Past Events

After Hours at Harold Washington Library Poetry Fest

Saturday, April 29, 2023
Noon-1 p.m.

Harold Washington Public Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago, IL

After Hours Press, co-publisher of Wherever I’m At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry, hosted a one-hour reading at the Harold Washington Library Poetry Festival on Saturday, April 29. The reading also celebrated the release of the new issue of After Hours magazine, Issue #45. Featured poets were Marvin Tate, Viola Lee, Nina Corwin,…

Adjacent: Oak Park’s Place in the Chicago Poetic Landscape

Thursday, April 27, 2023
6:30-8 p.m.

Oak Park Public Library
Main Branch
834 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60301

Wherever I'm At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry features a large variety of artists from throughout the Chicago area. The poems move around, from Hyde Park to the West Side to the Gold Coast to Evanston, etc. Perhaps no neighborhood, or adjacent suburb, boasts better representation than Oak Park. The village boasts an enormously talented…

Independence Poetry

Thursday, April 20, 2023
6-8 p.m.

Independence Branch
Chicago Public Library
4024 N. Elston Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618

Carlos Cumpian emceed a reading centered around our Chicago poetry anthology, Wherever I’m At. Cynthia Gallaher, Ruben Quesada, Raúl Niño, Paul Martínez Pompa, Mike Puican and Vincent Romero each read a selection of poems. All of the participants contributed poems to the anthology. There was also a short open mic that…

Poetry Month at the Cliff Dwellers

Thursday, April 13, 2023
6-8 p.m.

Cliff Dwellers
200 S. Michigan Ave.
Penthouse (22nd Floor)
Chicago

For more than a century, the Cliff Dwellers Club has promoted and celebrated fine arts in Chicago. It's fitting that the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame partnered with the Cliff Dwellers to put on a special celebration in honor of Poetry Month. Several contributors to Wherever I'm At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry, including Naoko…

Opening Day

Friday, March 31, 2023
7:30 p.m.

Mrs. Murphy & Sons
3905 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL

The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame celebrated the arrival of a new baseball season and spring with Opening Day, a festive themefest of song, story, poetry, and comedy at Mrs. Murphy & Sons on Friday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. This themefest included performances of songs like Go, Cubs, Go, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, and…

Fuller Award for Harriette Gillem Robinet

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
6-8 p.m.

Dominican University Performing Arts Center
7900 West Division Street
River Forest, IL 60305
Event and registration are free, but registration is required.

Harriette Gillem Robinet, the acclaimed author of 11 historical novels for young adults, received the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame's Fuller Award at a ceremony on Tuesday, March 14. The ceremony took place at Dominican University's Blake Recital Hall; a reception with appetizers and drinks followed. Speakers included Linda Robinet, Nora…

The House on Margarita Street

Saturday, February 11, 2023
6:30-9 p.m.

Private Residence
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
(those who register will receive details)

For the third straight year, but the first in person, the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame hosted an evening that was part cocktail party, part bartending seminar, and part plain old excuse to enjoy pleasant company. Throughout the festivities, we highlighted Chicago literature and its strong association with the drinks we made and consumed. We…

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Fundraiser Party

Saturday, December 3, 2022
2-4 p.m.

Beat Kitchen in Roscoe Village
2100 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL
Cover: $15

The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame hosted its end-of-the-year Fundraiser Party on Saturday, December 3 from 2-4 p.m. at Roscoe Village’s Beat Kitchen, “home to every genre of music, hosting some of the biggest names in live music & comedy.” The Fundraiser Party was a perfect opportunity to celebrate the season while supporting…

Induction Ceremony (Class of 2021)

Thursday, November 3, 2022
6:30-7:45 p.m.

CLHOF formally inducted Carol Shields, Ethel Payne, and Ray Bradbury. Presenters included Jason Aukerman, Tammy Gibson, Anne Collins, Paul McComas and Susan Swan. Shields’ niece, Natalie Beglen, as well as Payne’s niece, Sylvia Peters, were among the family members on hand to participate in the ceremony. Partners included the Carol…

DePaul University Poetry Reading

Thursday, October 27, 2022
5-6 p.m.

DePaul University
Schmitt Academic Center (SAC) 161
2320 N. Kenmore Avenue
Chicago, IL

DePaul University professors feature prominently in Wherever I'm At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry, and they will gather together to showcase their contributions on Thursday, October 27, starting at five p.m. Refreshments will be served. Tara Betts, Chris Solis Green, Richard Jones, Coya Paz, and Mark Turcotte, along with editor Donald G.…