Last night, CLHOF Board member, Dave Stern and his Eckhartz Press partner Rick Kaempfer had a big event for their new release, Ken Smoller’s “Last Comiskey.” Chicago History Museum. Complimentary hot dogs and popcorn, White Sox legends Jack McDowell and Ron Kittle, an organist…an extravagant celebration. Congratulations! #CLHOF #chicagoliteraryhalloffame #authors #whitesox #chicagowhitesox #writers
Honoured members of both the CLHOF and BC Sports Hall of Fame celebrating the BCSHOF Class of 2024 and also in Memoriam Tribute to Sohen Gill also Honoured Member of both Halls. #clhof #bcshof #canlaxhall
Honoured members of both the CLHOF and BC Sports Hall of Fame celebrating the BCSHOF Class of 2024 and also in Memoriam Tribute to Sohen Gill also Honoured Member of both Halls. #clhof #bcshof #canlaxhall
Celebrating the BC Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 with a very special table of CLHOF Honoured Members who are also Inductees of the BCSHOF! #bcsports #BCSHOF #CLHOF #canlaxhall
This Sunday! We’re proud to be part of the 2024 American Writers Festival! May 19th is your chance to experience the magic of the American Writers Festival 2024, hosted by the American Writers Museum and Chicago Public Library! The CLHOF program Worlds and Words of Chicago: Immigrant Stories, is at 12:45 pm on the partner stage, third floor. Hear from Nestor Gomez, Lani T. Montreal, Ugochi Nwaogwugwu, and Jane Hseu. Join us at the Harold Washington Public Library for a day packed with captivating literary discussions and insights from some of the country’s finest writers. It’s an event you won’t want to miss! Check out the full lineup here: https://bit.ly/3JLFtJm #americanwritersmuseum #CLHOF #chicagobooktok #chicagowriters #americanwriters #chicago
📣Today is the day!📣 At 2pm this afternoon we will gather at the Harold Washington Library to celebrate our 2024 Randall Albers Young Writers Award recipients. Want to join us? Tickets are FREE but registration is required. We will 🏆 Present awards 🗣️ Hear from our winners 🎤 Hold an open mic for local high schoolers to share their work ☕️ Enjoy light snacks following the reception REGISTER FOR FREE 🎟️:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/randall-albers-young-writers-award-ceremony-tickets-801693255107?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios #RAYWA #Chicago #YoungWriters #RandallAlbersYoungWritersAward #CLHOF #ChicagoEvents #Chicago #ChicagoWriters #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writerlife #chicagoliteraryhalloffame
This Saturday! Please join us for an awards ceremony on Saturday, May 11th, where we’ll present awards, listen to readings, indulge in snacks and celebrate the work of young writers across the Chicago-area. Open Mic: We’ll hold a brief open mic after the awards ceremony and all Chicago-area high school writers currently in grades 9-12 are invited to share their work! Sign ups are first come, first served and each reader will have up to 3 minutes to read. SIGN UP NOW to make sure you get a slot. OPEN MIC SIGN UP 🎤 https://form.jotform.com/241144607422044 #CLHOF #RAYWA #Writers #Highschoolwriter #youngwriters #chicago #chicagoevents #lit #literature #litevents #HallOfFame
It’s almost time! Join us for the ceremony to celebrate our 2024 Randall Albers Young Writers Award honorees! Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 2:00 PM Harold Washington Library Center 400 S. State Street Reception Hall (lower level) Chicago, IL Register: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/events_entry/2024-randall-albers-young-writers-award-ceremony #RAYWA #CLHOF #YoungWriters #YoungWritersAward #Chicago #ChicagoWriters #Poetry #Prose #writing #poems #RandallAlbers #chicagoliteraryhalloffame
🎉 Exciting News for Young Writers! 📚 The Randall Albers Young Writers Award is back! Join us MAY 11th as we celebrate the best young poets and prose writers in our city. 📖✍️ Enjoy readings, light snacks, Open Mic and more. @chicagoliteraryhalloffame This event is FREE, but registration is required. Don’t miss it! #YoungWritersAward #CelebrateWriting #randallalbersyoungwritersaward #CLHOF #chicagowriters #youngwriters #poetry #prose #chicagoyoungwriters #ChicagoEvents #ChicagoYoungwriters #RAYWA
Amy Danzer, President of the Board of Directors, spent time Saturday attending the launch for Faisal Mohyuddin, where he read from his new book ELSEWHERE: AN ELEGY, alongside poets CM Burroughs, Matthew Kelsey, Linda Abdullah, and I.S. Jones at Haymarket House. Congratulations @faisalmohyuddin! #CHICAGO #newbook #booklaunch #CLHOF
Next stop for Donald G. Evans! Three Avenues Bookshop on Southport! Love to see these fabulous crowds out today supporting our indie book stores! #CLHOF #Indiebookstore #chicago #chicagobookstores #bookstagram
President of the Board of Directors, @amybdanger is out celebrating #indiebookstoreday too! Amy stopped by Bookends & Beginnings in Evanston! 📸Pictured is a photo of owner Nina Barrett and one of her sons 📸 Selfie w/fiction writer Michelle Falkoff Show your indie bookstores some love today (& everyday)! #CLHOF #Indiebookstore #chicago #chicagobookstores #bookstagram
CLHOF founder Donald G. Evans is out and about for #indiebookstoreday! Loved seeing such a crowd at @unabridgedbooks at 3251 N. Broadway. Stop by your indie book stores today and show them some love! #CLHOF #indiebookstore #indiebookstoreday #chicago #chicagobookstore #chicagobookstores #chicagoliteraryhalloffame #bookstagram
🏆Our new Chicago Literary Hall of Fame class of Hamlin Garland, Eunice Tietjens, and E. Donald-Two Rivers was inducted at a ceremony featuring a lineup that included William J. Bowe, Melissa Bradshaw, Naomi Athena, Carlos Cumpián, Arica Hilton, Jesse Raber, and Dorene Wiese. Two-Rivers’s daughter, Annabelle Broeffle, Garland’s great grandson, Christopher Harper, and the Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine were on hand to accept the CLHOF statues. Richard Guzman emceed the ceremony. A reception in the CHM’s Guild Gallery followed the ceremony. Thank you everyone who was involved in this event! 📸: The wonderful Don Seeley See the full details and program here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/events_entry/chicago-literary-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-2024 #CLHOF #inductionceremony2024 #HallOfFame #Chicago #ChicagoWriters #ChicagoAuthors #chicagoliteraryhalloffame #Authors #Chitown #chicagohistory #chicagoliteraryevents
