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…
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Winners: September Nonfiction Contest
Congratulations to Sherry Poff and Winston Grant, winners of the September 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest!
Keep readingJoin 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…
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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…
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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!
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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…
Keep readingJoin the Young Creative Writer’s Workshop at Pellissippi State on Oct 24th!
Pellissippi State is hosting a writer’s workshop on Oct 24th, and all are welcome to attend! From Patty Ireland, their Director: “The event is free, there are door prizes, and we feed you! Doug Van Gundy will be our keynote. Other workshop leaders include Susan O’Dell Underwood, Black Atticus, Rhea Sunshine (Rhea Carmon), Tom and…
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The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild Offers Two Author Reading Opportunities!
Calling All Authors! Members of the Chattanooga Writers’ Guild have two reading opportunities coming up in October! On Tuesday, October 13, we have our third member reading for the year. Please contact Sherry at sherry.poff@chattanoogawritersguild.org if you want to read on October 13. On Saturday, October 17, members of CWG are invited to bring readers…
Keep readingJoin M. D. (Peggy) Roblyer and Sherry Poff at the Reading Room Bookstore and Bar on October 3, 2026!
You are invited to 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…
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Winners: August Fiction Contest
Congratulations to Shawn O’Neal and John C. Mannone, winners of the August 2026 Fiction Contest!
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