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 →
Poetry reading + open mic this Sunday!
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.
Do you want to be on the Board? Let us know!
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 →
[Class] Writing from Your Pet’s Point of View
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 →
Book launch tomorrow!
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 →
Join us for an Ice Cream Social on July 14th!
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 →
July Poetry Contest Open
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 →
**REMINDER!** Last day to submit to the June Nonfiction Contest
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 →
Save the date! Join us July 14th for our monthly meeting.
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!
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