The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild promotes, encourages, and supports writing and fosters a supportive, caring environment for writers in the Chattanooga community.
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New book! Trevor the Notable G.O.A.T. is now available for purchase
CWG member Martha Summa-Chadwick is proud to announce the release of Trevor the Noteable G.O.A.T.: A Triumphant Tale of Music and Friendship for a Boy with Autism. This is a heartfelt middle-grade novel that introduces readers to Trevor Chaplin, a brilliant but socially awkward fifth grader who has recently been…
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April Poetry Contest Open
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Poetry submissions with the theme Loss. Writers may interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) works is April 30, 2026, with a 60-line limit per poem. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Well-known poet Rachel Landrum Crumble will judge…
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Winners: February Fiction Contest
Congratulations to William Mitchum and Rick Sapp, winners of the February 2026 Fiction Contest!
Keep readingJoin us March 10th for our Monthly Meeting!
We’ve got a special line-up for our next meeting on Tuesday, March 1oth at 6PM — a panel discussion on how to succeed in a critique group, presented by the Ft. Oglethorpe Writers Group! We hope you’ll join us, and bring a friend! March is our membership drive month, and…
Keep readingCWG March Membership Drive – A Letter from our Treasurer
Hello again to all members of the CWG! March is here and it’s our big push for membership! As your elected Treasurer, and as a longtime CWG member, I am again presenting a personal request and challenge for all of you: We have made March into our “March 2026 Membership…
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Newest Submissions
Trevor the Notable G.O.A.T.: A Triumphant Tale of Music and Friendship for a Boy with Autism
Bursting with wit, warmth, music, and unexpected friendships, Trevor the Noteable GOAT is an inspiring story about embracing who you are, finding confidence, and discovering that your differences make you …Read More »
Mostly True: Stories with a Southern Sensibility
Mostly True, Stories with a Southern Sensibility, is a collection of creative, non-fiction short stories about Janie Dempsey Watts’s growing up in the South, moving away to California, and finally …Read More »
Yesterday Echoes
Yesterday Echoes is a lyrical meditation on memory, heritage, and the sacredness of place. Rooted in the Southern landscape of Kentucky and Tennessee, these poems explore the quiet beauty of everyday life …Read More »
Reflections of a Feral Mother
Reflections of a Feral Mother is a journey into the unflinching nature of motherhood. The collection embraces the untamed love of a mother for her children and the defiant beauty …Read More »
A Marvelous Time
Christmas isn’t just about getting drunk on eggnog and ordering your entire Wishlist as a gift to yourself. It’s also about spending five nights in a row on a blow-up …Read More »
Random Selection
Murder Intelligently Designed
Brenda Bleckard, Bennettville State’s nihilistic biology teacher and tenured cougar, is ready to commit academic mayhem when she hears that fellow teacher, Troy Michaelson, plans to show a movie about …Read More »
Scribble
An abandoned scribble waits to discover its purpose. The drawings on the facing page of the coloring book are all SOMETHING. What was the scribble meant to be? A penguin? …Read More »
What Comes of Waiting
Some people flow in and out of our lives like water – rushing through like a stream, surrounding us like a peaceful lake then maybe travelling on to the sea. …Read More »
Chattanooga Writers’ Guild 2016 Anthology
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild is not one voice, but a chorus. Our relationships with each other, our neighbors, the city of Chattanooga, and the region all interact to influence us …Read More »
Witches: Book One: episodes One thru Four (Witches Paperbacks)
The Witches series is a tale about modern day witches derived from legends and told in soap opera format. Two brothers, Jack and Aron, find themselves thrown into a strange …Read More »
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