Read. Write. Connect.
On April 9th, Collegedale Parks and Recreation is hosting a poetry open mic event at Imagination Station Pavilion, and CWG has a secured a table for our members. The spirit of the event is to connect with other writers, share written works, and inspire the public to get involved. There are no requirements to participate,... Continue Reading →
Coming up on May 12, we'll hear readings from you, our talented membership! As in the past, each reader will have about six minutes to share from their published work. If you wish to read, contact Sherry by May 1 at sherry.poff@chattanoogawritersguild.org. In your email, please indicate if you will bring books to sell.
CWG member Martha Summa-Chadwick is proud to announce the release of Trevor the Noteable G.O.A.T.: A Triumphant Tale of Music and Friendship for a Boy with Autism. This is a heartfelt middle-grade novel that introduces readers to Trevor Chaplin, a brilliant but socially awkward fifth grader who has recently been diagnosed with autism. When a... Continue Reading →
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Poetry submissions with the theme Loss. Writers may interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) works is April 30, 2026, with a 60-line limit per poem. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Well-known poet Rachel Landrum Crumble will judge this month’s submissions. Winners will... Continue Reading →
We've got a special line-up for our next meeting on Tuesday, March 1oth at 6PM — a panel discussion on how to succeed in a critique group, presented by the Ft. Oglethorpe Writers Group! We hope you'll join us, and bring a friend! March is our membership drive month, and we appreciate anything you can... Continue Reading →
Hello again to all members of the CWG! March is here and it’s our big push for membership! As your elected Treasurer, and as a longtime CWG member, I am again presenting a personal request and challenge for all of you: We have made March into our “March 2026 Membership Drive!” month, so now is... Continue Reading →
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Nonfiction submissions with the theme Whispers. Writers may interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) stories of 1,500 words each is March 31, 2026. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Author and long-time CWG member Michele Rogers will judge this month’s submissions. Winners will... Continue Reading →
My vision as poet laureate is to promote poetry activity in the community; to express the beauty of nature with words; to show that, like laughter is good medicine, poetry can be a healing salve for loss and grief; and to dispell the myth that poetry is not accessible for the average person.
We are excited to announce our next meeting for Tuesday, February 10, at which several of our members will present their published work. As we've done in the past, we'll hear from five or six readers, break for browsing the snacks and the book tables, and then hear from another group of readers. Whether you... Continue Reading →
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks submissions of Fiction with the theme Edges. Writers may interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) stories of 1,500 words each is February 28, 2026. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Author and long-time CWG member Hannah Sandoval will judge this month’s submissions. Winners will... Continue Reading →
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