Join local authors for a book fair and book signing -- or bring your own books to sign and sell! The event is happening December 15th, from 5:30 - 7:00 at the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library. Sign up to sell your books by emailing Kathy Davini at kdavini@clevelandlibrary.org
Meacham Writers’ Workshop reading tomorrow!
Join the Meacham Writers' Workshop for a reading tomorrow, October 29th, from 5:30 - 7 PM! Details at https://www.utc.edu/arts-and-sciences/english/meachamwriters
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 this group.We currently meet online... Continue Reading →
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 from Friend's debut novel The Pattern Shop with a conversation on migration and belonging moderated by Hope Henchey, and a performance by Mawuko's eight-piece Ogya World Music Band.
Winners: September Nonfiction Contest
Congratulations to Sherry Poff and Winston Grant, winners of the September 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest!
Join 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 October 6th. All members, whether... Continue Reading →
Come to a Reading at the Reading Room Bookstore & Bar this Saturday, October 3, 2026!
Join CWG member and author M. D. (Peggy) Roblyer at the Reading Room bookstore and bar on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 2:00-4:00 PM for readings from her memoir and discussion about memoir development. CWG President Sherry Poff will introduce Peggy and lead the discussion. The Reading Room at 3210B Brainerd Rd, Chattanooga, TN is... Continue Reading →
Member Reading at the Reading Room this Sunday!
Sue Carol Elvin will be doing a live reading of her novel The Memory Guardians: The House on Stone Street at The Reading Room this Sunday at 3PM, along with special guests Peter Elvin and Eric Kruger. No tickets or cost, come support your fellow member and enjoy the afternoon!
October Poetry Contest Open
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Poetry submissions with the theme Fright. Writers may interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) poems is October 31, 2026, with a 60-line limit per poem. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Well-known poet Ray Zimmerman will judge this month’s submissions. Winners will be... Continue Reading →
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