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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Where are our poets and essayists?
The critique group devoted to creative nonfiction and poetry has been operating in some form for twenty-five years now. As a group, we’ve seen lots of growth and success over the years. Recently our numbers have dwindled, so we’re putting out the word in case some of you are unaware of…
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Home Again: An evening of story, song, and belonging
Local author Mariah Friend and Ghanaian-born musician and Hamilton County educator Kofi Mawuko will headline Home Again: An Evening of Story, Song, and Belonging, a benefit for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Songbirds, 206 W. Main St. The evening pairs a reading…
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Winners: September Nonfiction Contest
Congratulations to Sherry Poff and Winston Grant, winners of the September 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest!
Keep readingJoin Us for Member Readings at Our October Meeting Next Week!
At our regular monthly meeting, current members of the Guild will read from their published work. We already have poets, memoirists, and novelists on our list, but there is room for a few more! If you’d like to present your work at this meeting, please email Sherry at sherry.poff@chattanoogawritersguild.org by…
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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
Popcorn Krunchers
Seasoning greeting, popcorn kruncher! What’s better than a fresh batch of popcorn? Short stories! Time can be hard to come by at the end of the day. A reader’s best …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 »
Lake Misere: A Murder Mystery
Lake Misère, a mystery thriller, is set on a lake in Louisiana by the same name. Syndicated food editor, Pat Vincent, accepts an assignment from The Times Picayune to write …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 »
The Locke Box
Family’s where you find it when a bizarre crash leaves two strangers running for their lives with an orphaned baby and the key to a mysterious lock. Sensual but clean, …Read More »
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