Make your six-month commitment to plan and build your novel! This class begins tonight -- but still time to register, which you can do here: buff.ly/w6vZogX #writingcommunity

Make your six-month commitment to plan and build your novel! This class begins tonight -- but still time to register, which you can do here: buff.ly/w6vZogX #writingcommunity

ICYMI, yesterday we opened applications for five new Book In A Year programs, all online, and all beginning in January 2027. More information on each program and how to apply (Spoiler: It's super easy!) is here: buff.ly/0KmV8ti #Writingcommunity

This fall, CPL will host free writing workshops for adults of all levels. Together with our partners at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social, we’re offering a series led by local authors, poets and teachers from Chicago’s literary community. Learn more: chi.gov/writeatcpl

If you've ever thought about writing children's books, this two-hour online class is for you! Explore the lovely world of children's literature and turn your ideas into stories. October 20 on Zoom: buff.ly/WMAGLMK #writingcommunity

From Idea to Story: Writing Children's Books with Taraneh Matloob - StoryStudio Chicago

This single-session class explores how to write children's stories.

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Whether you are ready to take your novel idea to the next level or you’re already writing but need support and accountability, this six-month online program is designed to keep you writing! Starts Thursday 10/8! buff.ly/w6vZogX #writingcommunity

Plan and Build Your Novel with Blair Hurley 2026 (Online) - StoryStudio Chicago

This six-month program is designed to get you writing and keep you writing! We’ll turn those sparks of inspiration into scenes, chapters, and drafts to prepare you for success in the long haul that…

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ANNOUNCING: Applications are now open for our five 2027 Book In A Year programs. Each of these online programs is specifically designed to give you the support, encouragement, and accountability you need to write that book! Read more and apply (by 11/13) here: buff.ly/0KmV8ti #writingcommunity

Seats are going fast for my in-person *free* @storystudiochicago.bsky.social class at the Rogers Park branch of @chipublib.bsky.social! Learn more & sign up here: chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/6abc1... #amwriting

Write at CPL: Character, Emotion, and Suspense

Join other aspiring authors this fall for Write at CPL, a series of workshops presented by our partners at Story Studio. This workshop will focus on Character, Emotion, and Suspense and is led by Anca...

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Our online Creative Writing Essentials starts next Tuesday...and is almost full! Grab your spot now in this 8-session workshop to get your writing practice firing on all cylinders. buff.ly/kqIYpIg #writingcommunity

Just over a week left to claim your spot in our fall open enrollment Zoom class, The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with Paul Lisicky. Begins 10/14. Don't miss it! buff.ly/Tr5uvbV #writingcommunity

The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with Paul Lisicky - StoryStudio Chicago

In this four-week craft-centered seminar, multi-genre writer Paul Lisicky invites participants to explore the deep architecture of memoir at the level of the sentence and the scene.

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Hey Chicago, good news for you on this sunny Monday: RSVP is now open for our next FREE Write-Out, Monday, October 26 from 5:30-7:30 pm at Begyle Brewing. RSVP now! buff.ly/z4pIqQ7 #chicagowriters

TONIGHT!

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Happy Sunday, writers! This workshop is tomorrow evening on Zoom -- if you're struggling with your story, maybe it's not your story. Maybe it's the medium. Get advice on adapting your story to the screen. Register now: buff.ly/DrO8lRl #writingcommunity

Happy Sunday, writers! This workshop is tomorrow evening on Zoom -- if you're struggling with your story, maybe it's not your story. Maybe it's the medium. Get advice on adapting your story to the screen. Register now: buff.ly/DrO8lRl #writingcommunity

The awards in four categories — fiction, nonfiction, poetry and essays/narrative journalism — honor writers who live in the Chicago area and/or have written work with a strong Chicago connection.

