Tuesday, April 16, 2024
5:30-8 p.m.
Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
Our new Chicago Literary Hall of Fame class of Hamlin Garland, Eunice Tietjens, and E. Donald Two Rivers will be inducted at a ceremony featuring a lineup that includes William J.…
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Saturday, April 27, 2024
All Day
Indie Bookstore Day is a national celebration in which Chicago plays a starting role. Our city, with its many thriving independent bookstores, offers discounts, giveaways, contests, special offerings, and treats throughout the day. Stay tuned for a complete list of participating bookstores.
Saturday, May 11, 2024
2:00PM
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State Street
Reception Hall (lower level)
Chicago, IL
The Randall Albers Young Writers Award is back for its second year and we can't wait to honor our winners! This year, we'll be presenting awards to young writers of both prose and poetry and…
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Sunday, May 19, 2024
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
Jane Hseu will lead a discussion with authors Ugochi Nwaogwugwu, Nestor Gomez, and Lani T. Montreal. These artists came to Chicago from Guatemala, Nigeria, and the Phillippines.…
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Thursday, July 11, 2024
TBA
The Poetry Foundation
61 W. Superior
Chicago, IL 60654
On July 11, Patricia Smith will receive the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame's Fuller Award for her lifetime achievements. The ceremony will be free and open to the public. A soon-to-be announced lineup…
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Saturday, September 7 & Sunday, September 8
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Printers Row neighborhood.
Printers Row Lit Fest returns for its 39th year. Chicago Literary Hall of Fame will once again host a tent with partners After Hours, Chicago Poetry Center, Chicago Quarterly Review,
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
TBA
Chopin Theatre
1543 W. Division Street
Chicago, IL 60642
On September 24, Alex Kotlowitz will become the 17th recipient of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award for his lifetime achievements. The ceremony will be free and open to the public,…
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Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
Email: Don Evans
4043 N. Ravenswood Ave., #222
Chicago, IL 60613
773.414.2603