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SUMMARY:Uncharted: a "25 Writers to Watch" kick-off
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Guild’s 25th anniversary last year\, we highlighted 25 Chicago area Writers to Watch. This year\, we program all of them—starting now! \n“Uncharted” features readings by Eric Charles May\, Coya Paz\, Roger Reeves\, and Kathleen Rooney. The theme is an open field for the imagination\, but expect to hear stories about adventure\, wandering\, crossing boundaries\, and more. \nUncharted is pay-what-you-can ($5 suggested donation). Audience contributions support honorariums for featured authors. \nClick here to RSVP on Facebook. \nVENUE: Schubas Tavern\, 3159 North Southport Avenue (21+ venue) \n  \nABOUT THE AUTHORS \nEric Charles May is the author of the novel Bedrock Faith. An associate professor in the Fiction Writing Program at Columbia College Chicago and a former reporter for The Washington Post\, his fiction and nonfiction have been published in such literary anthologies as Criminal Class Review\, Briefly Knocked Unconscious By a Low-flying Duck\, Fish Stories: Collective I\, Sport Literate\, Angels in My Oven\, and f Magazine. His writing has also appeared in the Chicago Tribune.\n\n  \n \nCoya Paz is a poet\, Artistic Director of Free Street Theater\, and an Assistant Professor in the Theatre School at DePaul University. She is also a founding member of Proyecto Latina\, and the co-founder of Teatro Luna\, where she served as co-Artistic Director from 2000-2009. Recent projects include Nerds\, Sluts\, (Commies) and Jocks and DOPE at Free Street Theater\, and The Americans\, based on interviews. Coya holds a PhD in Performance Studies at Northwestern University and is a regular commentator on race\, media\, and pop culture for Vocalo.org (FM 90.7). \n  \n  \nAwarded a 2014-2015 Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University\, a 2013 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship\, and 2008 Ruth Lilly Fellowship\, Roger Reeves’ poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Best American Poetry\, Poetry\, Ploughshares\, American Poetry Review\, Boston Review\, Tin House\, and 2014 Pushcart Prize. King Me\, his first book of poems\, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2013. He is an assistant professor of poetry at the University of Illinois at Chicago. \n  \nKathleen Rooney is a founding editor of Rose Metal Press and a founding member of Poems While You Wait. The author of seven books of poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction\, she is the winner of a Ruth Lilly Award from Poetry magazine and her novel in poems Robinson Alone (Gold Wake\, 2012) won the Eric Hoffer Award in Poetry. Her debut novel O\, Democracy!  has just been released by Fifth Star Press. Her latest chapbook with Elisa Gabbert is The Kind of Beauty that has Nowhere to Go  (Hyacinth Girl Press\, 2013)\, and recent essays and criticism have appeared or are forthcoming in The New York Times Magazine\, The Chicago Sun Times\, Salon\, The Believer\, Coldfront and The Rumpus. \n  \n  \nABOUT THE VENUE \n \n  \n  \n  \nA diverse line-up of live music seven nights a week. Indie Rock\, Folk\, Country\, Rap\, Jazz– it’s all here at Schubas. And food\, too.  Schubas is located at 3159 N Southport.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/uncharted-a-25-writers-to-watch-kick-off/
LOCATION:Schubas Tavern\, 3159 N Southport\, Chicago\, IL\, 60657\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Writers to Watch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
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SUMMARY:TONIC
DESCRIPTION:The Guild’s “good for you” year-end party has returned! This year\, after much celebration of our 25th anniversary\, we look forward to the future. We plan to celebrate with music\, libation\, and the best company in Chicago: YOU. \nAlso\, a very special guest will be joining us: Marcel Proust. Best known for his recollections of the past\, Mr. Proust is now a fortune-teller. And he will be on hand to cheerfully prognosticate what’s around the corner for any who seek a glimpse of the future. \nTickets include a light buffet and open bar with well drinks\, domestic beer\, and soda\, plus Maker’s Mark bourbon as long as the bottles last. There will be door prizes and—per Proust’s request—COOKIES! \nTickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door; $5 discount for students. This event is 21+. \nAll proceeds benefit your Guild Literary Complex. Click here for tickets\, or use the “Buy tickets” button below.\n \nABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST \nMarcel Proust is a French novelist (born July 10\, 1871)\, best known as the author of the seven-volume novel À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time). He is currently on tour as a fortune teller and motivational speaker. TONIC is his only Midwest stop. \n  \n  \n  \nPhotos from last year’s TONIC! \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/tonic2014/
