Events
Chicago in Verse: A Discussion of Poetry and Our City
Sunday, May 15, 2022
5:30 p.m.
Millenium Room
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington
Chicago, IL 60602

Carlos Cumpián leads a discussion of Chicago poetry as he and panelists Angela Jackson, Faisal Mohyuddin, and Johanny Vázquez Paz give a sneak preview of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame's…
read moreInduction Ceremony (Class of 2020)
Thursday, May 19, 2022
7 p.m. CDT
The Poetry Foundation
61 W. Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60654

Register now for the induction ceremony at the Poetry Foundation on Thursday, May 19.
When the pandemic shut down live programming back in early 2020, we…
read moreOfficial Launch: Wherever I’m At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry
Monday, June 13, 2022
7 p.m. CDT
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Performance Penthose
The University of Chicago
915 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

A new poetry anthology, edited by Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Founding Executive Director Donald G. Evans and the late Robin Metz, will be celebrated at this official launch party. More than 100…
read moreCLHOF Founder and Executive Director Donald G. Evans leads a roundtable discussion about the state of the publishing industry, with authors Charles Fiore and TBD (her pseudonym). All participants are accomplished writers whose experiences…
read moreChicago’s Poetic History
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
6 p.m.
Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614

Author, critic and scholar Richard Guzman leads a panel discussion that ties history and verse, with several contributors to the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s new poetry anthology. Panelists include 2015 Fuller Award winner…
read moreYouth Writing Workshop in Woodlawn
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
4-6 p.m.
The First Presbyterian Church of Chicago
6400 S. Kimbark Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637

The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, in partnership with Stories Matter Foundation and The First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, will offer a one-day workshop. The workshop is geared toward teenagers and expects to…
read moreYouth Writing Workshop in Chinatown
Monday, July 25, 2022
1 p.m.
Chinese American Service League
2141 S. Tan Ct.
Chicago, IL 60616

Story Matters Foundation and the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame will team up with CASL for a free youth writing workshop. Participants will get the opportunity to learn simple craft lessons as they…
read moreRick Kogan: Fuller Award for lifetime achievement
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
7-9 p.m.
Chopin Theater
1543 W. Division Street
Chicago, IL 60642

Rick Kogan started working as a reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times at the age of 16 and for the past half century has continued to turn out bylines in our city’s most important daily…
read moreInduction Ceremony (Class of 2021)
Thursday, November 3, 2022
6:30-7:45 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660

CLHOF formally inducts Carol Shields, Ethel Payne, and Ray Bradbury. The event is free and open to the public but registration is required. Check back soon for the complete lineup, as well…
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