Past Events

Chicago (Baseball) Classics

Thursday, April 1, 2021
7-8 p.m.

Zoom
Free and Open to the Public
Advanced Registration Required

Our themed series of Chicago Classics continues, with a proper celebration of the start (hopefully) of a new baseball season. Our beloved baseball teams have inspired a whole canon of great literature, from memoirs to short stories to detective novels to plays like Bleacher Bums. An all-star lineup of readers will share some of their favorite…

Live — Fuller Award Presentation to Sandra Cisneros

March 13, 2021
7pm CST

Live Event

Renowned writer Sandra Cisneros receives the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame's Fuller Award for lifetime achievement.

Sandra Cisneros, the poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist whose work beautifully and profoundly explores working class lives and landscapes, will receive the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award for lifetime achievement. If the Zoom webinar reaches capacity and you cannot join, you can view the full program on YouTube here.

View or Download program pdf. Carlos Cumpián will serve as the master of ceremonies for the evening, and a lineup of speakers that includes Jorge Valdivia and Richard Bray, will give short tributes. Donna Seaman will interview Sandra after her acceptance speech, with audience members invited to submit questions. More speakers and details…

Fuller Award: Sandra Cisneros

Saturday, March 13, 2021
7-8:15 p.m.

Via Zoom
Free and Open to the Public
Register in Advance

Sandra Cisneros, the poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist whose work beautifully and profoundly explores working class lives and landscapes, will receive the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award for lifetime achievement. The event is free and open to the public, but you must register in advance. A native…

Chicago (Love) Classics

Saturday, February 13, 2021
7-8 p.m.

Zoom
Register in advance.

In the first of several themed Chicago Classics this year, a group of extraordinary writers will read to us about love. Chicago natives Jacquelyn Mitchard, Peter Orner, and Dipika Mukherjee lead a lineup filled with authors with much to say on the subject. Each will treat us to a sampling of one of her or his own books as well as a favorite Chicago…

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: A Chicago Literary Cocktails Fundraiser

Friday, January 29, 2021
7-9 p.m.

Zoom

This interactive seminar is open to the public, with a suggested donation of $25 for those who want to contribute. We want you to attend whether you decide to donate or not. Register through Eventbrite. For Sterling North and Carl Kroch's recipe collection, So Red the Nose, Oak Park native Ernest Hemingway contributed a cocktail named for his…

Today A Reader, Tomorrow A Leader

Monday, January 18, 2021
12:30-4 p.m.

Via Zoom
Register to receive link

AmeriCorps Project YES!, a program of the Northwestern Settlement House, connects caring adults with youth in the West Town community through mentorship, including educational, service, artistic, and recreational activities, to support academic achievement. Its 14th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy Fair will be held on Monday, January 18,…

Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Awards

Saturday, January 16, 2021
7-8:30 p.m.

Zoom Ceremony

The Chicago Writers Association presents its annual Book of the Year Awards in a virtual ceremony Saturday, January 16, starting at seven p.m. Elizabeth Wetmore (Valentine, Traditional Fiction), Katey Schultz (Still Come Home, Indie Fiction), Jaqueline Saper (From Miniskirt to Hijab, Traditional Nonfiction), and Mary Lang Sollinger (From…

CLHOF 2020 Online Auction Fundraiser

Thursday, December 10, 2020
7 p.m.

Via Zoom Webinar

January 10, 2020

The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame's major 2020 fundraiser features three live auctions, readings by Carlos Cumpian, Haki Madhubuti, and Toya Wolfe, and even some literary trivia. Auctioneers Brian Hieggelke and Elizabeth Gomez will entertain you as the bidding for original artwork, a vacation package, and a unique virtual cooking experience…

Chicago Fall (2020) Fit/Lit

September 15-December 1, 2020

https://discord.com/channels/720153745152802838/721887602361368668

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Fit/Lit returns for the fall and early winter, and the new session is open to all ages. After a successful inaugural session (and requests from the adults to be included) we decided to expand the program. What It Is: A community of Chicago book lovers reading Chicago literature and plotting excursions based upon local…

Chicago Fit/Lit Challenge

Monday, July 13 through Monday, Aug. 17
1 p.m.

Zoom Meeting Room and Discord Channel.

In this Summer of Covid, we find ourselves struggling to maintain a healthy body and mind while also entertaining ourselves. Parents, especially, want to engage their children with activities outside the television screen. Our new online summer program, Chicago Fit/Lit combines physical fitness (walking or biking), reading (Chicago books) and…