LOCATION:Beauty Bar\, 1444 W. Chicago Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140629T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140629T150000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
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SUMMARY:Equanimity: Writing and Exile
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Victory Gardens\nModerated by John Rich\, Executive Director of the Guild Literary Complex \nBeing forced to leave one’s homeland can leave one with a sense of loss\, trauma\, and confusion. But for many writers\, exile and political writing can also be a source of creativity and a way to reconnect with a life that seems increasingly distant. Join John Rich as he opens a dialogue with writers exploring first-hand narratives of exile and political activism in their creative works. \nAbout the Panelists\nOsama Alomar is an award-winning Syrian poet and essayist. “He belongs at once to several different important literary traditions. Most immediately evident are two: that of the writer driven into exile from his own country and culture; and that of the writer of very short stories.” –Lydia Davis\, The New Yorker (2013) \nMatilde de la Sierra\, a Guatemalan physician who practiced in a village that was home to Guatemala’s indigenous Mayan population. She was the only medical doctor in the region and – together with the Catholic church – she advocated to build a hospital on land that was used for military training. This put her in conflict with the Guatemalan military. Matilde was abducted and tortured and\, more than a decade later\, still suffers severe effects on her health\, memory\, and flashbacks. \nCoya Paz is a poet\, director\, and lip gloss connoisseur who was raised in Peru\, Bolivia\, Colombia\, Ecuador\, and Brazil before moving permanently to the United States in 1987. Coya is the Artistic Director of Free Street Theatre\, and an Assistant Professor in the Theatre School at DePaul University.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/equanimity-writing-and-exile/
LOCATION:Victory Gardens Biograph Theater\, 2433 North Lincoln Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140425T210000
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SUMMARY:Applied Words: Voices of Protest
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 25\, 7:00 p.m.\nFacets Multimedia\n1517 W. Fullerton Ave.\n(Note: The same program takes place at 8 p.m. on Saturday\, April 26.) \n  \nAl-Sheikh\, Maarouf\nVoices of Protest\, April 25 & 26\, draws attention to the plight of exiled authors and celebrates a global literature. The Guild will host Manal Al-Sheikh (Iraq) and Mazen Maarouf (Palestine)\, two poets currently living in exile in Scandinavia for their work as writers and journalists. \n \nAs part of this program two short films will be screened which are included in Poets of Protest\, an Al Jazeera produced documentary series by British filmmaker Roxana Vilk. The series focuses on six Middle Eastern authors and the relationship of their work to initiatives for democracy and social justice across the Middle East. Screenings will be followed  by readings from Al-Sheikh and Maarouf. \nTickets are $5 and can be purchased here. \nA public lecture from the Executive Director of International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) will be presented in conjunction with this program. \nSupport for Voices of Protest is provided by the MacArthur Foundation International Connections Fund. It is co-sponsored by Facets Multi-Media\, Al Jazeera America\, Words Without Borders\, and HotHouse. \n About the participants:\nMazen Maarouf is a Palestinian-Icelandic poet and writer\, lauded as a “rising international literary star”. He has published three collections of poetry: The Camera Doesn’t Capture Birds\, Our Grief Resembles Bread\, and most recently An Angel Suspended On The Clothesline\, which has been translated into several languages including French by Samira Negrouche (Amandier Poésie\, 2013). His work is currently being translated into English by Kareem James Abu-Zeid and Nathalie Handal. Maarouf has read in festivals\, universities\, museums and cultural centers in Europe\, the United States and the Middle East. He has written literary and theatre criticism in various Arabic magazines and newspapers namely An-Nahar and Assafir (Lebanon)\, Al-Quds-el-Arabi (London) and Qantara (Paris); and he has translated numerous Icelandic poets as well as the following novels in Arabic: The Blue Fox by Sjón\, Hands of my Father by Myron Uhlberg\, The Story of the Blue Planet by Andri Snær Magnason and Dwarfstone by Aðalsteinn Ásberg. He resides in Reykjavik. \nThe Iraqi poet and writer Manal Al-sheikh was born in Nineveh in northern Iraq. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English- Arabic translation from the college of Arts\, Mosul University. She has worked in local and Arab press as a freelance journalist. She has published creative and literary articles and texts in many Iraqi\, Arab\, and European newspapers and magazines\, and participated in many cultural festivals within and outside the her native country . Many of her poems and essays have been translated into several languages including: English\, French\, Norwegian\, Catalan and Italian. She currently resides in the city of Stavanger\, Norway. \nOur Sponsors:\n  \n \n  \nFacets Multi-Media\n  \nAl Jazeera\n  \nWords Without Borders\n  \nHotHouse\n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/applied-words-voices-of-protest/
