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Please share your published works!
The 25th Anniversary Reception is right around the corner, and we want to celebrate you! Please send Barbara Tucker (btbarbaratucker11@gmail.com) information about the books, stories, poems, essays, or articles you have had published since you became a member of the Guild! You may include the titles, a headshot, and/or any photos…
Keep readingCan you decorate a table for our Anniversary Reception?
We still need a few people to volunteer to decorate one table for our Anniversary Reception on September 12th at Greenway Farms — are you interested? You will need to provide a simple table cover and a centerpiece. This is your chance to exercise a different kind of creativity and…
Keep readingWinners: July Poetry Contest
Congratulations to Sherry Poff and Ray Zimmerman, winners of the July 2026 Poetry Contest!
Keep readingJoin us for our monthly meeting on August 11, 2026!
Join us at our regular August meeting for a special presentation on AI in writing and publishing. Light refreshments will be provided. TITLE: Get Real! Publishers Love to Hate AI — And Authors Need to Know Why! DATE: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 pm ADDRESS: Chattanooga State…
Keep readingSave the Date – CWG 25th Anniversary Reception is Sep 12th from 5 – 7!
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild turns 25 this year, and we’d love you to celebrate with us! Join us for a reception at Greenway Farms on September 12th from 5 – 7, and enjoy finger foods, desserts, and drinks, as well as a short presentation on the Guild and a celebration…
Keep readingEnjoy a selection of books from our authors!
Newest Submissions

The Memory Guardians: The House on Stone Street
Imagine being charged to preserve twelve decades of memories created by the occupants of one particular house. That was the task SueCarol Elvin assigned to a pair of figments of …Read More »
Strong Glass
Peggy’s life seems solid from the outside—successful career, stable marriage, hard-earned independence. But when her husband informs her he’s had enough and is leaving, everything she thought was secure begins …Read More »
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 »
Random Selection

The Memory Guardians: The House on Stone Street
Imagine being charged to preserve twelve decades of memories created by the occupants of one particular house. That was the task SueCarol Elvin assigned to a pair of figments of …Read More »
Through the Aftermath
Through the Aftermath is a collection of post-apocalyptic tales from 19 different storytellers, all with their own spin on the end of the world. Whether you’re into zombies, nuclear wastelands, …Read More »
Feast of the Sisters
A vampire novel with a cruciform heart. An ancient evil has set the table in sisters Jo and Vicki’s small Tennessee town. Moths and butterflies stalk the vampires’ would-be victims, while …Read More »
Buckle Pocket
Buckle Pocket is less for children, and more for the people who read to them. On the surface, it’s a silly, nonsensical picture book full of tongue-twisters and rhymes, but …Read More »
These Are My Clappers
These Are My Clappers offers a unique look at our whole selves, from our “thinkers” down to our “wigglers.” A body parts identification book using verbs and purpose, These Are …Read More »
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