Palabra Pura: One Poet, One Poem
¡Anímate! The Guild Literary Complex is happy to announce that our annual Palabra Pura: One Poet, One Poem tradition is coming this July. All poets are welcome to perform a poem, whether it...
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La Bruquena Restaurant 2726 W. Division, Chicago, IL, United States
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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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Transvengence Vol. 9: Queer Pop-up
Podlasie Club 2918 N Central Park Ave., Chicago, IllinoisJoin us after Printers Row Lit Fest at Podlasie Club for TRANSVENGENCE: VOL. 9! Our regular show this month will close off the literary weekend with special performances following an...
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¡Slam Diáspora en Vivo!
PACH 21 2141 W 21st St, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesThe first and only Spanish language slam in Chicago returns in-person. Poets/participants have a chance to win a free international trip to compete in the international slam. Hosted by Crystal Vance Guerra and Luis Tubens "Logan Lu"
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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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GBOMA 2025
Epiphany Center for the Arts 201 South Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesCome out and support the 2025 finalists for the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards (GBOMA) as they perform their works live. 10/7, Epiphany Center for the Arts, 6:30 PM. $15/advance, $20/door.
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¡Slam Diáspora en Vivo!
Taqueria El Mezquite 1756 W 18th St, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesThe first and only Spanish language slam in Chicago returns in-person. Poets/participants have a chance to win a free international trip to compete in the international slam. Hosted by Crystal Vance Guerra and Luis Tubens "Logan Lu"
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Palabra Pura
18th Street Casa de Cultura 2057 West 18th Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesPoetry open mic hosted by Diego Báez. Featuring performances by Angelica Julia Dávila, Loren Maria Guay, and Yazud E. Brito-Milian.Palabra Pura is a bilingual reading series that promotes literary expression...
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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.Meredith NnokaNoa FieldsMeghan MalachiLisa LowNoel QuinonesKameryn CarterNatasha Mijares
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BrooksDay 2026
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library 400 South State Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin the Guild Literary Complex’s annual celebration of Gwendolyn Brooks, held every year on her birthday, June 7th.BrooksDay is the Guild Literary Complex’s annual celebration of Gwendolyn Brooks, held every...
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Transvengence Vol. 12
Podlasie Club 2918 N Central Park Ave., Chicago, IllinoisJoin us during Pride Month for TRANSVENGENCE, our bimonthly open mic and performance series, hosted by Joss Barton.Join us during Pride Month for TRANSVENGENCE, our bimonthly open mic and performance...
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