LOCATION:Facets Multi-Media\, 1517 W Fullerton Ave\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:Applied Words,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140423T200000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
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SUMMARY:Safe\, But Not Silent: How ICORN helps persecuted writers
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 23\n6:00 p.m.\nChicago Temple Building\, Pierce Hall \nHelge Lunde\n\n77 W Washington Street\nFREE\n\nSafe\, But Not Silent: How ICORN helps persecuted writers\nA public talk by Helge Lunde\, Executive Director of the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN)\n\n\nHeld in conjunction with the Guild’s Voices of Protest event.\nRSVP for tickets here (click on the blue “6:00 p.m.” link on April 23). \n  \nHelge Lunde\, executive director of the International Cities of Refuge Network\, will discuss the significant work his organization performs to aid writers facing political threats and persecution. The Guild Complex’s guest artists Manal Al Sheikh and Mazen Maarouf\, featured in Voices of Protest\, both benefited from the services of ICORN. As part of his address\, Mr. Lunde will share the history and need for ICORN\, tell stories of affected artists\, and invite Chicago to become an International City of Refuge. There will be a question-and-answer period after the talk\, followed by a reception with the artists. \nVoices of Protest is generously funded by a grant from the MacArthur Foundation’s International Connections Fund. Related April programs are co-sponsored by Facets Multi-Media\, Al Jazeera America\, Words Without Borders\, HotHouse\, and the National Writers Union-Chicago Chapter. \nThis talk is co-presented with Silk Road Rising. \n  \nAbout our speaker:\nHelge Lunde was the director of Kapittel\, Stavanger International Festival of Literature and Freedom of Speech from 1998 – 2005. In the same period he was responsible for Stavanger as City of Refuge for persecuted writers\, and worked together with Norwegian PEN to develop the network throughout Norway and beyond.Mr. Lunde was among the main figures behind establishing ICORN\, the International Cities of Refuge Network in 2005. He became its first Executive Director\, a position he has been holding since.\n\nOur Co-Presenter:\n\n\nSilk Road Rising\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Our Partners:\n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/safe-but-not-silent/
LOCATION:Chicago Temple Building– Pierce Hall\, 77 W Washington Street\, Chicago\, 60602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Applied Words,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140412T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140412T153000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
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SUMMARY:Gwendolyn Brooks Community Reading
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 12\, 2:00 p.m.\nWoodson Regional Library (Auditorium)\, 9525 South Halsted\n  \nIn conjunction with Brooksday—the Guild’s annual tribute to author Gwendolyn Brooks—we’re pleased to present the Gwendolyn Brooks Community Reading series in collaboration with the American Writers Museum and their traveling exhibition From Our Neighborhoods: Four Chicago Writers Who Changed America. \nRead aloud your favorite Gwendolyn Brooks poem on Saturday\, April 12. Bring your favorite Brooks poem with you or choose from a selection we will have on hand.\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/gwendolyn-brooks-community-reading-woodson/
LOCATION:Woodson Library\, 9525 South Halsted
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140320T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140320T220000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20131226T194000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140702T155742Z
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SUMMARY:Literary Rock & Roll: a life tribute to David Hernandez
