Chicago Writers Association

06/12/2026

The Write City Magazine is excited to publish a poem by Snehal Bhadani.

You can read the poem at:
https://chicagowrites.substack.com/p/i-am-the-bellweather

Support the CWA community and buy a copy of our literary journal, The Write City Review - Volume Five, a 200-page anthology of poetry, short stories, essays, and book excerpts drawn from the Chicago Writers Association’s online publication, The Write City Magazine, over the last 3 years. Available through Eckhartz Press.

Buy now: https://eckhartzpress.com/shop/the-write-city-review-volume-5/
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06/02/2026

Our fifth volume of The Write City Review is hot off the presses! It’s a 200-page anthology of poetry, short stories, essays, and book excerpts drawn from the Chicago Writers Association’s online publication, The Write City Magazine, over the last 3 years. Order yours today from Eckhartz Press.

Buy now: https://eckhartzpress.com/shop/the-write-city-review-volume-5/

The review will also be available for sale at the Let’s Write Conference - June 20, Printer’s Row - Sept. 12-13, and at all Live Lit events (next Live Lit is June 17!).

Learn more about The Write City Review: https://chicagowrites.substack.com/p/the-write-city-review

Subscribe to The Write City Magazine: https://chicagowrites.substack.com/s/write-city-ezine
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06/02/2026

The Write City Magazine is excited to publish a poem by Clara Burghelea.

You can read the poem at:
https://chicagowrites.substack.com/p/spill

Support the CWA community and buy a copy of our literary journal, The Write City Review - Volume Five, a 200-page anthology of poetry, short stories, essays, and book excerpts drawn from the Chicago Writers Association’s online publication, The Write City Magazine, over the last 3 years. Available through Eckhartz Press.

Buy now: https://eckhartzpress.com/shop/the-write-city-review-volume-5/
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06/01/2026

Learn how to protect yourself and your art from fraud.

They Said They Had My Manuscript—They Didn’t

Subscribe and read now:
https://chicagowrites.substack.com/p/they-said-they-had-my-manuscriptthey
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06/01/2026

CWA's 16th Annual Book of the Year contest is open for submissions. Check out the website for the entry form and contest rules.

Visit: https://www.chicagowrites.org/book_of_the_year
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05/26/2026

Subscribe to the Write City Magazine and the Write City Blog on Substack:

https://chicagowrites.substack.com/

You'll get to read the latest in writing, from creative works in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, to articles on the craft and business of writing and book publishing.

Chicago's premier writers' organization, focused on the art, craft, and community of writing. Click to read Chicago Writers Association, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

05/26/2026

The Write City Magazine is excited to publish a short story by Lisa Sharon.

You can read the story at:
https://chicagowrites.substack.com/p/yellow-satin-shoes

We also have exciting news! The Write City Magazine is now on Substack: https://chicagowrites.substack.com/s/write-city-ezine

Please subscribe to the magazine and our blog at https://chicagowrites.substack.com/
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05/14/2026

Join us at Pilsen Community Books (1531 W. 18 St) for our next Live Lit reading event on June 17 at 7 P.M. The event will feature a selection of writers reading from their poetry, novels, short stories, and personal essays. We plan to have twelve readers.
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04/21/2026

Let's Just Write! is sold out. But we have a waitlist.

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04/18/2026

Only 18 seats left for Let's Just Write! Chicago Writers Association Conference on June 20, 2026. If you haven't registered yet, now's the time!
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