No promises about the quality of the livestream (this is our first time trying it out) but we want as many people as possible to have the chance to watch the show!

Just a beautiful night all around. Congratulations everyone and thank you for an incredible year for our community!

I just got an acceptance on a story I first wrote in 2019 and made at least 8 large-scale revisions/rewrites on, which proves that being a stubborn Taurus pays off! (I remember being told in a professor that it was beautiful but he had no idea what to do with it, which SAME)

So many great releases in 2024 but here are a few of our favorites!

Continuing the tradition of starting my reading year with “The Coast of Chicago” to remind myself why I love to write

This is always such a fun and absurd project to try to capture every book coming out of the Chicago writing community If I missed anything from the first half of the year: 1) Sorry! & 2) Message me and I’ll add it!

The deadline for submissions to the Great Lakes Anthology is January 31! I'm interested in finding: - Work about Indiana (Gary, East Chicago, the dunes, etc) - Work about Erie, PA or NY (Rochester, Buffalo, etc) - All nonfiction in general! chireviewofbooks.com/2024/09/06/cal…

Expected back from the printer soon: Salamander 59, featuring the excellent writers and artists below! Subscribe now to receive your own issue: salamandermag.org/subscribe/

One of the highlights of AWP!

Our spring issue (48) is out now, featuring poetry, stories & essays by so many incredible writers you'll want to read! blreview.org/product/blr-is… 📖 rob macaisa colgate 🇵🇸🍉 Nandini Bhattacharya Michael Welch Laurie Sansom B Donnelly Karen Zheng Becky Nicole James Fiona Ennis neche sandra dolores

Detours make me feel like a stranger... From Construction Season By Michael Welch Michael Welch greatlakesreview.org/construction-s… #Fiction for #GreatLakesReview

Congrats to all the Chicago literary VIPs featured in this year's Newcity Chicago Lit 50, including friends Printers Row Lit Fest founder Bette Cerf Hill, American Writers Museum's Carey Cranston & Allison Sansone, Michael Welch & StoryStudio Chicago's Jessica Keller & Ananda Lima! #ChicagoIsLit 📚