Read. Write. Connect.
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 →
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 month’s submissions. Winners will be... Continue Reading →
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 CWG President Sherry Poff will... 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 →
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 June 30, 2026. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Well-known poet, author, and CWG President Sherry Poff will judge this month’s... 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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