexican Art Free

Running Tour of The Salt Shed with Photographer Sandra Steinbrecher

Sun, 16 Nov at 02:00 pm The Salt Shed USD 18 to 55

DOM’S LITERARY GROUP

Thu, 15 May at 07:00 pm 2255 S Michigan Ave Free

Screenwriter Startup Kit - Workshop

Mon, 07 Apr at 06:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 128

Chicago Film Scene - Weekly Meetup

Wed, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm The Arrogant Frog Bar Free

Writers Group Monday

Mon, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm Eli Tea Bar Free

Free Poetry Writing Workshop and Open Mic hosted by Audacious Don

Mon, 27 Feb at 04:00 pm Legler Regional Library, Chicago Public Library USD 0 to 31

Chicago: Millennium Park Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

Thu, 22 Feb at 06:00 am Millennium Park Welcome Center USD 15

Wordfetti ABCs of Write Ins: Bobo Emporium Residency

Thu, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm Bobo Emporium USD 13 to 18