We had so many fantastic submissions, we couldn’t only pick 1 for each category! We are pleased to celebrate the top 4 submissions in both the prose and poetry categories. 🪶 For PROSE: 1st Place: Hazel Brown, “Harboring” 2nd Place: Charlotte Hensley, “Inviolable” 3rd Place: Rainey Reese, “On Innocence and Black Youth” 4th Place: Reghan Barnard, “Dogeye” For POETRY: 1st Place: Liam Benham, “The Herring Net – Winslow Homer” 2nd Place: Morgan Montoya, “What They Won’t Tell You in the Dictionary” 3rd Place: Fiona Jin, “Hauntings” 4th Place: Gabe Cadichon, “Nantucket” Join us for the ceremony to celebrate, Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 2:00 PM Harold Washington Library Center 400 S. State Street Reception Hall (lower level) Chicago, IL Register: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/events_entry/2024-randall-albers-young-writers-award-ceremony #RAYWA #CLHOF #YoungWriters #YoungWritersAward #Chicago #ChicagoWriters #Poetry #Prose #writing #poems #RandallAlbers #chicagoliteraryhalloffame
[🔴LIVE] Wondering what literary programs go on live in the Chicago area? We’ve made it easy! 📖🎙️ The CLHOF is proud to share our list of live lit programs that we’ve found in Chicago. From Blue Hour to Story Club Chicago, we hope you find something you like! https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/resources/live_lit P.S. Know of one were missing? Shoot us a message! #CLHOF #literature #litevents #literatureevents #chicago #chicagolit #livelit #ChicagoAuthors #ChicagoWriters #ChicagoEvents
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 2024 Randall Albers Young Writers Award! 🥇1st Place in Prose: Hazel Brown for the short story "Harboring" 🥇1st Place in Poetry: Liam Benham for the poem "The Herring Net - Winslow Homer Liam's poem is an ekphrastic poem in response to Winslow Homer's famous painting, "The Herring Net." Ruben Quesada, who chose the poetry winners commented that "the poem's rhythm and sounds bring the scene to life." And Hazel's short story "Harboring" stood out for the power of its story and what prose judge Toya Wolfe called a "strong, consistent voice." Congratulations our 2024 winners and thank you everyone who shared, submitted and supported the RAYWA! Join us for the ceremony to celebrate the winners! Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 2:00 PM Harold Washington Library Center 400 S. State Street Reception Hall (lower level) Chicago, IL Register: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/events_entry/2024-randall-albers-young-writers-award-ceremony #RAYWA #CLHOF #YoungWriters #YoungWritersAward #Chicago #ChicagoWriters #Poetry #Prose #writing #poems #RandallAlbers #chicagoliteraryhalloffame
This Tuesday! FREE & Open to the public. Our new Chicago Literary Hall of Fame class of Hamlin Garland, Eunice Tietjens, and E. Donald Two-Rivers will be inducted at a ceremony featuring prominent scholars, authors, and educators. Register and more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-literary-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-tickets-821697969747?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios #CLHOF #halloffame #chicagoliteraryhalloffame
🔔NEXT TUESDAY🔔 Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 📆Tuesday, April 16, 2024 ⏰5:30-8 p.m. 📍Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614 Our new Chicago Literary Hall of Fame class of Hamlin Garland, Eunice Tietjens, and E. Donald Two Rivers will be inducted at a ceremony featuring a lineup that includes William J. Bowe, Melissa Bradshaw, Carlos Cumpián, Jesse Raber, and Dorene Wiese. Two Rivers’s daughter, Annabelle Broeffle, and Garland’s great grandson, Christopher Harper, will be on hand to accept the CLHOF statues. A reception will follow the ceremony. Registration is now open. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is strongly encouraged. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-literary-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-tickets-821697969747?aff=ebdsoporgprofile #CLHOF #halloffame #literaryhalloffame #chicago #writers #induction #chicagoliteraryhalloffame #chicagoevents #literatureinchi
Happy National Library Day Chicago! National Library Day is celebrated every year on 6 April. On this day, people come together to celebrate the crucial roles that libraries and librarians play in our society. It’s also the day to reflect on the importance of reading and how essential it is to make books accessible and affordable for every reader. We’re happy to have support and collaboration with many libraries in the Chicagoland area! #CLHOF #libraryday #library #libraries #chicago #chicagoaliteraryhalloffame #Chicago #chicagolibrary #chicagolibraries
📣PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Tuesday, April 16th 5:30 Join CLHOF at the Chicago History Museum for the highly anticipated Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony! This in-person event celebrates the exceptional writers who have made a lasting impact on the city’s rich literary legacy. Be a part of history as they honor these literary giants and their incredible contributions to the world of literature. Prominent scholars, authors, and educators will help present their new Chicago Literary Hall of Fame class of Hamlin Garland, Eunice Tietjens, and E. Donald Two Rivers. A reception will follow the ceremony. The event is free and open to the public, registration is encouraged. Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-literary-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-tickets-821697969747?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios or @chicagoliteraryhalloffame to RSVP #CLHOF #Chicago #HallofFame #HOF #writers #authors #chicagoauthors #chicagobooks
Yesterday we had a very special birthday for our President of the Assoc. Board, Carrie! If you didn’t get a chance to say 🥳 Happy Birthday, here’s your chance! Happy Birthday Carrie, we appreciate everything you do here at CLHOF! #CLHOF #HappyBirthday
