One State Conference & Capital Day
Join us in Springfield for the largest gathering of the arts and culture community in Illinois! Featuring a keynote address from J. Ivy, sessions hosted by arts leaders from all...
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Hoogland Center for the Arts 420 S. 6th St., Springfield, Illinois, United States
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Going the Distance: A Printers Row Reading with Ana Castillo + Reginald Gibbons
Printers' Row Lit Fest - Feinberg Foundation Stage Chicago, IllinoisTwo writers—Ana Castillo, Doña Cleanwell Leaves Home and Reginald Gibbons, Sweetbitter—read from their latest work and talk about finding longevity in creative writing and the arts. Conversation moderated by Richard...
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A Literary Mash Up at Printers Row Lit Fest
Come to the Printers Row Lit Fest's Center Stage for a joint reading presented by the Guild Literary Complex, Hypertext, and RHINO Poetry, with two readers each from Chicago's three long-standing literary institutions. Featured readers include:Cheryl Dyer (emerging writer)Nazifa Islam (Forlorn Light – Shearsman 2021)Sahar Mustafah (The Beauty of Your Face – W.W. Norton &...
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Guild Complex Holiday Mixer
Epiphany Center for the Arts 201 South Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin the Guild Complex for a holiday mixer on Thursday, December 14th (6-7:30pm) at the Epiphany Center for the Arts' Golden Hour! Featuring a special artist chat, live music by Bear Williams, happy hour food and beverages, and the first 50 guests get their first drink for free!
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Artists Book House and StoryStudio present: The Future of Literary Stewardship
Colvin House 5940 N Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IllinoisArtists Book House And StoryStudio Chicago Invite You To A Special Panel: The Future Of Literary Stewardship. What is literary stewardship/literary community, and how is it currently practiced in Chicago? How do we as individuals, organizations, and communities intentionally engage in building spaces and opportunities for literary folks to learn, grow, create, feel accepted, mentor, be mentored, share, and succeed...
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FLECHO Book Fair
We are excited to announce, the Guild Complex will participate in FLECHO in Quibdo, Colombia! From March 20-24, members of the Guild Complex along with 4 talented and creative Afro-Latin...
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American Writers Festival
Harold Washington Library 400 S. State St., ChicagoAt the American Writers Festival, there’s more than just book talk. Get ready for fun, community-driven activities for visitors of all ages. There’s so much to explore, from book signings to arts & crafts to special photo ops and more! The American Writers Festival, co-presented by the American Writers Museum and Chicago Public Library, is an...
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Printers Row Lit Fest | Annie Allen — Now: A Conversation
Printers Row Lit Festival Dearborn and Polk Streets, Chicago, United StatesAs its 75th anniversary approaches, Nora Brooks Blakely (Brooks Permissions) and Reginald Gibbons (Northwestern University) discuss the modern relevance and contemporary ideas from Gwendolyn Brooks' Pulitzer Prize-wining book Annie Allen....
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Power Lines 25th Anniversary Celebration w/ Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation 61 W Superior St, Chicago, United StatesCelebrate the 25th anniversary of the Tia Chucha Press anthology Power Lines, a democratic assemblage of Chicago’s slam poets and poets of letters at the dawn of the new millennium. In a...
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Power Lines 25th Anniversary Celebration: Contributors Reading @ Chopin Theatre
Chopin Theatre 1543 West Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States« All Events Power Lines 25th Anniversary Celebration: Contributors Reading @ Chopin Theatre 05/24/2025 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT Chopin Theatre Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Join...
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SAY THEIR NAMES Community Salon w/ NON:op
Experimental Station 6100 S. Blackstone, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us on June 6 at Experimental Station in Woodlawn as we remember Black Americans killed by police violence and honor the memory of Ronald Browne, lead researcher and one of the...
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Fountain Square LitFest
Fountain Square | 1601 Sherman Ave. | Evanston, IL Bookends & Beginnings and the Guild Literary Complex present an afternoon of literary celebration on Saturday, August 23rd, from 12-8pm. Immerse...
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Women’s Writers Showcase
Haymarket House 800 W. Buena Ave., Chicago, IllinoisThe Guild Complex and Haymarket Books feature six new books by six amazing, local self- identifying female authors, centering fiction, poetry and short stories about the magic of water, ancestral legacy, grief, longing and memory. A lineup not to be missed!
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Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories
Experimental Station 6100 S. Blackstone (take Dorchester to 61st street then head east; free street and lot parking), Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us on Halloween weekend for a presentation of the new anthology by From Beyond Press, Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories. Contributors Jotham Austin II, Bendi Barrett, Tina Jenkins Bell,...
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MOJO&MUSE: A Performance Speakeasy
Watershed Art & Ecology 1821 S. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesGet ready to experience a night of magic and creativity at MOJO&MUSE – where art comes to life! A special speakeasy of art and community. Join us for an exciting...
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Digital Archives of the Unseen: Artist Talk
Walls Turned Sideways 2717 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesArtist Talk: Memory, Erasure, and the Living Archive Interdisciplinary, interdimensional artist, writer, and ritual maker Faylita Hicks joins Walls Turned Sideways Gallery, a nationally recognized space centering art, justice, and...
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New/Next Writers Showcase
Haymarket House 800 W. Buena Ave., Chicago, IllinoisCelebrate a next generation of writers with us who've recently come out with new books. This showcase aims to highlight local writers and their new/upcoming work. Join us for a community reading featuring local Chicago writers: Meredith Nnoka Noa Fields Meghan Malachi Lisa Low Noel Quiñones Kameryn Carter Natasha Mijares
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