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: […]
October News & Events!
Fall Is In The Air If the calendar didn’t tell you, the cool, crisp air has definitely signaled that Autumn has arrived. And with that fall weather comes another month […]
September events and news!
September brings the last days of summer and the first days of autumn In a word: transitions. The same is true for the Guild. Last month it was announced that […]
Quiet but not silent. (The Guild goes dark in August.)
In theater, nights without performance are “dark” nights. The lights are not on. At the Guild, we take a programming break in August. But we still are making noise. You […]
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 […]
Lots to love in May
You know that feeling when you’re in love, and you simply can’t wait to hang out with the object of your affection again—even after you just left them? That’s how […]
April Lit Forecast at the Guild Complex
This month’s forecast includes vast geography, musicality, and respect, all played out in the first three weeks. Outside temperatures may vary, but the artists and projects featured by the Guild […]
Lions all month long
March roars like a lion all month long. No lambs about it. The Guild means business. And it begins with a Voices of Protest “Home Edition” on Thursday, March 12. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
2013 Prose Awards Call for Entries
The call for entries will be posted on September 3. In the meantime learn about all of our contests by clicking here.
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
Poetry Performance Incubator: “Tour Guides”
The Guild Literary Complex is pleased to announce the 2013 remount of “Tour Guides”. Produced in 2010 as part of the Poetry Performance Incubator, “Tour Guides”, gives audiences a lyrical tour […]
A Night of Love
Looking forward to this event in just two weeks! “There is a community of the spirit. Join it, and feel the delight of walking in the noisy street and being […]