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  • TONIC: a soulful celebration

    Vincent Restaurant 1475 W Balmoral , Chicago

    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....

    $25 – $50

  • Palabra Pura: El Amor

    La Bruquena restaurant 2726 W. Division, 2nd floor

    Our monthly bilingual poetry night returns to its usual destination: the always-fabulous La Bruquena! Join us for this final Palabra Pura of the year as multimedia artist Miquel Lopez Lemus presents a cantologia...

    FREE

  • Chicago Book Expo

    St. Augustine College 1345 W. Argyle

    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,...

    FREE

  • An evening with M. Evelina Galang (wsg Angela Narciso Torres)

    Women & Children First bookstore 5233 N. Clark Street, Chicago

    Angel de la Luna and the 5th Glorious Mystery M. Evelina Galang will read from her new young adult novel, Angel de la Luna and the 5th Glorious Mystery at Women & Children First on Wednesday, January 8th at 7:30 p.m. in an event co-presented by Guild Literary Complex and Coffee House Press. The novel...

    Free

  • PALABRA PURA: “ONE POET / ONE POEM”

    La Bruquena Restaurant 2726 W. Division, Chicago

    The Guild Literary Complex is pleased to kick off the ninth season of PALABRA PURA with “One Poet / One Poem”. 2014 guest curators reveal their plans and past readers share a poem during this annual party celebrating poetry (and fiction) in more than one tongue. Contributing authors include: Rey Andújar  |  Beatriz Badikian  | ...

    Free

  • Applied Words: Notes from the Mainframe

    FreeGeek Chicago 3411 W Diversey Ave, Chicago

    In the 21st century, we live inside technology like never before. For Applied Words “Notes from the Mainframe,” the Guild Literary Complex invites writers employed in technology to read their work and discuss the poetics of art and science. “Notes from the Mainframe” will include readings by Catherine Halley (Director of Digital Programs, Poetry Foundation),...

    Free

  • Palabra Pura: Greater Than The Sum Of Parts

    La Bruquena Restaurant 2726 W. Division, Chicago, IL, United States

    "As Latin@s born and bred in the U.S., our sense of identity, culture, mother tongue and family are often complicated and contradictory. We are not a uniform group and sometimes...

    Free

  • Applied Words: It Gets Better

    Schubas Tavern 3159 N Southport, Chicago, IL, United States

    pictured left to right: Precious, Jill Howe, Tamale (curator/host), Greg Ledger, Lily Be "It Gets Better" is curated and hosted by the fabulous Tamale and features great comic voices responding...

    Free

  • Reading, Conversation, and Book Signing: Cristina García

    Harold Washington Library 400 S. State St., Chicago

    READING, CONVERSATION, AND BOOK SIGNING: CRISTINA GARCIA, author of King of Cuba Tuesday, March 18, 6:00 p.m. Harold Washington Library Cindy Pritzker Auditorium 400 South State Street FREE As a part...

    Free

  • Panel: Translation Matters

    Humboldt Park Field House 1440 N Humboldt Drive, Chicago

    PANEL: TRANSLATION MATTERS Wednesday, March 19, 5:00 p.m. Humboldt Park Fieldhouse 1400 N. Sacramento (North of Division) FREE Produced in partnership with Story Week and presented in special collaboration with Chicago Park District. During...

  • 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 is how to bring wholesome, quality food to all and not to just those that can afford it. In a live version of GuildCast, a...

    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 celebration of the past, and also a chance to look ahead to the future. Past and present directors, including founding director Michael Warr, will be announcing...

  • 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 have earned. Ever since I was 12 years old I read poetry and loved it. One day I embraced the pen and spilled ink on...

  • 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 place at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest on Saturday, June 7—Brooks’ birthday—from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at the Guild’s tent (located on the corner...

  • 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 Dearborn and Polk Streets. Schedule 10 a.m. Chicago Latino Writers Initiative: Ericka McCarthy Sanchez, Adriana Galvan, Awilda Rodriguez, Diana Pando, Jen Vera, Veronica Vidal, Jazmin Corona, Stephanie Diaz Reppen  The Chicago Latino Writers...

  • 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 Toni Asante Lightfoot perform and read work demonstrating the sticky wicket of Black Vernacular. Short video performances by Holly Bass and others will be included. About the...

  • 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 page to create border-crossing poetry that migrates between Chicago and Guanajuato, Mexico. About the Artists Jennifer Patiño was born on the Southwest Side of Chicago...