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Be Embraced

February is a winter month of storms (check), sub-zero temperatures (check), and gray skies (check). While the Guild doesn’t control the weather, every month we program events that bring people […]

New Year Greetings with news and notes

Happy new year to you! All of us at the Guild wish you a happy, healthy, and productive 2015. For our part, we’ll work on “productive” with a January party […]

December = Planning + Giving

December is one of two months the Guild takes a break from programming, and we use this end-of-the-year “quiet” time for two important tasks: finalize a compelling program plan for […]

Celebrating in November

It’s November! Time to recover from your Halloween-candy coma with a trio of festive Guild Literary Complex events! But before we put our party hats on, we want to remind […]

October begins now

You know the saying good things come in pairs? We couldn’t agree more and this month we have quite the literary duo – Palabra Pura: Want and our Annual Prose […]

We’re Back!

…and we’re ready to kick off the fall with a whole month of spotlighted readings and events—but not to fret, we won’t kill your grooves. We’ll keep them going. First […]

The Guild Goes Dark in August

So far, 2014 has been one of the best in our 25-year history. It’s only July, and we’ve put on as many events as we did in the entirety of […]

July is for Lovers of Poetry

Well, July is for lovers of many things: Bike riding, beaches, camping, gardening, back porches, front porches, other people’s pools…and, yes, poetry. Until we can book a spot for a […]

June? Yes, please.

June is here! Our Director John Rich took a trip to Slovenia to attend the International Cities of Refuge Network conference, our Marketing Coordinator finished up her Master’s program, and […]

ANNOUNCING 25 WRITERS TO WATCH

Our 25th Anniversary benefit, REVEAL, is just two weeks away. Originally, we thought we’d wait for the big day to announce our 25 Writers to Watch—a collaboratively-assembled list of 25 […]

The Poetics of Speaking Freely

The Guild’s commitment to spotlighting divergent voices extends beyond the borders of Chicago in Voices of Protest. On April 25 and 26, the Guild brings Manal Al-Sheikh (Iraq) and Mazen […]

Things That Are Important

That title is a bit vague, but we’ve booked April with events that encompass a lot of what the Guild values: International perspectives, freedom of speech, access to what nourishes […]

Lucky Number 7

They say seven is a lucky number—well, we are co-producing seven, (yes, seven) events in March to get everyone ready for spring! Call it the luck of the Irish, but […]

February Events Are Upon Us!

With February being a month for love, we’ve got a tonic for you lovers of Chicago literature. Let’s just call it a love potion—a match made in heaven: The Guild Lit […]

January Events Keep Rolling Out!

This winter, the Guild is getting out and around just about every week. Kinda like a doctor making house calls, and if you think of the Guild as a literary […]

Giving to the Guild: Our Year-End Fundraising

In 2014, Guild Complex celebrates its 25th anniversary, a remarkable milestone for any literary organization. But the Guild is not just any literary organization. The Guild is a tonic. To […]

Chicago Book Expo 2013

The Guild will have a table at the Chicago Book Expo on Sunday, November 24 from 11am-5pm. The Chicago Book Expo has “Chicago’s best independent publishers and authors selling books, […]

Last Palabra Pura of 2013- a BIG one!

Palabra Pura is the longest running bilingual reading series in Chicago. When asked to curate November’s Palabra Pura “El Amor”, multimedia artist Miguel Lopez Lemus engaged this legacy by inviting […]

Poetry Performance Incubator: Like Bread Preview

Two shows only! Friday at 7pm, and Saturday at 2pm. A new performance about poetry, zombies, cliffs, and lifelines, created by the Poetry Performance Incubator at the Guild Complex. Presented […]

TONIC: a soulful celebration

You are cordially invited to TONIC: a soulful celebration! It’s been a year of recognition and achievement for the Guild, from inaugurating Brooksday to receiving a major MacArthur Foundation grant. […]

*CLOSED* 2013 Prose Awards Now Accepting Submissions

SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED!  The Guild Literary Complex is proud to announce an open submission period for our Annual Prose Awards. Every fall, the Guild Complex acknowledges emerging and established writers […]

Applied Words: Broken Windows + Free Workshop

We are so very pleased to be kicking off our first Applied Words: On Architecture and the Urban Plan at the Polish Triangle located at the intersection of Division Street, Ashland Avenue, […]

Come audition for Poetry Performance Incubator

The Poetry Performance Incubator is seeking poets and other writers to collaborate on the creation of a workshop production of Like Bread, a new theatrical performance about making space for a creative life. We are […]

2013 GBOMA Semi-Finalists Announced!

Please join us in congratulating the 2013 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award (GBOMA) semi-finalists! Olivia M. Arredondo, Lucia Blinn, Ann Breen-Greco, Quintin Collins, Dina Elenbogen, Glenn Ford, Amelia M. Garcia, […]

2013 GBOMA semi-finalists Announced!

Please join us in congratulating the 2013 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award (GBOMA) semi-finalists! Olivia M. Arredondo, Lucia Blinn, Ann Breen-Greco, Quintin Collins, Dina Elenbogen, Glenn Ford, Amelia M. Garcia, […]

Palabra Pura: The Diaspora Daughters Speak

Join us Wednesday, July 17, for our monthly bilingual poetry night at La Bruquena Restaurant (2726 W. Division, 2nd Fl.). We will kick things off with an open mic at […]

Brooksday

The Guild Literary Complex, Third World Press, and The American Writers Museum present the first annual BROOKSDAY at The Chicago Cultural Center! Join us, as we are creating the first annual marathon […]