DESCRIPTION:David Hernandez in rehearsal. (Photo by Tanya Tucka)\nThe Guild Literary Complex and Columbia College Creative Writing Department are pleased to celebrate the life of David Hernandez in this one-of-a-kind event in conjunction with Story Week 2014: \n“Street Sounds take music\, lyrics and song a stimulating step further.” – Chicago Sun Times \nChicago’s “unofficial Poet Laureate\,” David Hernandez (1946-2013) impressed audiences everywhere with his singular poetic style. Centering his work on the rhythms of urban life\, Hernandez captured universal themes inside a humorous and resonating voice. As the first Puerto Rican poet to be published in Chicago\, Hernandez was a significant member of the region’s literary\, artistic and cultural community through his role as a poet\, educator\, administrator\, events organizer\, and performer. \nA founding member of the Latino Arts Movement\, he received the Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage Award 2002. Hernandez maintained his position as master artist through his commitments as a board member\, editor\, panelist\, and teacher. Born in Puerto Rico\, Hernandez grew up in Chicago\, published seven collections of poetry and edited others\, was a visiting professor at DePaul University\, and read poetry for the inauguration of Mayor Harold Washington\, among other career highlights. Most recently\, he was Poet-in-Residence at the A.N. Pritzker School in Wicker Park. \nIn 1971\, Hernandez and guitarist Dean Karabatsos co-founded Street Sounds\, an award-winning performance ensemble of music\, songs and poems. The group uses original music and lyrics with Latin Jazz\, Blues\, Contemporary Jazz\, Afro-Caribbean\, Folk\, Classical and Cover tune elements. Playing with the band during Literary Rock & Roll will be a wealth of Chicago-based musicians. Original poems by David Hernandez will be performed by Eduardo Arocho\, Marta Collazo\, Carlos Cumpián. \nOur Partners\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThank You to Our Funder\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/literary-rock-roll/
LOCATION:Metro\, 3730 N Clark St\, Chicago
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Story Week 2014
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20131007T175435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131007T175435Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry off the Shelf: Eduardo C. Corral\, Carmen Giménez-Smith\, Sheryl Luna and Deborah Paredez
DESCRIPTION:We are very pleased to be partnering with the Poetry Foundation for a special Poetry off the Shelf. \nInspired by Cave Canem and Kundiman\, CantoMundo is a national collective for Latina/o poets. Carmen Giménez-Smith is the author of four poetry collections—Milk and Filth\, Goodbye\, Flicker\, The City She Was\, and Odalisque in Pieces. Sheryl Luna received the Andres Montoya Prize for her first collection\, Pity the Drowned Horses. Eduardo C. Corral won the 2011 Yale Younger Prize for Slow Lighting. He is the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award\, a Ruth Lilly Fellowship\, and an NEA Fellowship. Deborah Paredez is the author of This Side of Skin\, and the critical study\, Selenidad: Selena\, Latinos\, and the Performance of Memory. She is the co-founder of CantoMundo. \nThis special event is Co-sponsored CantoMundo\, Letras Latinas and the Guild Literary Complex.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/poetry-off-the-shelf-eduardo-c-corral-carmen-gimenez-smith-sheryl-luna-and-deborah-paredez/
LOCATION:Poetry Foundation\, 61 West Superior Street
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131124T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131124T170000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20131118T231602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131120T160916Z
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SUMMARY:Chicago Book Expo
DESCRIPTION: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\, plus free author readings\, panel discussions\, writing workshops\, and bilingual/Spanish programs” available to the public for free! Visit our booth\, and enjoy the opportunity to investigate books and magazines from local publishers\, hear authors\, and see what other literary organizations are doing in town. \nFurther information and details about the Chicago Book Expo can be found on their website.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/chicago-book-expo/
LOCATION:St. Augustine College\, 1345 W. Argyle
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131104T220000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20131028T135803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131028T135813Z
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SUMMARY:TONIC: a soulful celebration
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to TONIC: a soulful celebration!\nIt’s been a year of recognition and achievement for the Guild\, from inaugurating Brooksday to receiving a major MacArthur Foundation grant. We plan to celebrate with a night of music\, libations\, and the best company: YOU. \nIt will be a TONIC\, something good for the soul\, just in time for the fall harvest\, and on the eve of the Guild’s 25th anniversary in 2014. \nJoin us at Vincent Restaurant\, located at 1475 W Balmoral Ave\, for an evening of Soul Music by DJ RISA T and complimentary Gin Punch + Appetizers. \nTickets are $50 general admission / $25 for artists and arts administrators. \n \nAll proceeds benefit Guild Literary Complex\, a 501 (c)3 non-profit. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/tonic-a-soulful-celebration/
