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Making Fiction a Career: Another Chance To Learn about Ghostwriting is Coming This Weekend
Want to turn your creative writing skills into a career? Want to spend your work week wrapped up in the world of books? Did you miss CWG board director, Hannah Sandoval’s discussion on becoming a freelance book professional last year. Another chance is coming this weekend!
Keep readingJoin us for an Ice Cream Social on July 14th!
You won’t want to miss the July meeting! You are invited to bring along your Two Top Tips for writing. These can be tips for generating ideas, executing ideas, submitting work, marketing material, or anything else that pertains to the writing life! Not only will we get to share writing…
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July Poetry Contest Open
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Poetry submissions with the theme Invisible/invisibility. Writers may interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) works is July 31, 2026, with a 60-line limit per poem. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Well-known poet Cynthia Young will judge this…
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**REMINDER!** Last day to submit to the June Nonfiction Contest
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Nonfiction submissions with the theme Announcements. We welcome writers to interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) stories of 1,500 words each is 11:59 pm TODAY, June 30, 2026. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Well-known poet, author, and…
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Enjoy a selection of books from our authors!
Newest Submissions
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 »
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 »
Random Selection
Missing Pieces: Poetry by JimmyLee Smith 1993 – July 1997
Missing Pieces: Poetry by JimmyLee Smith 1993 – July 1997Read More »
Murder Transported
Wooley recently taught high school in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, represented by the notorious Marjorie Taylor Greene, who, along with our former President, exploits Christian Fundamentalists to win elections. “Murder …Read More »
The Bubba Chronicles – New Tales of the Old South
5 Star Review by Readers’ Favorite The Bubba Chronicles–you’re likely to meet someone you know. Many of the stories follow Bubba Conroy, his friends, and family in a small Southern …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 »
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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