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

Sor Juana 2026: The Past, Present, and Future of Latine Education

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm National Museum of Mexican Art Free

A Conversation with Shannon Chakraborty!

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Seminary Co-op Bookstore USD 43

2026 Writing Workshop of Chicago

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

Static-Head

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm The Den Theatre

Amy Speace

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

Sor Juana 2026: A Presentation of My Name is Chabela with Marisol Arnot

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm National Museum of Mexican Art Free

Sor Juana 2026: A Conversation with Ana Teresa Fernández & Guadalupe García

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm National Museum of Mexican Art Free

Amit Chaudhuri - "Incompleteness: New and Selected Essays" - Srikanth Reddy

 Tue, 28 Apr at 04:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

Book Event: Fat Swim by Emma Copley Eisenberg

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Haymarket House USD 6 to 39

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)

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

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

Jo Walton & Ada Palmer - "Trace Elements"

 Mon, 30 Mar at 04:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

5th Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival

 Sat, 25 Jul at 11:00 am Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center Free

July Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Sun, 19 Jul at 10:00 am American Writers Museum 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

Author Talk: “Parks and Rec” by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (IN PERSON)

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum

April Blue Hour featuring Diego Báez and Samyak Shertok

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

JJJJJerome Ellis Lecture

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago-North Romance Writers Spring Fling 2026

 Thu, 16 Apr at 02:00 pm Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront

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

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

Staff & Friends Reading

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

the first hngout

 Fri, 08 May at 06:30 pm 3001 W Peterson Ave USD 67

Write On! A Student Salon

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

First, Breathe Healing Arts Series

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

Under The Neon Lights Book Signing with Arriel Vinson

 Mon, 23 Mar at 04:00 pm Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library USD 0 to 22

Spiral Body: Body Deploys

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science Free

The Dover Road by A. A. Milne

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm Glessner House USD 0 to 34

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ed Roberson

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

Taylor Wolfe, "Just a Busy Season" Book Tour

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 46

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

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

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

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

Long Story Short

 Mon, 13 Apr at 10:00 am Front Porch Arts Center USD 10

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

 Wed, 15 Apr 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

Book Talk With Deborah Jiang-Stein

 Wed, 22 Apr at 04:30 pm 5733 S University Ave 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

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

After Hours with Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine

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

Digital Archive of the Unseen — Workshop: Rewriting the Record

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

Shorties - A Reading Series - April 2026

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

The Graduate Reading Series

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview Free

The Power of the Personal Story: Craft Your Narrative

 Sun, 05 Apr at 03:00 pm The World Music Foundation Listening Room Free

Creativity Hoarders Anonymous (CHAnon)

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

I Hate My Job Chicago Launch Party

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Pilsen Community Books USD 0 to 61

Journal Workshop: Polaroid Edition

 Sun, 26 Apr at 01:00 pm New Sound Cafe USD 20 to 28

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

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

Story Makers: Write, Illustrate, and Bind your own Book

 Fri, 10 Jul at 09:00 am The WasteShed USD 215

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

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

Lady Lazarus

 Sun, 22 Mar at 07:00 pm Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro USD 0 to 13

May Blue Hour Featuring Patrycja Humienik and Soham Patel

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

Slant of Light Writer's Group

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:00 pm Slant of Light Books Free

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

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

"What Teachers Need" Book Launch

 Thu, 02 Apr at 05:30 pm The Book Cellar Free

Broken Story

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

From The Page: A New story Series-- Travel Tales

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:30 pm 3658 N Pulaski Rd USD 15

THE SECOND ANNUAL C2E2 SILENT E PRODUCTIONS CURSED GENIE DEVILS MEGAJAM!

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm Logan Arcade USD 18

The Creative Workspace

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

Immersing Yourself in the Past: Historical Fiction Workshop

 Sat, 15 Aug at 01:00 pm 1226 W Sherwin Ave USD 18 to 93

S2 Lawndale - hope lives here! w/ Nile Lansana

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

Spring Fling ‘26 Book signing

 Sat, 18 Apr at 03:30 pm Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown

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

Telling a Better Story Testimony Writing Workshop

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am 920 W Wilson Ave Free

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

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