LOCATION:Vincent Restaurant\, 1475 W Balmoral \, Chicago 
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131023T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131023T210000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
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SUMMARY:2013 Prose Awards
DESCRIPTION:Every fall we recognize outstanding short fiction and non-fiction from across the State of Illinois and award $250 cash prizes to one outstanding writer in each category. Please join us on October 23\, 7:30 pm\, at the Chopin Theater\, located at 1543 W. Division Street\, as we celebrate the authors at a special reading and award event featuring all six finalists. \nAdmission: $7 general and $5 students \n  \nNON-FICTION FINALISTS \nBenjamin Capps for “Pigs\, Dogs\, and Guns” \nJH Palmer for “How to Rescue a Feral Cat” \nGina P. Vozenilek for “Waxwing” \n  \nFICTION FINALISTS \nJoseph Arzac for “Legacy” \nRebecca Keller for “Meals of a Lifetime” \nCyn Vargas “That Girl” \n  \nThe 2013 Prose Awards were judged by Cristina Henríquez (fiction) and Miles Harvey (non-fiction). This year’s Prose Awards is sponsored in part by Wicker Park Bucktown\, SSA #33. WPB SSA#33 is administered by the WPB Chamber of Commerce. \n  \nABOUT THE FINALISTS \n  \nJoe Arzac is a strategic planning professional by day and a writer by night. He earned a law degree from the University of Chicago and was a finalist in the Rosemary Sazonoff Writing Contest. He is currently hard at work on a novel\, an excerpt of which is titled “Legacy.” \n  \nBenjamin Capps studied theatre\, coming to Chicago in 1999 to pursue stage\, music and film.  He has produced seven short-films and several works on stage under the moniker\, The Inner Below.  Benjamin also penned a collection of non-fiction works based on childhood traumas\, of which his current piece is a part. \n  \nRebecca Keller is an artist and writer. Her art is shown internationally\, including next month at Chicago’s MCA. Her artwork and essays are featured in “Excavating History” (Stepsister Press). Her fiction has appeared in several literary journals\, and earned the Joan Jakobsen Award (Wesleyan) and the Betty Gabehart prize. \n  \nJ.H. Palmer co-produces the live lit series That’s All She Wrote\, and has appeared at a number of live lit venues including: Story Club\, Guts & Glory\, 2nd Story\, SKALD\, Mortified\, WRITE CLUB! and The Moth GrandSLAM. She is pursuing a Certificate in Creative Nonfiction at the University of Chicago. \n  \nCyn Vargas holds an MFA in Creative Writing- Fiction from Columbia College Chicago.  She received two top citations from Glimmer Train in their Short Story Award for New Writers contests. Her work’s appeared in Word Riot\, Curbside Splendor\, and elsewhere.  Writing’s her way of legally exposing herself in public. \n  \nGina P. Vozenilek has an MFA from Northwestern and MA from U Iowa. One of her essays won the 2012 AWP Intro Journal Award and another was nominated for a Pushcart and was named Best of the Net by Sundress Publications. “Waxwing” is from her thesis\, a collection of essays about place and identity. \n  \nPARTNER LINKS: \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n(Wicker Park Bucktown SSA #33) \n \n  \n(Chopin Theatre)
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/2013-prose-awards/
LOCATION:Chopin Theater\, 1543 W Division
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130725T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130725T213000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Performance Incubator Auditions
DESCRIPTION: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 particularly interested in working with poets from a broad range of aesthetics\, backgrounds\, ages\, and Chicago communities. \nInspired by the Roque Dalton poem “Like You\,” Like Bread will explore the relationship between writing and social struggles\, the way that writing can transform a life\, and how challenging (but joyful) it can be to claim oneself “a writer.” \nNoted director (and longtime Incubator artist lead) Coya Paz will facilitate this project. The Guild is particularly interested in working with a multigenerational cast\, and writers of all ages are encouraged to audition. \nTo Audition: \nAuditions will be Thursday\, July 25\, 6:30 PM\, at Free Street Theatre (1419 W. Blackhawk St). Audition slots are 30 minutes and will include you giving a 2-3 minute recital of your original written material\, on-the-spot writing from prompts\, and group theatre exercises. The call back will be Saturday\, July 27\, and by invitation only. The call back will be a full group audition for two hours. \nTo schedule an audition\, email aromero@guildcomplex.org with “Auditions” in subject line\, and give your name\, phone number\, and what time(s) you’re available July 25\, 6:30pm-8:30pm. Then we’ll call you back to schedule your audition.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/poetry-performance-incubator-auditions/