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Mark your calendars 📆 We’re proud to be part of the 2024 American Writers Festival! May 19th is your chance to experience the magic of the American Writers Festival 2024, hosted by the American Writers Museum and Chicago Public Library! The CLHOF program Worlds and Words of Chicago: Immigrant Stories, is at 12:45 pm on the partner stage, third floor. Hear from Nestor Gomez, Lani T. Montreal, Ugochi Nwaogwugwu, and Jane Hseu. Join us at the Harold Washington Public Library for a day packed with captivating literary discussions and insights from some of the country’s finest writers. It’s an event you won’t want to miss! Check out the full lineup here: https://bit.ly/3JLFtJm #americanwritersmuseum #CLHOF #chicagobooktok #chicagowriters #americanwriters #chicago
This Friday! ⚾️🐻🧢 Friday, March 29, 2024 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Murphy & Sons (2nd Floor) 3905 N. Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL Come celebrate a brand-new season of baseball and the betting that attends it at the second annual Opening Day themefest on Friday night, March 29, upstairs at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro. This free themefest will feature live music and spoken word presentations on the themes of baseball and betting, along with comic relief and a raffle of prizes ranging from baseball odds ‘n ends to Cubs/Sox gift cards to books and “In Old Chicago” CDs by Chicago’s very own Jamie O'Reilly. Grand prize is a pair of tickets to one of Jamie's summer performances at the Tre Kronor, Chicago’s Nordic Bistro. Peanuts and Cracker Jacks are on the house, and a special Highball will be available to wash them down with, along with a wide selection of regularly priced drinks. Mixing, mingling, and impromptu speechifying will be encouraged! #CLHOF #OpeningDay #Chicago #GoCubsGo #literature #chicagobaseball
Coming up on May 11th 🏆 The Randall Albers Young Writers Award is back for its second year and we can’t wait to honor our winners! This year, we’ll be presenting awards to young writers of both prose and poetry and listening as they read aloud from their work. Please join us as we celebrate our city’s next generation of writers. Reception with light snacks to follow. The event is FREE but registration is required. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/randall-albers-young-writers-award-ceremony-tickets-801693255107?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios #randallalbersyoungwritersaward #CLHOF #chicagowriters #youngwriters #poetry #prose #chicagoyoungwriters #ChicagoEvents #ChicagoYoungwriters #RAYWA
📣Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 📆Tuesday, April 16, 2024 ⏰5:30-8 p.m. 📍Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614 Our new Chicago Literary Hall of Fame class of Hamlin Garland, Eunice Tietjens, and E. Donald Two Rivers will be inducted at a ceremony featuring a lineup that includes William J. Bowe, Melissa Bradshaw, Carlos Cumpián, Jesse Raber, and Dorene Wiese. Two Rivers’s daughter, Annabelle Broeffle, and Garland’s great grandson, Christopher Harper, will be on hand to accept the CLHOF statues. A reception will follow the ceremony. Registration is now open. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is strongly encouraged. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-literary-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-tickets-821697969747?aff=ebdsoporgprofile #CLHOF #halloffame #literaryhalloffame #chicago #writers #induction #chicagoliteraryhalloffame #chicagoevents #literatureinchi
Welcome to the CLHOF Board, Terry Cottrell! Terry is excited to join the CLHOF Board and says, “This is a time where the social landscape has so many different competing types of media vying for people's attention, with LLMs and AI tools promising much more attractiveness and complexity. The need to emphasize and celebrate original literary work by authors who have set the foundation, by sharing their experiences and talents, for where we are today with local literature is clear to me. I would like to lend my own talents and skills to support these efforts in the Chicago area, because the HOF serves as a beacon for young and old to not just remember how our communities have flourished through the gift of the written word. CLHOF also increases awareness to those who may yet appreciate the gift of reading and writing in their lives as the essential foundation for many of the aspects of society we all enjoy today.” Terry Cottrell is Vice President for Information Technology and Planning at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois. In addition to 25 years of practitioner expertise in various levels of IT management and academic governance, his career includes 15+ years of teaching work, numerous publications, and presentations about cybersecurity, research trends, budgeting, the effects of media on cognition, hands-free AR tools, copyright, library management, diversity in the workplace, and IT leadership. He has served on numerous non-profit boards and provided angel investments to four successful startups. He has designed and taught a variety of courses at Colorado State University-Global Campus, the University of St. Francis, Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University, and serves as an associate in the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. Terry spends as much time outside and with family as he can, travels, writes, and is never far from very good coffee. Welcome Terry! #CLHOF #chicago #Literature #ChiLit #ChicagoHistory #Literaryhistory #HallOfFame #ChicagoLiteraryHallofFame