Chicago Review of Books announced finalists for its 2026 CHIRBy Awards

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Chicago, you're amazing! Tickets to the 2026 CHIRBy awards on Dec. 3 are nearly half booked up already. If you're interested in attending (free, but $10 donation suggested), make sure to claim your ticket now! buff.ly/lmuurmo #Chicago

Monday, Oct. 5 on Zoom: Join Taylor Vaughn Lasley for this two-hour workshop on bringing your story to life on the screen -- whether short film, feature film, half-hour pilot, hour-long pilot, or digital content. Register now: buff.ly/DrO8lRl #writingcommunity

We're just one week away from the start of Blair Hurley's six-month online workshop, Plan & Build Your Novel. Turn those sparks of inspiration into scenes, chapters, and drafts! buff.ly/w6vZogX #writingcommunity

Happy October! Let's look forward now to next month, and our next Write Club. November Write Club is online with Ines Bellina -- bring accountability and structure to your writing practice in this five-session class. Register here: buff.ly/IzAiC4B #writingcommunity

November Write Club with Ines Bellina (Online) - StoryStudio Chicago

Join instructor Ines Bellina online for a 5-week class focused on providing accountable writing time!

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This one is fire! Come one, come all!

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The first Writers on Writing event of the new series is just three weeks away -- Oct. 22 with Justin Torres in conversation with Rebecca Makkai. This one is in-person only, and as always, free. Register here: buff.ly/dIFxz6c #writingcommunity

The first Writers on Writing event of the new series is just three weeks away -- Oct. 22 with Justin Torres in conversation with Rebecca Makkai. This one is in-person only, and as always, free. Register here: buff.ly/dIFxz6c #writingcommunity

The 2026 CHIRBys (hosted with @storystudiochicago.bsky.social) will be on December 3rd at 6:30pm, and reserve you ticket at the link below. We hope to see you there to be in community and to celebrate these amazing writers!! www.storystudiochicago.org/chirby-awards/

CHIRBy Awards - StoryStudio Chicago

StoryStudio Chicago & the Chicago Review of Books are pleased to host the CHIRBy Awards, a fundraising ceremony honoring writers of Chicago.

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We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2026 CHIRBys... 🧵

Chicago! We're sure you're writing is VERY good, but how do you know? Take this two-hour in-person class with Christina Clancy and learn some crucial skills to help you evaluate and polish your prose. Oct. 19: buff.ly/w2FqRbI #chicagowriters

Writers! Have you ever thought about writing a children's book? This two-hour Zoom workshop on Oct. 20 will explore the elements of children's stories, including character and characterization, point of view, plot, and setting. buff.ly/WMAGLMK #writingcommunity

From Idea to Story: Writing Children's Books with Taraneh Matloob - StoryStudio Chicago

This single-session class explores how to write children's stories.

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Take this four-session Zoom workshop with Aram Mrjoian and learn about the relationships between setting, image, sequencing, and character. Begins Oct. 29: buff.ly/1JLFQD3 #writingcommunity

TONIGHT! Still plenty of time to register. www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...

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Writers! Don't miss the party! This Wednesday (9/30) at 6:30 pm CT, join Sheree L. Greer on Zoom for our pay-what-you-can Intro to Creative Writing class. Register now! buff.ly/YPBmfrg #writingcommunity

Wooohoo! We're just a couple weeks away from our fall open enrollment class with famed multi-genre writer Paul Lisicky. Join Paul for this four-session Zoom class starting 10/14 and explore the deep architecture of memoir at the level of the sentence and the scene. buff.ly/DPhoAD7 #memoirwriters

The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with Paul Lisicky - StoryStudio Chicago

In this four-week craft-centered seminar, multi-genre writer Paul Lisicky invites participants to explore the deep architecture of memoir at the level of the sentence and the scene.

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How can we see our writing differently? This 4-session Zoom workshop will focus on the relationships between setting, image, sequencing, and character and consider craft through narrative visualizations, setting maps, and other diagrams. Begins 10/29: buff.ly/1JLFQD3 #writingcommunity

Get your a$$ in gear with our Fiction Bootcamp! This four-session Zoom workshop will take you through a rigorous but playful back-to-the-basics study of four craft subjects in fiction. Begins Oct. 28: buff.ly/W0Y4RiO #writingcommunity

Happy pub day to our wonderful instructor @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social, who is the editor of this new anthology of Latiné horror stories, Something Followed Us Home. Also includes stories from instructors @fulmerford.com and staffer @anandalima.bsky.social! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Someth...

Something Followed Us Home

“Insightful, humane, and original, Something Followed Us Home features the most exciting voices in dark fiction today and is a must read for any we...

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