LOCATION:Free Street Theatre\, 1419 W. Blackhawk St\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:2012 Prose Awards for Short Fiction and Non-Fiction - Recognition Event
DESCRIPTION:The Guild Literary Complex’s Prose Awards (short fiction and non-fiction) help to surface emerging and mid-career prose writers and bring them to the public’s attention through an open call for submissions and judged competition. Past judges have included luminaries such as Stuart Dybek\, Alex Kotlowitz\, Antonya Nelson\, and Sam Weller. On October 24\, we will hold the Prose Awards’ final event: a showcase reading of this year’s semi-finalists\, ending with the live announcement of the winner for the Fiction and Non-Fiction categories\, both of whom will receive a cash prize of $250. This year’s semi-finalists and winners will be chosen by judges Amina Gautier and David Lazar (non-fiction). The recognition event is to take place at The Chopin Theater\, 1543 West Division Street\,  Chicago\, IL. \nAbout the Judges \nAmina Gautier (fiction judge) Gautier follows in the footsteps of the late nineteenth century African American intellectual (Chesnutt\, DuBois\, Harper\, and Hopkins) who merged both critical and creative talents. Her background as a scholar of 19th Century American literature and\, more generally\, African American literature combines with her training as a fiction writer such that she is both a critic and a creative writer\, fully engaged in the analysis and creation of literature. More than sixty of her short stories have been published\, appearing in Antioch Review\, Iowa Review\, The Kenyon Review\, North American Review\, Pleiades\, and Southern Review among others in addition to being anthologized in Best African American Fiction\, Notre Dame Review: The First Ten Years\, New Stories From the South: The Year’s Best\, 2008\, The Sincerest Form of Flattery: Writers on Forerunners in Fiction\, and Voices. Her fiction has been honored with the William Richey Prize\, the Jack Dyer Award\, the Danahy Fiction Award\, the Schlafly Microfiction Award\, and a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Award. Her short story collection At-Risk won the Flannery O’Connor Award and is published by University of Georgia Press. \nDavid Lazar (non-fiction judge) Lazar’s books include The Body of Brooklyn and Truth in Nonfiction (both Iowa)\, Powder Town (Pecan Grove); Michael Powell: Interviews and Conversations with M.F.K. Fisher (both Mississippi). Forthcoming is Essaying the Essay from Welcome Table Press. His essays and prose poems have appeared widely in anthologies such as Understanding the Essay\, An Introduction to the Prose Poem (Sentence)\, and Like Thunder: Poets Respond to Violence in America\, and magazines such as Gulf Coast\, Black Clock\, Sentence\, Denver Quarterly\, Best of the Prose Poem\, Southwest Review\, etc. and five of his essays have been “Notable Essays of the Year” according to Best American Essays. He created the undergraduate and Ph.D. programs in Nonfiction writing at Ohio University\, and directed the creation of the undergraduate and M.F.A. programs in Nonfiction Writing at Columbia College Chicago. He is the founding editor of the literary magazine Hotel Amerika\, now in its tenth year. \n  \n 
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/2012-prose-awards-for-short-fiction-and-non-fiction/
LOCATION:Chopin Theatre\, 1543 W. Division (near Milwaukee and Ashland)\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121020T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121020T163000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
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SUMMARY:Crafting Castoffs into "Unnatural Spaces"
DESCRIPTION:As part of Chicago Artists Month\, the Guild and Voice of the City will host a workshop featuring the Set Designer and Costume Designer for the Poetry Performance Incubator show “Unnatural Spaces” (playing Fridays\, Saturdays and Sundays in October). Because the show’s theme is the environmental complexities of urban living\, as part of the creative development process\, the designers are using recycled and re-purposed materials to create the set\, props and costumes. In this workshop they will show and tell the methods they’ve used to harvest and manipulate the material.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/crafting-castoff-into-unnatural-spaces/
LOCATION:Hairpin Arts Center\, 2800 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Performance Incubator,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121006T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121006T163000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20120814T015705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120912T173943Z
UID:1595-1349535600-1349541000@guildcomplex.org
SUMMARY:Crafting Castoffs into "Unnatural Spaces"
