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 […]
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 […]
*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 […]
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 […]
PALABRA PURA TURNS 8!
PALABRA PURA: “ONE POET / ONE POEM” Wednesday, Janurary 16, 7:30pm, FREE La Bruquena Restaurant (Upstairs), 2726 W. Division The Guild Literary Complex is pleased to kick off the […]
Tickets on Sale for the World Premiere of “Unnatural Spaces”!
BUY TICKETS HERE. Pink slime. Bullets. Parking meters. Lead poisoning. Exes. Asbestos. Trash and trash talking. Poetry meets the stage in Unnatural Spaces – a fast-paced, often-funny look at the […]
Introducing our new Marketing & Design Team!
We were sorry to wave goodbye to dear friends and fabulous staff members Andrea Pelose (Marketing) and Cathleen Nilles (Design), but they’ve graduated and are moving on to new opportunities. […]
June Events
Check out June’s events below, or visit our Calendar…
Applied Words/Social Activism on CAN-TV!
Did you miss our March “Applied Words/Social Activism” with Michelle Boyd, Sage Xaxua Morgan-Hubbard and Brenda Parker at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum? Well you can see it re-aired on […]
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!** […]
UPDATE: Design Position call for resumes now closed
Thanks to all of you who applied – we’ll be notifying each of you of your status by the end of May.
UPDATE: Marketing Position call for resumes now closed
Thanks to all of you who applied – we’ll be notifying each of you of your status by the end of May.
“Illuminate” – The Guild Literary Complex’s Third Annual Benefit!
The Guild Literary Complex invites you to join us for our third annual benefit “Illuminate,” to be held Tuesday, May 8th, 6:30-9pm at the new DePaul Art Museum, 935 W. […]
Call for Submissions: 2012 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards
2011 GBOMA contestants **PLEASE NOTE: The submission period for 2012’s competition is now closed; the final event will be held Monday, June 18th.** CLICK HERE to listen to the poems […]
Guild Launches new “Teaching Artist Showcase” series
We’re introducing a new series devoted to writers who teach. Learn more about the launch event here.
April Events
This month’s events…
Our 2012 Season
Here’s a snapshot of our 2012 season – watch the Events section, or join our mailing list for the latest details on these and other activities…
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