Spring is coming and it’s the perfect time to get out and explore the city 💐🌆 Did you know we have an Interactive Literary Landmark Map on our website? To understand Chicago’s remarkable literary cultural, it is essential to visit the sites, both here and gone, that figured so prominently in the lives of our greatest authors. Through the places associated with Chicago’s literary figures, we can tell the story of our great authors, their stories, and, indeed, our city. Our Literary Map of Chicago identifies some of Chicago’s most significant literary places, and will be the basis for a series of more narrowly-defined maps that delve deeper into individual histories. The map will evolve over time, and in the future we hope to publish contrasting photos—archival and contemporary—to pinpoint the past and present realities of each site. Visit the map: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/literary_chicago_map# #CLHOF #Chicago #chicagohistory #chicagoliteraryhalloffame #literature #literaryHistory #ExploreChicago #ExploreChicagoHistory #chitown #chicagohistorytour
Recent Blog The Great Michelle Moore: An Interview By Donald G. Evans “I visited seven University and Research Library Archives over nine years. You go through lists of materials, asking them to pull boxes, sifting through contents, and requesting more boxes. It takes an unbelievable amount of time and most of the time, you don’t even know exactly what you’re looking for.” Chicago literature factors into every Chicago Literary Hall of Fame program, even a fundraiser like The Great Gimlet. While we acknowledge that cocktails and jazz and delicious appetizers are the draw, we can’t lose site of the evening’s connection to Chicago’s great literary heritage. Michelle, who gave a short talk for the Great Gimlet evening about Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, and Chicago, made sure of that. Through her rigorous studies and writing, Michelle managed to contextualize these important works, and make connections between the authors and their influences. Chicago held critical sway on Fitzgerald and many others, like Willa Cather and Ernest Hemingway. Read a recent interview between Donald & Michelle here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/blog/entry/the-great-michelle-moore-an-interview #CLHOF #ChicagoHistory #Research #chicago #chicagolit #history #chicagowriters #authors #Halloffame #chicagoliteraryhalloffame #literaryhistory #history
Join us for the ultimate celebration of Chicago’s literary legends at the in-person Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Tuesday, April 16th 5:30 Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Join us at the Chicago History Museum for the highly anticipated Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony! This in-person event celebrates the exceptional writers who have made a lasting impact on the city’s rich literary legacy. Be a part of history as we honor these literary giants and their incredible contributions to the world of literature. Prominent scholars, authors, and educators will help present our new Chicago Literary Hall of Fame class of Hamlin Garland, Eunice Tietjens, and E. Donald Two Rivers. A reception will follow the. ceremony. The event is free and open to the public, registration is encouraged. Link:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-literary-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-tickets-821697969747?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios #CLHOF #Chicago #HallofFame #HOF #writers #authors #chicagoauthors #chicagobooks
Last Saturday we had a magical evening at the @colvinevents to celebrate the Great Gimlet fundraiser. The atmosphere, outfits, discussions and hand-crafted cocktails were all magnificent. Don Seeley - fabulous photos as always! Thank you everyone who came out to support the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame 🥂 #clhof #Roaring20s #gimlet #celebration #party #fundraiser #chicago #booktok #bookstagram #chicago #writers #authors #halloffame #greatgimle t
Tomorrow is our event with @dominicanu! We are a proud co-sponsor for this screening of “The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida. B Wells” Black Heritage Month 🎥Film Screening Tuesday, February 27, 2024 3:30pm-5pm Martin Recital Hall The film weaves together the stories of Richard Hunt’s life, his fabrication of the Light of Truth monument, and Ida B. Wells’ heroic fight for justice as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster. After the screening, we’ll enjoy a panel presentation with historian Michelle Duster and filmmakers Rana Segal and Laurie Little. Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/gxez17VZrW #CLHOF #dominicanuniversity #blackheritagemonth #blackheritage #Chicago #BHM #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame
The deadline for the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Randall Albers Young Writers Award has been extended through 5pm CST on Monday, 2/26. Is there a bright young writer in your world with writing work they can submit over the weekend? They can do so through this electronic submissions portal: https://form.jotform.com/233405542129148. CASH PRIZES! Rules and guidelines can be found here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award. The award welcomes entries in poetry or prose from Chicago area high school students in grades 9-12. #CLHOF #RAYWA #chicago
📣L A S T C A L L The Great Gimlet 🍸 No plans for tomorrow? Now you do! For the fourth straight year, the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame will host a literary cocktail party. This year it’s The Great Gimlet, and the fabulous Colvin House will be our partners for the evening. This is a fundraiser. For $125, you’ll get food, literary enlightenment, and (three) drinks. Mostly drinks. Mixologist Ryan Prindle will make drinks based on Chicago’s connection to The Great Gatsby. Scholar Michelle Moore will tell us how Chicago socialite Ginevra King became the model for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s character, Daisy Buchanan. Rita Dragonette will help host; Mike Burke and Robert Charles will again serve as our impressarios. Limited registration opens the first week of January. Built in 1909, Colvin House was designated as a Chicago landmark in 1994. The house was built in the Prairie Style, by architect George Maher, then the house interior was mostly renovated in the 1920s. The party will mostly be in the basement speakeasy. Sign up today, space is limited! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-gimlet-literary-cocktail-party-tickets-800182004917?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl #CLHOF #cocktailparty #chicagohistory #chicagoliteraryhalloffame #authors #writers #chicagoevents #gimlet