DESCRIPTION:As part of Chicago Artists Month\, the Guild and Voice of the City will host a workshop featuring the Set Designer and Costume Designer for the Poetry Performance Incubator show “Unnatural Spaces” (playing Fridays\, Saturdays and Sundays in October). Because the show’s theme is the environmental complexities of urban living\, as part of the creative development process\, the designers are using recycled and re-purposed materials to create the set\, props and costumes. In this workshop they will show and tell the methods they’ve used to harvest and manipulate the material.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/crafting-castoffs-into-unnatural-spaces/
LOCATION:Hairpin Arts Center\, 2800 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Performance Incubator,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120928T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120928T170000
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20120709T193501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120816T162704Z
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SUMMARY:Submission Deadline for the 2012 Prose Awards for Short Fiction and Non-Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The Guild’s annual contest awards two $250 prizes\, one for short fiction and one for short non-fiction. 2012 judges are Amina Gautier (fiction) and David Lazar (non-fiction). The submission deadline to enter this year’s contest (for email OR snail mail arrival)  is 5pm\, September 28th\, 2012. To complete your entry\, CLICK HERE for judge biographies and full submission guidelines – incomplete submissions cannot be considered.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/submission-deadline-for-2012-prose-awards-for-short-fiction-and-non-fiction/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120516T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120516T210059
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20120415T181017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120515T185719Z
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SUMMARY:Palabra Pura "South of the Border: Way South”
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Beatriz Badikian Gartler and featuring Fernando Olszanski and Bernardo Navia. \nCurator \nBeatriz Badikian-Gartler was born and reared in Buenos Aires\, Argentina\, and has lived in the Chicago area for over thirty-five years. Badikian-Gartler holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago and teaches at various institutions of higher learning. Her essays\, poems\, and stories have been published in numerous journals\, anthologies\, and newspapers in the United States and abroad. She is a popular performer in the Chicago area and lectures often on women’s issues\, art\, and literature. In 2000 Badikian was selected as one of the One-Hundred Women Who Make a Difference in Chicago by Today’s Woman magazine. She is an Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar and a frequent Newberry Library instructor. Her second full length collection\, Mapmaker Revisited: New and Selected Poems\, was published in 1999 from Gladsome Books in Chicago. Her first novel Old Gloves – A 20th Century Saga was published in 2005 by Fractal Edge Press in Chicago. Her art work has been exhibited at Robert Morris College\, Around the Coyote art festival\, and other venues in Chicago. Her collages are available for purchase on her website: www.bbgartler.com \nFeatured Poets \nFernando Olszanski was born in Buenos Aires\, Argentina. He has lived in Ecuador\, Europe\, Japan and currently in the United States. Is the author of the novel Rezos de marihuana\, the book of poems Parte del polvo and participated in several anthologies around the world. As a writer he has been awarded for his poetry\, fiction and essays in Argentina\, Spain Mexico\, Venezuela and the U.S. He has published his work in The Barcelona Review and Espéculo\, in Spain; Franchachela and Las Letras in Argentina\, Contratiempo\, The Cove\, Ventana Abierta\, The Bilingual Review\, Divergencias\, in the US\, and also in Mexico\, Chile\, Ecuador\, Denmark\, Japan\, Brasil\, Philippines\, and Colombia. Part of his work has been translated to Japanese. He is the Chief Editor of Revista Consenso\, a publication of Northeastern Illinois University. As a Filmmaker he has participated in several film festivals\, including the Chicago Latino Film Festival and the Chicago Anarchist Film Festival. His last book\, El orden natural de las cosas\, has been awarded with the International Latino Book Award in the Best Popular Fiction category. He lives in Chicago. \nBernardo E. Navia L. was born in Chilán (Chile) in August\, 1967. He had the opportunity of living in many Chilean cities and in several Latino countries as well. In September 1987 he and his family moved to the United States. He studied a Major in Spanish from the Universidad de las Antillas\, in Puerto Rico and obtained a Spanish Master from UIC. In 2001 he graduated from UIC as well with a Ph.D. in Spanish. At the present moment he works as a Spanish Assistant Professor at DePaul University. Bernardo has published several essays\, poems\, and short stories in different magazines and newspapers\, from United States and abroad. He has also published two poetry books\, Doce muertes para