Guild Literary Complex

Design Intern Needed

The Guild Literary Complex—a more than 20-year-old, community-based literary organization that supports diverse, divergent, and emerging writers through performances and readings—is seeking a design intern. Ideal candidate is proficient in Microsoft Office, […]

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 […]

RIK Vazquez added to this weeks Palabra Pura

RIK Vazquez is a spoken word artist and educator. At the age of eighteen he coached the Steinmetz Poetry team which competed in Chicago’s “Louder Than A Bomb” youth poetry […]

Last Palabra Pura of 2012: Rooster Footed Devils

This installment of Palabra Pura will explore the effect on individuals and communities of not fitting in to preconceived Latino identities. It is curated by Jennifer Patiño and features poets: Beatriz Ruiz, Anthony Michael […]

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 […]

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!** […]

Guild’s NEW YouTube Channel

Check out the Guild’s ALL NEW YouTube Channel! Now you can re-experience all your favorite Guild events right from home, check TheGuildLITChannel or our Video Archives on our website.

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…  

We Support Our Artists, Please Support Us

Please consider giving. Below are some of the ways your donations help us. Thanks! **honoraria for featured writers and performers **monetary prizes for our annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic and […]

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