Celebrating Black History Month! This year we want to take a look back on our Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Inductees. Our 2013-2014 inductees are: ♥️ John H. Johnson “Long shots do come in and hard work, dedication and perseverance will overcome almost any prejudice and open almost any door.” 💛Willard Motley “Live young, die fast and have a good-looking corpse. Nick Romano, in Knock on Any Door.” 💚 Margaret Walker “I want my careless song to strike no minor key; no fiend to stand between my body’s Southern song—the fusion of the South, my body’s song and me.” You can find out more about each inductee on our website https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/inductees. #CLHOF #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #chicago #Authors #blackwriters #BHM #bookstagram
🚨E X T E N D E D • D E A D L I N E🚨 SUBMISSIONS END @5PM CST FEB 26th! Calling all Chicago area high school writers! Submissions for the 2023-24 Randall Albers Young Writers Award are officially open and this year, we’ve broadened the scope of the contest to welcome entries in either poetry or prose. Winners in each of our two categories—prose and poetry—will receive awards in the following amounts: 🥇1st place: $250 🥈2nd place: $150 🥉3rd place: $100 🏅4th place: $50 Submissions will close at 5PM CST on February 26th, 2024. 📣 Know someone who may be eligible? PLEASE SHARE! Find more info here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award #YoungWriters #YoungWritersAward #CLHOF #RAYWA #Chicago #ChicagoStudents #ChicagoWriters #Writing #CPS #Illinois #StudentAuthor #Writer #Award #writingcompetition #ChicagoPoetry #ChicagoProse
Celebrating Black History Month! This year we want to take a look back on our Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Inductees. See the 2011-2012 inductees: ♥️ Cyrus Colter “You grow close to your characters, and begin to share their burdens.” 💛 Ida B. Wells “One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap.” 💚 Langston Hughes “To create a market for your writing you have to be consistent, professional, a continuing writer—not just a one-article or one-story or one-book man.” ♥️Carolyn Rodgers “I put the poem on paper by sense and touch, much like a blind person fumbling in the dark for light.” You can find out more about each inductee on our website https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/inductees. #CLHOF #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #chicago #Authors #blackwriters #BHM #bookstagram
Celebrating Black History Month! This year we want to take a look back on our Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Inductees. Our inaugural class is from 2010 and we have an amazing group! ♥️Gwendolyn Brooks “We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” 💛Lorraine Hansberry “Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.” 💚Richard Wright “The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.” You can find out more about each inductee on our website https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/inductees. #CLHOF #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #chicago #Authors #blackwriters #BHM #bookstagram
👨💻A message from Donald G. Evans I spent an hour today googling around 👖“what kind of trousers did men wear in the 20s?” ✂️“facial hair Jazz Age” 🎩Great Gatsby-style hats” I foraged around the house for a pocket watch I used to wear but has been AWOL since about 2003. (No luck yet). I chose the color “coffee” for my (vaguely) 20s-style vest, wavering only briefly before I hit “confirm order.” The amazing Colvin House is helping us plan The Great Gimlet, which will start at 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 24. Mike Burke came up with the idea for this fundraiser four years ago, when we were trying to navigate our way through the early days of the pandemic. The concept is simple: we pair Chicago literature with cocktails. Our mixologist Ryan Prindle shows us how to make the upscale cocktails (we also send each guest a pdf cocktail booklet so you can make them again later). Somebody really smart—this year scholar Michelle Moore—tells us about the connections between Chicago literature and the drinks. The esteemed magician Robert Charles along with Rita, joins Mike in leading us through these intermissions. Mostly, though, it’s just a party that raises money for the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame This is one of CLHOF’s two fundraisers for the year—most everything else we do is free and open to the public. Registration for this event is $125. Money raised goes towards our programming throughout the year. Always, people wait until the VERY last minute to commit. You watch: I’ll be getting phone calls and texts even as I’m enjoying my first cocktail, “Hey, for some reason, the website is saying registration is closed. Can you help?” NO—I can’t help—I’m busy DRINKING. Do the right thing here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/events_entry/the-great-gimlet #CLHOF #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame #eventsinchicago #chicago #eventsinchi #roaringtwenties #chicagohistory #history
Meet the Judges 👨⚖️ 11 days left to submit! Toya Wolfe, author of the award-winning Last Summer on State Street & Ruben Quesada, editor of the award-winning anthology, LatinxPoetics. Ruben Quesada serves as a faculty member in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago He is the editor of the award-winning anthology, Latinx Poetics. His poetry and criticism appear in The New York Times, Best American Poetry, Lambda Literary Review, Harvard Review and elsewhere. His recent collection Brutal Companion was selected as Editor’s Choice for the 2023 Barrow Street Poetry Prize and is expected in late 2024. Toya Wolfe earned an MFA in Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago. Her debut novel, Last Summer on State Street is the recipient of the Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award, was a finalist for the PEN Open Book Award, winner of the Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Award in Traditional Fiction, and selected by four-time NBA Champion Stephen Curry for his August 2022 “Underrated” Book Club. Toya currently resides near Chicago. We’re thrilled to have them as judges for the 2024 Randall Albers Young Writers Award! There is still time to submit! Learn more here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award #CLHOF #RAYWA #Chicago #prose #poetry #chicagowriters #youngwriters #youngwritersaward
