GBOMA Semi-Finalists Announced
The 24th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards Semi-Finalists Are Announced! They are in alphabetical order by last name: Bianca Lisa Araujo | The Fusion of Fault Lines Jocelyn Ajami […]
GBOMA Submissions are OPEN! Deadline extended to Sept 10th –get moving folks
Exciting Announcement 24th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards 2017 SUBMISSIONS Extended to Sunday, September 10th at 11:59 PM! The Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award competition is open to Illinois […]
Leon Forrest Prose Awards Finalists Are …
For Non-Fiction: “Ruminants” Brianne LaPelusa is a writer and artist living in Chicago. The current focus of her work involves the relationships between human and nonhuman animals, environments, […]
Leon Forrest Prose Awards this week!
Make History with the Guild Literary Complex this January Join us for the First Ever Leon Forrest Prose Awards Hosted by Guild Literary Complex & The Promontory With Emcee […]
Leon Forrest Prose Awards for Fiction and Non-Fiction Submissions Open
The Guild Literary Complex is proud to announce the opening submission period for the Leon Forrest Prose Awards for Short Fiction and Non-Fiction ____ Calling all short fiction and non-fiction writers! December […]
23rd Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards, Finalists Announced
23rd Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards Winner is … Nicole Bond! Congratulations to Nicole and all of our Semi-Finalists. Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards were held on Tuesday September […]
Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic awards submissions EXTENDED to September 15, 2016
Call for 2016 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic awards submissions DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 15th! Guild Literary Complex announces its open call for poetry submissions for the 23rd Annual Gwendolyn Brooks […]
Announcing the 2015 Prose Awards Semi-Finalists!
The Guild Literary Complex is proud to announce the three semi-finalists from each category who will read their work at our Annual Prose Awards event.
Cozy Up with Rare Books in November!
Rare Book Auction To Support The Guild The nights are getting longer, making it a perfect time to settle in with a good book. And November provides a unique opportunity for book lovers: […]
Get in on our final summer events!
July includes our last hurrah before we take a little summer vacation, so be sure to join us for this month’s Palabra Pura (July 15), curated by Ruben Quesada, and […]
June brings more live events and a $600 poetry prize
Our June programs include a celebration of Gwendolyn Brooks, the Chicago return of poet Luis Rodriguez, and a Palabra Pura that asks, Does English matter? We also announce our call […]
Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards is now seeing submissions!
The 2013 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards is now seeking submission from poets who are interested in showcasing their talents in a live event and competing for a $500 prize. […]
Congratulations to the 2012 Prose Awards Finalists!
Fiction Claire Bartlett Jason Lee Brown Sahar Mustafah Non-Fiction Suzanne Scanlon Ingrida Martinkus Jane Hertenstein This year’s finalists were chosen by judges Amina Gautier and David […]
Submission Guidelines for 2012 Prose Awards
Calling all short fiction and non-fiction writers! The Guild Literary Complex is proud to announce our open submission period for our annual Prose Awards. Every fall, the Guild Literary Complex acknowledges […]
Congratulations to the 2012 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award Winner!
GBOMA 2012 was another full roster of talented poets and an enthusiastic voting audience packing the house at the Chopin Theatre. Fan Club Winner: Nicole Bond Semi-finalist round winners: Amaris […]
Entrants in GBOMA
**THE WILDCARD VOTE IS NOW CLOSED – stay tuned for the June 5 announcement of the wildcard winner and other semifinalists who will compete in the final event June 18th!** […]