una resaca (Madrid: Betania 2000)\, and Viaje en dos jornadas (Bloomington: Palibrio 2011); one book of short stories\, Sin tregus y otros desórdenes urbanos (Bloomington: Palibrio 2010); he has also co-authored another two short stories books\, Vocesueltas: Cuatro cuentistas de Chicago (Chicago: Ediciones Vocesueltas 2007); and Voces Online (Santiago de Chile: Escritores.CL 2010). Bernardo is married to Leslie Klatt; they have three children: Inti (7 years old)\, Leaf (4 years old)\, and Rain (1 year old). \nBernardo E. Navia L. nació en Chillán (Chile) en agosto de 1967. Tuvo la oportunidad de vivir y viajar por muchas ciudades de Chile así como también por diversos países de América Latina. En septiembre de 1987 se radicó con su familia en Estados Unidos. Cursó estudios de Bachillerato en Español en la Universidad de Las Antillas en Puerto Rico y Maestría en Español en UIC. En el año 2001 terminó su Ph.D. en la misma universidad y actualmente trabaja como profesor asistente de español en DePaul University. Bernardo ha publicado varios ensayos\, poemas y cuentos en diversas revistas y periódicos tanto de Estados Unidos como del exterior. Ha publicado también dos libros de poesía\, Doce muertes para una resaca (Madrid: Betania 2000) y Viaje en dos jornadas (Bloomington: Palibrio 2011); un libro de cuentos\, Sin tregua y otros desórdenes urbanos (Bloomington: Palibrio 2010); y es co-autor de otros dos libros de cuentos\, Vocesueltas: Cuatro cuentistas de Chicago (Chicago: Ediciones Vocesueltas 2007); y Voces Online (Santiago de Chile: Escritores. CL 2010). Bernardo está casado con Leslie Klatt y tiene 3 niños: Inti (7 años)\, Leaf (4 años) y Rain (1 año). \n 
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/palabra-pura/
LOCATION:La Bruquena restaurant (2nd floor)\, 2726 W. Division\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palabra Pura,Special Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Guild Literary Complex":MAILTO:info@guildcomplex.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120508T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120508T210059
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20120303T232921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120417T130918Z
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SUMMARY:“Illuminate” – The Guild Literary Complex’s Third Annual Benefit!
DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme is the art and craft of graphic novels and features cocktails\, appetizers and a panel discussion with Nicole Hollander\, Audrey Niffenegger\, C. Spike Trotman and Chris Ware!  Learn more here.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/827/
LOCATION:DePaul Art Museum\, 935 W. Fullerton\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120414
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20120321T144744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120321T144912Z
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SUMMARY:R.S.V.P. Deadline: "Illuminate" Annual Benefit
DESCRIPTION:April 13th is the official deadline to r.s.v.p. for this year’s annual Benefit “Illuminate” – the art and craft of graphic novels\, with Nicole Hollander\, Audrey Niffenegger\, C. Spike Trotman and Chris Ware. A very limited number of tickets will be available for sale at the door – click here for more details…
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/r-s-v-p-deadline-illuminate-annual-benefit/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120301T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120301T190059
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20120221T050516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120225T172820Z
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SUMMARY:AWP Conference: Reading with Michael Warr\, Luis Rodriguez\, and Patricia Smith
DESCRIPTION:Experience a true Chicago poetry experience with three of the founders of the city’s original poetry scene. This powerhouse trio of poet/performers will deliver a Guild-style reunion.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/awp-confrence-reading-with-michael-warr-luis-rodriguez-and-patricia-smith/
LOCATION:IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120301T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120301T170059
DTSTAMP:20260530T062253
CREATED:20120223T015725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120223T015725Z
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SUMMARY:AWP Conference: Panel on Palabra Pura & Culturally Specific Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:A panel on the history\, evolution and future of culturally-specific reading series like Palabra Pura with a co-founder\, former featured artists\, curators and hosts of Palabra Pura.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/awp-conference-panel-on-palabra-pura-culturally-specific-reading-series/
LOCATION:Hilton Chicago\, Wilford A (3rd Floor)\, 720 S. Michigan Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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