Writing Events in Chicago

Check out happening writing events all around Chicago, IL

LANDMVRKS, NOVELISTS, Silly Goose, Resolve in Chicago

 Sat, 20 Sep at 05:30 pm House of Blues Chicago

No Menthol Chicago Poetry Contest

 Fri, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Chicago Free

Poetry Night at The Walk In

 Wed, 27 Aug at 08:00 pm The Walk In Free

September Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Sun, 21 Sep at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

Q&A and book signing with Laura Pavlov & Kat Singleton

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Q&A and Book Signing with Jamie Applegate Hunter

 Sat, 27 Sep at 06:30 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Chuck Tingle: Lucky Day

 Sat, 16 Aug at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 45

Q&A and book signing with Kat T. Masen and Willow Winters

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Authors on Tap: Eric LaRocca and Daniel Kraus

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

Trymaine Lee Book Launch "A Thousand Ways to Die"

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 45

Poetry Reading: Scream / Queen by CD Eskilson

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Rituals of Remembering: Staying in Touch

 Sat, 23 Aug at 12:00 pm 4910 W Quincy St Free

[playfest³]

 Sat, 16 Aug at 07:00 pm 4001 N Ravenswood Ave Unit 303-B Free

Story Time with Dr. Kay!

 Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am Call & Response Books USD 0 to 25

RESTING BITCH FACE by Taylor Byas

 Fri, 29 Aug at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Bloody Reads #102: The Haar

 Wed, 13 Aug at 08:00 pm Bucket O' Blood Books and Records

StoryStudio Chicago StoryBoard Festival

 Sat, 16 Aug at 09:00 am Newberry Library

Book Talk: Black Genius with Tre Johnson

 Wed, 20 Aug at 07:00 pm Call & Response Books USD 0 to 37

Guardians of the Earth and Sky at the Garden of the Phoenix

 Sun, 17 Aug at 02:00 pm Garden of the Phoenix Free

Authors on Tap: ML Rio and Lindsay Hunter

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

Modern Fiction Lilliput Bookclub in August: Bel Canto

 Tue, 26 Aug at 06:30 pm Lilliput Books Free

American Prophets Writing Workshop - R. O. Kwon

 Thu, 04 Sep at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 29

Canto-Kójo: Reading Series and Bloodmercy Book Launch

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Call & Response Books USD 0 to 21

An Evening with Haunted Like Human

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 18 to 23

Stationery & Junk Journal Clubs UNITE!

 Sat, 23 Aug at 11:00 am Chinatown Branch, Chicago Public Library Free

Q&A and Book Signing with Chelsea Curto

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Offsite: A Truce That is Not Peace by Miriam Toews

 Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm Haymarket House USD 11 to 53

Watershed: Ways of Knowing the River @ Big Marsh Park

 Sun, 07 Sep at 02:00 pm Big Marsh Park Free

The Critics | 200 Years of Black Artists in Paris

 Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am Parkway Ballroom Free

Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

RL Book Club #101: "Rebel with a Clause"

 Tue, 26 Aug at 07:30 pm Reed's Local

Jennifer Pastiloff & Gertrude Lyons Book Event

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

StoryStudio Chicago Presents: Authors in Conversation

 Wed, 13 Aug at 06:00 pm Conrad Sulzer Regional Library

Tesla Fashion Show: Thursday August 28th

 Thu, 28 Aug at 06:00 pm Tesla South Loop USD 31 to 1,666

Collage and Thinking: A Writing Workshop with Dale Pesmen

 Sat, 16 Aug at 02:00 pm Oliva Gallery Free

Annual Women in Translation Reading & Discussion

 Wed, 13 Aug at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Women of a Certain (R)age

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm The Newport Theater USD 29 to 39

CLHOF @ PRLF

Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Printers Row Lit Fest

Dan Pelosi "Let's Party" at Everybody's Coffee

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 52

Mather Workshop at the American Writers Museum (55+)

 Wed, 20 Aug at 01:00 pm American Writers Museum Free

Author Talk: Nicholas Meyer (IN PERSON)

 Thu, 18 Sep at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 10 to 13

Watershed: Ways of Knowing the River @ Wild Mile

 Sat, 30 Aug at 02:00 pm Wild Mile Chicago Free

Watershed: Ways of Knowing the River @ Bubbly Creek

 Sat, 23 Aug at 02:00 pm Park No. 571 Free

Guardians of the Earth and Sky at Ping Tom Park

 Sat, 23 Aug at 02:00 pm Ping Tom Memorial Park Free

3725 PROOFREADING & EDITING

 Sun, 14 Sep at 10:00 am Discovery Center USD 123

August Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Sun, 17 Aug at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

End Of The World As We Know It Release Party with Cynthia Pelayo

 Tue, 19 Aug at 07:00 pm 3182 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60618

Q&A and Book Signing with Veronica Lancet

 Wed, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 32

Celebrating the Visiting Teaching Artists of Forms & Features

 Thu, 04 Sep at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Q&A and Book Signing with Joanna Shupe

 Thu, 28 Aug at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Introduction to Packback

 Thu, 21 Aug at 12:00 pm Michael Paul Galvin Tower (IIT Tower) Free

Book Talk: The Wilderness with Angela Flournoy

 Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm Call & Response Books USD 0 to 37

Untitled Workshop Series Aug 21

 Thu, 21 Aug at 06:30 pm The Coach House USD 0 to 15

Offsite: Patricia Lockwood at Haymarket House

 Sun, 12 Oct at 07:00 pm Haymarket House USD 11 to 40

Paul Selig: A Channeled Weekend Workshop in Chicago

 Sat, 11 Oct at 10:00 am Color Club USD 295 to 395

The Perils of Girlhood: A Memoir in Essays by Melissa Fraterrigo

 Wed, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Horror Writing and Religion - An American Prophets Program

 Fri, 10 Oct at 06:30 pm University of Chicago Divinity School USD 23

The Chicago Book Club August Meet Up

 Mon, 25 Aug at 06:00 pm Castaways Beach Club USD 23

Q&A and book signing with Kay Cove

 Wed, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Chicago Book Confab 2025

 Wed, 03 Sep at 10:00 am 637 S Dearborn St Free

Book Launch: Oxford Soju Club with Jinwoo Park

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Call & Response Books USD 0 to 25

Novelists

 Mon, 22 Sep at 06:00 pm Beat Kitchen

Chris Williamson - Self Discovery Live Show

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:30 pm The Vic Theatre

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 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:30 pm The Riviera Theatre

2025 Fuller Award Ceremony for Jackie Taylor

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

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

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

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

November Free Day at the American Writers Museum

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

American Prophets: James Baldwin & Queer Spirituality (IN PERSON)

 Tue, 16 Sep at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 10 to 13

3725 PROOFREADING & EDITING

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

3725 PROOFREADING & EDITING

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

38th Annual Sidewalk Sale

 Thu, 14 Aug at 09:00 am 227 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60606-1803, United States

DOM’S LITERARY GROUP

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

Eli Rallo Launches "Does Anyone Else Feel This Way?" at Everybody's Coffee

 Sun, 19 Oct at 02:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 49

Chicago Film Scene - Weekly Meetup

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

Free Day at the American Writers Museum

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

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