Writing Events in Chicago

Check out happening writing events all around Chicago, IL

Dance Gavin Dance with The Fall of Troy, Wolf & Bear and The Novelists

 Fri, 15 May at 11:00 pm Riviera Theatre - Chicago

Offsite Book Event: Tayari Jones at Wilson Abbey

 Sun, 08 Mar at 06:00 pm Wilson Abbey USD 11 to 53

Book Event: The Mixed Marriage Project by Dorothy Roberts

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

A Conversation with Bob Weis, Author of Dream Chasing

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

Call And Response Book Signing with L. Michelle Smith

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 0 to 31

2026 Writing Workshop of Chicago

 Sat, 20 Jun at 09:00 am Congress Plaza Hotel

Jennifer Pastiloff & Gertrude Lyons

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

March Free Day at the American Writers Museum

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

Amy Speace

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 15 to 20

Asian Pop-Up Cinema Film Screening: Sisterhood (시스터후드) South Korea

 Sun, 05 Apr at 02:30 pm AMC NEWCITY 14 USD 0 to 17

April Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Sun, 19 Apr at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

Water to Water: Gaza Renga – Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm Water to Water: Gaza Renga – Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)

Book Event: Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

In 10 Years Chicago Will...

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Haymarket House USD 25 to 50

TJ Klune "We Burned So Bright" Book Signing

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 43

BYOT Productions Presents: Zero Dollars and Zero Sense

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro

TICKETS IN THE DESCRIPTION: Chicago Book Signing with Carlene O'Connor

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:30 pm 2523 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647-2655, United States

Poetry Reading: Hardly Creatures by Rob Macaisa Colgate

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Tuesday Funk #168 - March 3, 2026

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm 5148 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60640

Meet The Author

 Sat, 07 Mar at 01:00 pm Barnes & Noble Free

Album Listening Session & Writing Therapy with Just Mic "Da Poet"

Sat, 28 Feb at 06:00 pm South Side, Chicago

Book Signing

 Sun, 08 Mar at 01:00 pm 700 W 119th St Free

The Meaning of AI

 Fri, 27 Feb at 11:00 am Swift Hall Free

April Blue Hour featuring Diego Báez and Samyak Shertok

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:30 pm Haymarket House Free

Of Course I'm Here Right Now Book Launch Party - Chicago

 Mon, 30 Mar at 06:00 pm Bramble Arts Loft USD 39 to 61

After Hours with Lover’s Eye Press

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Quimby's Bookstore Free

Hybrid Event: Code Noir Book Club with Canisia Lubrin & Cynthia Okechukwu

 Sun, 01 Mar at 05:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Water to Water: Gaza Renga - Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 6 to 8

Oscar Brown Jr.'s Poetry as Theatre: An American Prophets Program

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 0 to 8

Book Event: Missy by Raghav Rao

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Authors on Tap: Nora Lange and Lindsay Hunter

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

Shorties - A Reading Series - April 2026

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm The Bad Apple Free

Write On! A Student Salon

 Sat, 02 May at 05:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 7

American Prophets Workshop: Writing Religion with Andrew Krivák

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum

Transcend Book Signing & Talk with Dai Minenger

 Sun, 15 Mar at 03:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 0 to 38

First, Breathe Healing Arts Series

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:00 pm Washington Park Arts Incubator Free

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ed Roberson

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Staff & Friends Reading

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Recycle to Bloom: Papermaking

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm Lot'sa USD 82

Building and Recording and Hour Special

 Sun, 01 Mar at 11:00 am The Lincoln Lodge USD 128

Creativity Hoarders Anonymous (CHAnon)

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:30 pm Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, 8th Fl., Room 8S-14 Free

Writing with Impact: Practical Strategies for Legal Marketers

 Thu, 26 Feb at 11:45 am Chapman and Cutler LLP USD 50

Shorties - A Reading Series - March 2026

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm The Bad Apple Free

ZINE Making Workshop

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm The Playground Theater Free

What Chicago Taught Me with Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu

 Wed, 25 Mar at 10:00 am Three Cities Social Club - River North USD 25

Lit Night

 Mon, 09 Mar at 06:00 pm TBD - New Address to Come Free

I'm Her, She's Me Magazine Talent & Model Call

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:30 pm Studio Sunset Chicago LLC Free

The Digital Archives of the Unseen — Transmission Test: Signal Restored

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Walls Turned Sideways Free

Chicago Poetry Center’s March Blue Hour Featuring April Gibson and Mira Cameron

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:00 pm Haymarket House

Who Am I? Book Signing and Talk with Jaymie Walker

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 0 to 15

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:00 pm Haymarket House Free

Creativity Hoarders Anonymous (CHAnon)

 Thu, 02 Apr at 05:30 pm Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, 8th Fl., Room 8S-14 Free

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm Haymarket House Free

Creativity Hoarders Anonymous (CHAnon)

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, 8th Fl., Room 8S-14 Free

SOL Book Club

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Slant of Light Books Free

Black Writers Weekend 2026 The Pop Up Experience - Chicago

 Sat, 23 May at 05:00 pm 6900 S Stony Island Ave USD 18 to 40

Meet the Royal College of Art in Chicago

 Thu, 26 Feb at 05:30 pm The Publishing House Bed and Breakfast Free

Q&A and Book Signing with Sarah A. Bailey

 Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Creativity Hoarders Anonymous (CHAnon)

 Thu, 30 Apr at 05:30 pm Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, 8th Fl., Room 8S-14 Free

Creativity Hoarders Anonymous (CHAnon)

 Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, 8th Fl., Room 8S-14 Free

What Chicago Taught Me with Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu

 Wed, 25 Mar at 10:00 am Three Cities Social Club - River North, West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL, USA

Digital Archive of the Unseen — Workshop: Rewriting the Record

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Walls Turned Sideways Free

Avondale Arts Fourth Monday Meetup and Workshop : Intro to Zine-Making

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:30 pm 3642 W Belmont Ave Free

The Creative Workspace

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm The Understudy Coffee and Books Free

Artist Talk: Faylita Hicks on Memory, Erasure, and the Living Archive

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm Walls Turned Sideways Free

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm Haymarket House Free

May Blue Hour Featuring Patrycja Humienik and Soham Patel

 Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm Haymarket House Free

Broken Story

 Tue, 28 Apr at 08:00 pm The Classic Theatre Free

Movement Philosophy ::::: Spring Session

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm bim bom studios USD 0 to 87

Nature Jorunaling

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 am FAME Center USD 23

S1 Lawndale - hope lives here! w/ Nile Lansana

 Wed, 11 Feb at 03:00 pm Lawndale Mental Health Center Free

Lit by Sight

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Black Luxe Candle Co. Free

Gospel of Silk Book Launch

Sat, 14 Mar at 05:00 pm 6636 s Cottage grove

Poetic Reconstruction

 Sun, 14 Sep at 06:00 pm Urban Luxe Cafe Free

Professional Report Writing Skills 1 Day Workshop | Chicago, IL

 Fri, 09 Jan at 09:00 am For venue details reach us at [email protected] USD 524 to 1,467

Digital Archive of the Unseen — Closing Reflection: Sealing the Archive

 Sat, 23 May at 06:00 pm Walls Turned Sideways Free

Spoken Word Poetry

 Fri, 04 Apr at 06:30 pm Urban Luxe Cafe Free

2026 BATES HALL FAMILY REUNION (CHICAGO, IL)

 Thu, 25 Jun at 10:00 am __ USD 0 to 25

Proposal Writing Skills 1 Day Workshop |Chicago, IL

 Fri, 19 Dec at 09:00 am For venue details reach us at [email protected] USD 519 to 1,453

S2 Lawndale - hope lives here! w/ Nile Lansana

 Wed, 22 Apr at 03:00 pm Lawndale Mental Health Center Free

Free Poetry Writing Workshop and Poetry Reading hosted by Audacious Don

 Mon, 27 Feb at 04:00 pm Legler Regional Library, Chicago Public Library USD 0 to 29