Local Memoirist M. D. Roblyer to Read at Pennington’s Bookstore Saturday, November 14, 2026
Join M. D. Roblyer and other local authors at Pennington Bookstore’s Second Saturdays open mic night on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Pennington’s is at 400 E. Main Street and has a main entrance on Washington Street. The event is free and the public is welcome.
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Winners: October Poetry Contest
Congratulations to Amy House and Cynthia Robinson Young, winners of the October 2026 Poetry Contest!
Keep readingJoin us for our monthly meeting on November 10th!
Build Yourself a Bible: Journaling and the Writing Process This talk by Gage Taylor explores the relationship between a journaling habit and professional writing. It also details the personal benefits of journaling and examines journaling systems used by successful writers. Finally, it will include a demonstration of WrittenWords, an app that creates digital twins of…
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November Fiction Contest Open
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Fiction submissions with the theme Colors. Writers may interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) stories of 1,500 words each is November 30, 2026. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Prize-winning fiction author Alexandra Kelly will judge this month’s submissions. Winners will be announced…
Keep readingLocal Author Book Fair Dec 15th from 5:30 – 7:00
Join local authors for a book fair and book signing — or bring your own books to sign and sell! The event is happening December 15th, from 5:30 – 7:00 at the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library. Sign up to sell your books by emailing Kathy Davini at kdavini@clevelandlibrary.org
Keep readingWhere are our poets and essayists?
The critique group devoted to creative nonfiction and poetry has been operating in some form for twenty-five years now. As a group, we’ve seen lots of growth and success over the years. Recently our numbers have dwindled, so we’re putting out the word in case some of you are unaware of this group. We currently meet…
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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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