Big thanks to ABC 7 Chicago for covering the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Randall Albers Young Writers Award and Ceremony this morning. The deadline for high school aged students to enter their writing into the contest is 2/16 (LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY!) Winners in each of the two categories—prose and poetry—will receive CASH PRIZES in the following amounts: 1st place: $250 2nd place: $150 3rd place: $100 4th place: $50 The Randall Albers Young Writers Award Ceremony will take place at the Chicago Public Library on 5/11. Save the date! For details, visit: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award Please help us get word out. We’d love to have students from all over the city and wider Chicago area participate. Link to segment on ABC 7 Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/randall-abers-young-writers-award-literary-competition-chicago-area/14378401/ #CLHOF #ChicagoLiteraryHall #chicago #youngwriters
Welcome Carlos Cumpiàn! New Board Member ⭐️ at the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. Carlos is excited to be a board member and says, “The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame has been at the forefront of publicly documenting and celebrating the wide variety of writers that have considered Chicago significant to their literary careers. Developing a greater appreciation for our city’s heritage as a prominent living laboratory which has inspired playwrights, poets, fiction and non-fiction writers of ground-breaking talents, is a cause I can support while working with a team of like-minded people like we have in the CLHOF.” Carlos Cumpián a Chicagoan originally from Texas. Human Cicada (Prickly Pear Publishing, 2022) marks his fifth poetry collection: Coyote Sun (March Abrazo Press, 1990), Latino Rainbow (Children’s Press/Scholastic Books, 1994) Armadillo Charm (Tia Chucha Press, 1996), and 14 Abriles: Poems (March Abrazo Press, 2010). In 2000, he was recognized with a Gwendolyn Brooks Significant Illinois Poet Award. He is a member of Macondo Literary Group and co-founder and publisher of March/Abrazo Press, the first Indigenous, Chicana and Latino small press in Illinois. Cumpián has been included in more than thirty poetry anthologies, including the Norton Anthology Telling Stories. Before becoming a teacher, he worked with various social service organizations such as ASPIRA and public relations for the Chicago Public Library. Cumpián has taught creative writing and poetry through community arts organizations including the National Museum of Mexican Art, Urban Gateways and as a writer-in residence funded by the Illinois Arts Council. Cumpián taught in the English Department of Columbia College Chicago and in the Chicago Public School and Charter school system. #CLHOF #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame #Writers #Chicago #booktok #bookstagram Reposted from @chicagoliteraryhalloffame
Welcome Carlos Cumpiàn! New Board Member ⭐️ Carlos is excited to be a board member and says, “The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame has been at the forefront of publicly documenting and celebrating the wide variety of writers that have considered Chicago significant to their literary careers. Developing a greater appreciation for our city’s heritage as a prominent living laboratory which has inspired playwrights, poets, fiction and non-fiction writers of ground-breaking talents, is a cause I can support while working with a team of like-minded people like we have in the CLHOF.” Carlos Cumpián a Chicagoan originally from Texas. Human Cicada (Prickly Pear Publishing, 2022) marks his fifth poetry collection: Coyote Sun (March Abrazo Press, 1990), Latino Rainbow (Children’s Press/Scholastic Books, 1994) Armadillo Charm (Tia Chucha Press, 1996), and 14 Abriles: Poems (March Abrazo Press, 2010). In 2000, he was recognized with a Gwendolyn Brooks Significant Illinois Poet Award. He is a member of Macondo Literary Group and co-founder and publisher of March/Abrazo Press, the first Indigenous, Chicana and Latino small press in Illinois. Cumpián has been included in more than thirty poetry anthologies, including the Norton Anthology Telling Stories. Before becoming a teacher, he worked with various social service organizations such as ASPIRA and public relations for the Chicago Public Library. Cumpián has taught creative writing and poetry through community arts organizations including the National Museum of Mexican Art, Urban Gateways and as a writer-in residence funded by the Illinois Arts Council. Cumpián taught in the English Department of Columbia College Chicago and in the Chicago Public School and Charter school system. #CLHOF #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame #Writers #Chicago #booktok #bookstagram
📣Calling all Chicago area high school writers!📣 Submissions for the 2023-24 Randall Albers Young Writers Award are officially open and this year, we’ve broadened the scope of the contest to welcome entries in either poetry or prose. Winners in each of our two categories—prose and poetry—will receive awards in the following amounts: 🥇1st place: $250 🥈2nd place: $150 🥉3rd place: $100 🏅4th place: $50 Submissions will close at 5PM CST on February 16th, 2024 or when we reach our cap of 400 entries, whichever comes first. 📣 Know someone who may be eligible? PLEASE SHARE! Find more info here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award #YoungWriters #YoungWritersAward #CLHOF #RAYWA #Chicago #ChicagoStudents #ChicagoWriters #Writing #CPS #Illinois #StudentAuthor #Writer #Award #writingcompetition #ChicagoPoetry #ChicagoProse
