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  • Meet-and-Greet

    PALABRA PURA: Meet & Greet Wednesday, March 19, 6:00 p.m. Humboldt Park Fieldhouse, 1400 N. Humboldt Dr.  (North of Division) Meet the panelists from Translation Matters and talk to the...

  • Literary Rock & Roll: a life tribute to David Hernandez

    Metro 3730 N Clark St, Chicago

    David Hernandez in rehearsal. (Photo by Tanya Tucka) The Guild Literary Complex and Columbia College Creative Writing Department are pleased to celebrate the life of David Hernandez in this one-of-a-kind...

    Free

  • Gwendolyn Brooks Community Reading

    Chicago Public Library—George Cleveland Hall Branch 4801 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States

    From Our Neighborhoods: Four Chicago Writers Who Changed America showcases four great Chicago authors whose neighborhoods were both the inspiration and subject of their work. Read aloud your favorite Gwendolyn Brooks...

  • Applied Words: Unseen Worlds

    Schubas Tavern

    Schubas Tavern 3159 N. Southport Ave. From left to right: Paul Gorski, Joe Austin II, PhD, Stephanie Levi (Curator), Anne Yoder, Vojislav Pejović. FROM THE CURATOR, STEPHANIE LEVI, PhD: I...

    Free

  • Gwendolyn Brooks Community Reading

    Woodson Library 9525 South Halsted

    Saturday, April 12, 2:00 p.m. Woodson Regional Library (Auditorium), 9525 South Halsted   In conjunction with Brooksday—the Guild's annual tribute to author Gwendolyn Brooks—we're pleased to present the Gwendolyn Brooks Community...

  • Palabra Pura, curated by Eduardo Arocho

    Wednesday, April 16 7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. La Bruquena, upstairs 2726 W. Division St. From left to right: Laurie Ann Guerrero, Eduardo Arocho (curator), Rich Villar. First Class: Celebrating the first full-collections...

  • Safe, But Not Silent: How ICORN helps persecuted writers

    Chicago Temple Building– Pierce Hall 77 W Washington Street, Chicago, United States

    Wednesday, April 23 6:00 p.m. Chicago Temple Building, Pierce Hall Helge Lunde 77 W Washington Street FREE Safe, But Not Silent: How ICORN helps persecuted writers A public talk by...

    Free

  • Applied Words: Voices of Protest

    Facets Multi-Media 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Select a Country:

    Friday, April 25, 7:00 p.m. Facets Multimedia 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. (Note: The same program takes place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 26.)   Al-Sheikh, Maarouf Voices of Protest,...

  • Applied Words: Voices of Protest

    Facets Multi-Media 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Select a Country:

    Saturday, April 26, 8:00 p.m. Facets Multimedia 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. (Note: The same program takes place at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 25.) Al-Sheikh, Maarouf Voices of Protest, April...

  • Breaking the Bread Divide: A Live GuildCast on Food Justice

    Logan Arts Center 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Left to right: Robert Nevel, Dave Snyder, Angela + Sam Taylor The sustainable food movement has rejuvenated holistic thinking on agriculture, food production, and consumption. But lost in the movement...

    Free

  • REVEAL 25 – The Guild’s 25th Anniversary Party and Benefit

    Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 North Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    25 Writers to Watch REVEAL 25 is the Guild's 25th anniversary party, an opportunity to celebrate 25 years of mission-driven accomplishments in Chicago's vast literary community. It is a jubilant...

  • Palabra Pura: Two poetic voices of the new Latin American territory

    La Bruquena restaurant (upstairs) 2726 W. Division, Chicago, IL, United States

    Our monthly bilingual reading series is curated in May by Febronio Zatarain and features Emmanuel Ayala and Miguel Marzana. About the Artists "I write because it is a privilege I...

  • Brooksday 2014

    For the second year, the Guild Literary Complex’s will present its signature event, Brooksday 2014—a marathon reading that celebrates the life and work of renowned Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Taking...

  • Readings at Printers Row Lit Fest

    Printers Row Lit Festival Dearborn and Polk Streets, Chicago, United States

    The Guild will be presenting hour-long readings by seven prominent Chicago literary organizations throughout the day at Printers Row Lit Festival. You can find our tent at the corner of...

  • Applied Words: Black Vernacular

    Arts Incubator 301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL, United States

    Black Vernacular: a comedic literary look at a language that's all American Join the Guild Literary Complex and the University of Chicago's Arts Incubator as Randall Horton, Adam Moshe Levin, and...

  • Palabra Pura, Curated by Diana Pando

    La Bruquena restaurant (upstairs) 2726 W. Division, Chicago, IL, United States

    Discover two emerging Chicago poets whose palabras unearth a rich excavation of their Mexican roots. Pulling from these raices they explore gender, geography, and guns that eventually collide onto the...

  • Palabra Pura at Printers Ball!

    Spudnik Press 1821 West Hubbard St, Chicago, United States

    The Guild Literary Complex is joining dozens of other presenters for the Tenth Annual Printers Ball, taking place on June 28. This year, the Guild will be presenting a flashmob-style...

  • Equanimity: Writing and Exile

    Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 North Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Presented by Victory Gardens Moderated by John Rich, Executive Director of the Guild Literary Complex Being forced to leave one’s homeland can leave one with a sense of loss, trauma,...

  • Palabra Pura: Lost and Found

    La Bruquena restaurant (upstairs) 2726 W. Division, Chicago, IL, United States

    Lost & Found: Letters, Poems, and Marginalia of Cross Cultural Experience This evening, Palabra Pura will travel to Mexico City, Korea, and Haiti via our writers to explore the Cross Cultural...

  • Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Reading & Award

    Chopin Theater 1543 W Division

    Writers across Illinois submitted their poems to the Guild for the 21st Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award between June 7 and June 30, 2014. 20 of those poems were...

    $8

  • The Guild Goes Dark

    We'll be taking some time away to regroup through the month of August after a fruitful spring and summer. Keep an eye out for our Fall Preview, which will contain...

  • Dispatches from Kapittel

    The Guild is sending six Chicago writers to the Kapittel International Festival of Literature and Freedom of Speech in Stavenger, Norway as a part of our ongoing work with writers living...

  • Palabra Pura: Calling Home

    Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street

    Our monthly bilingual reading series in September features Ana Castillo and Paul Martinez Pompa and is curated by Cristina Correa. The event is hosted and co-presented by the Poetry Foundation. States Correa,...

  • Palabra Pura: Want

    La Bruquena restaurant (upstairs) 2726 W. Division, Chicago, IL, United States

    Curated by Cyn Vargas, the theme of this month's Palabra Pura is Want. Cyn writes, "Want. It could be a person, thing, words we long to hear, a new place....

  • Annual Prose Awards Reading and Recognition Event

    Chopin Theatre 1543 West Division Street, Chicago, United States

    UPDATED: ANNOUNCING THE 2014 PROSE AWARD WINNERS! Kate Duva, winner of the 2014 Prose Award in Fiction Elora de Grey, winner of the 2014 Prose Award in Non-Fiction The Guild...

    $8

  • Colm Tóibín’s Transatlantic Literary Worlds

    Northwestern University School of Law, Thorne Auditorium 375 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago , United States

    The Guild Literary Complex is proud and excited to partner with the 2014 Chicago Humanities Festival to present Colm Tóibín's Transatlantic Literary Worlds, a live interview with the award-winning author conducted...

    $12

  • TONIC

    Beauty Bar 1444 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    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,...

    $30