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CWG member and award-winning author Janie Dempsey Watts will be speaking about her new book, Mostly True, at Book Talk Sunday on August 16th from 2 - 3 PM at the Katie Lamb Library in Collegedale Tennessee. Mostly True was named a 2025 nominee for Georgia Author of the Year in the memoir category and... Continue Reading →
Join us in celebrating the publication of CWG member Barbara Tucker's eleventh novel. She will have a book launch celebration at Catoosa County Colonnade on Friday, September 25th from 5 - 9, where she will read from the new work, and there will be a drawing for prizes, as well as refreshments. Find out more... Continue Reading →
Join CWG member Rachel Crumble this Sunday for a poetry reading and open mic at the Dapper Owl in Murfreesboro! Doors open at 5:30, and the program starts at 6:00.
Board elections are coming up soon, and we would love to bring some new members onto the Board! It's a wonderful opportunity to have a real hand in shaping the development of the Guild, and to help foster our local writing community. If you might like to be a Board member, please let us know... Continue Reading →
Ever wondered what your pet is thinking? Local community member Kali Meister is teaching a class at The Chattery where she'll lead you through several exercises about just that. Here's the description from The Chattery: What would your dog say if they could tell their side of the story? Would they complain about bath day? Celebrate... Continue Reading →
Helga Kidder, one of our CWG founders, has a new book called Listen to Your Own Song. Join her at the Soddy-Daisy Community Library tomorrow at 6:30 PM for her book release. This wonderful collection of poems was inspired by the fortune-telling nursery rhyme, “Monday’s child is fair of face” and ending with “Sunday’s child... Continue Reading →
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 tips with one another, but... Continue Reading →
Mark your calendar for July 14 when we'll share ice-cream and writing tips! Be thinking about your top two tips for fellow writers and come prepared to take notes!
Bring the whole family to our June meeting! Do you have children who are interested in writing? In June, the Chattanooga Writers’ Guild will have a free workshop night for children six years and older, accompanied by their parents. Experienced guild members will provide separate writing activities for elementary-aged children and teens while their parents... Continue Reading →
Writers Write. We’ve read or heard that sentence many times. In the Chattanooga Writers' Guild, it’s what we are about. We are a productive group of poets, short fiction writers, novelists, essayists, creative non-fiction writers, and memoirists.In that vein, as we approach the 25th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion, the planners would like to recognize the many... Continue Reading →
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