The Great Gimlet 🍸 For the fourth straight year, the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame will host a literary cocktail party. This year it’s The Great Gimlet, and the fabulous Colvin House will be our partners for the evening. This is a fundraiser. For $125, you’ll get food, literary enlightenment, and (three) drinks. Mostly drinks. Mixologist Ryan Prindle will make drinks based on Chicago’s connection to The Great Gatsby. Scholar Michelle Moore will tell us how Chicago socialite Ginevra King became the model for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s character, Daisy Buchanan. Rita Dragonette will help host; Mike Burke and Robert Charles will again serve as our impressarios. Limited registration opens the first week of January. Built in 1909, Colvin House was designated as a Chicago landmark in 1994. The house was built in the Prairie Style, by architect George Maher, then the house interior was mostly renovated in the 1920s. The party will mostly be in the basement speakeasy. Sign up today, space is limited! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-gimlet-literary-cocktail-party-tickets-800182004917?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl #CLHOF #cocktailparty #chicagohistory #chicagoliteraryhalloffame #authors #writers #chicagoevents #gimlet
@gathcreator says, “Any surface is a shelf really”. And when it comes to book shelves we totally agree! Thanks for sharing! #ShelfieDay #LibraryShelfieDay #CLHOF #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame #books #Library #homelibrary #chicago #Authors #Writers #readers #Booktok #bookstagram
We had to sacrifice the viewing of a couple shelves for the furry friends, we think it was worth it 🐾 Thank you @amybdanger for sharing some #shelfies with us! #ShelfieDay #LibraryShelfieDay #CLHOF #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame #books #Library #homelibrary #chicago #Authors #Writers #readers #Booktok #bookstagram
From the house of Donald G. Evans, Founder of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. Don admitted that it may be time to take the book Christmas tree down soon. But we think it can stay! 🎄📚 #ShelfieDay #LibraryShelfieDay #CLHOF #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame #books #Library #homelibrary #chicago #Authors #Writers #readers #Booktok #bookstagram
Enjoy the #LibraryShelfie from @ritadragonette over your lunch break! Thanks Rita for sharing your beautiful #Shelfie with us! #ShelfieDay #LibraryShelfieDay #CLHOF #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame #books #Library #homelibrary #chicago #Authors #Writers #readers #Booktok #bookstagram
Coming to you from the #shelfie of @kellyqanderson 🫶🏻📚 Kelly says “For your #shelfie feature…for years I wrote in a storage closet so I’m actually kind of thrilled to have a nice space for me and my best friends (books).” We love a feel-good story Kelly 🫶🏻📚 Thanks for sharing your besties with us! #clhof #shelfieday #shelfies #bookshelf #bookshelvesofinstagram #bookshelves #chicagoliteraryhalloffame
@unbora with a sweet little book #SHELFIE! We’re loving the book clock! Thinking it always tells the time as “Reading Time”. Thank you Bora! #Shelfie #ShelfieDay #BookShelf #bookshelves #bookshelvesofinstagram #CLHOF #Books #chicagoliteraryhalloffame
Our next #SHELFIE belongs to @atnugent500! She says “My favorite shelves in my house! The books and collections on these shelves tell so much about who I am!” 📚 We think a lot of people connect with your thought! Thanks for sharing with us! #Shelfie #ShelfieDay #CLHOF #Books #Booktok #chicagoliteraryhalloffame
It’s #SHELFIEDAY! Prepare to see the CLHOF & friends book shelves through the day! First up we have the ever so B E A U T I F U L #Shelfie from @anandalima ✨📚 Thanks for sharing! #SHELFIE #Books #Shelfieday #CLHOF #chicagoliteraryhalloffame Do you color coordinate your shelves?
Meet the man behind the award! 🤝 @randallalbers 👨🏼🏫Professor and Chair Emeritus of Fiction Writing at Columbia College Chicago, Randall Albers was founding Producer of the long-running Story Week Festival of Writers, received the Columbia College Teaching Excellence Award, and, as chair of the Fiction Writing Department, fostered innovative interdisciplinary and community-based arts work in Chicago, and led development of abroad programs in Moscow, Prague, Florence, Bath, and Rome. A Story Workshop® Master Teacher, he has been a visiting professor at England’s Bath Spa University, has lectured at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and has presented at numerous national and international conferences on the teaching of creative writing. His fiction, creative nonfiction, and scholarly work have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Chicago Review, TriQuarterly, Writers Digest, Writing in Education, Brevity, F Magazine, and Briefly Knocked Unconscious by a Low-Flying Duck, among others. With Steve May, he authored the lead article in Creative Writing and Education, edited by Graeme Harper; and two chapters from his novel-in-progress, All the World Before Them, have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. As an educator, volunteer, advocate, and mentor, Randall has long supported helping young writers find, develop, and amplify their voices, finding ways for their words and voices to gain a wider audience and full inclusion into local arts and letters. Randall’s tireless efforts to enhance the city’s literary profile and honor the great diversity and legacy of Chicago writers through encouragement, education, and philanthropy has earned him a cherished place in the hearts and minds of Chicago Literati.📖 Submissions for the 2024 Randall Albers Young Writers award are open until Feb 16th. Find more details here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award #RAYWA #Chicago #Writers #YoungWriters #CLHOF #chicagoliteraryhalloffame #ChicagoHighschool #HighschoolWriters
We are a proud co-sponsor for this upcoming event by @dominicanu! Black Heritage Month 🎥Film Screening Tuesday, February 27, 2024 3:30pm-5pm Martin Recital Hall The film weaves together the stories of Richard Hunt’s life, his fabrication of the Light of Truth monument, and Ida B. Wells’ heroic fight for justice as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster. After the screening, we'll enjoy a followed panel presentation with historian Michelle Duster and filmmakers Rana Segal and Laurie Little. Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/gxez17VZrW #CLHOF #dominicanuniversity #blackheritagemonth #blackheritage #Chicago #BHM #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame
CALLING FOR #SHELFIES 📖📚 Send us a photo of your beautiful/colorful/messy/cute/you name it book shelf! Next Wednesday is #libraryshelfieday and we’re going to be showing off all the book shelves! Anyone is welcome to join in from bookstores to individuals and libraries. Can’t wait to see what you’ve got! #CLHOF #LibraryShelfie #shelfies #BookShelf #bookstagram #bookdecor #libraries #bookstores #chicago
ONE • MONTH (or 400 total submissions) UNTIL CLOSE! ✍️If you’re a Chicago area high school student with a talent for prose or poetry, we’d love to read your work! Polish up your best poetry, fiction, or nonfiction and submit to the Randall Albers Young Writers Award for a chance to win some amazing prizes. The contest is open to all students currently enrolled in grades 9-12 who reside in Chicago or one of its surrounding counties (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry or Will). Submissions will close at 5PM CST on February 16th, 2024 or when we reach our cap of 400 entries, whichever comes first, so be sure to read our Rules & Guidelines and submit your entry soon. More info here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award #RAYWA #Chicago #CLHOF #Youngwriters #youngwritersaward #chicagowriters #studentawards #chicagohigh
Happy Book Publishers Day! Book Publishers help authors bring their ideas to life and it’s only right we celebrate them! Here are some of our favorite publishing partners! @afterhourspress @alliumjournal Press Bardball Chicago Book Review @chicagoquarterlyreview @chicago_review @curbsidesplendor Dream of Things Eckhartz Press Fifth Star Press @greatlakesreview Lake Claremont Press State Street Publishing @thirdworldpress 🏷️ TAG YOUR FAVORITE PUBLISHER IN THE COMMENTS! #bookpublisher #BookPublishersDay #CLHOF #Chicago #ChicagoBookPublishers #ChicagoLiterarure #ChicagoLit #Publisher #BookPublishing
New Board Member ✨ Jane Hseu @jhseu "I'm excited to be a board member for CLHOF because I think it's one of the major organizations promoting and preserving Chicago's stellar literary history. CLHOF's many events and programs bring diverse communities together to celebrate and learn from Chicago literature and writers." Jane Hseu is Professor of English at Dominican University. Her areas of specialization include racial minority US literatures, creative writing–especially creative nonfiction, and public speaking. She has published academic essays, and personal essays on funky Chinese American names, growing up in her mother’s Shiseido cosmetics store, and mental health, literature, and community. She is currently working on a memoir about being an academic who has bipolar disorder. Jane enjoys being in creative community and is a core organizer for Chicago-based Banyan: Asian American Writers Collective. She has told stories many times for Ada Cheng’s storytelling series, @namimetsub, and the Gift Theatre. She regularly organizes literary events to bring diverse audiences together at colleges/universities, libraries, and community organizations. #CLHOF #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame #NewBoardMember #Board #Chicago #ChicagoBooks #Booktok #Writers #Writing #Authors #ChicagoHistory
New Board Member ✨ Heidi Bloom Heidi Says, "When @amybdanger introduced me to the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame several years ago, and I started attending events, I was hooked! CLHOF marries two of my great passions: Chicago, my home for over thirty years, and literature, the focus of my studies in college and grad school. I am honored and excited to be joining an organization committed to celebrating Chicago's extraordinary literary heritage." We are so excited to have Heidi as a new board member! Heidi Bloom has twenty-five years of not-for-profit experience with a variety of organizations in Chicago and Washington, DC, as well as eight years of corporate experience with Wolverine World Wide in Rockford, Michigan and London, UK. Prior to joining National Louis University in 2022 as Director of Foundation Relations, she held similar positions managing foundation relations and donor communications for Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center and The Cradle adoption agency in Evanston. Early in her career, she served in development roles with organizations including The Three Arts Club of Chicago, @fieldmuseum of Natural History, and @northwesternu. Heidi earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and French from @williamscollege, Phi Beta Kappa, participated in the @hamiltoncollege Junior Year in Paris program, and completed graduate coursework in Literature at Northwestern University. In her non-working life, Heidi has completed three marathons (including one in Alaska), traveled to every continent except Australia and Antarctica, and read a lot of fiction (her preferred literary genre). Her volunteer experience includes serving on the Evanston Arts Council for six years, two years as co-chair. #CLHOF #ChicagoLiteraryHallOfFame #NewBoardMember #Board #Chicago #ChicagoBooks #Booktok #Writers #Writing #Authors #ChicagoHistory
✍️𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻✍️ 𝗪𝗵𝗼: Chicago area high school writers! 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁: Submissions for the 2023-24 Randall Albers Young Writers Award are officially open. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Now - Feb 16th or 400 entries. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award 𝗪𝗵𝘆: Randy Alders is an educator, volunteer, advocate, and mentor, Randall has long supported helping young writers find, develop, and amplify their voices, finding ways for their words and voices to gain a wider audience and full inclusion into local arts and letters. This award is just one example of that. Get more details here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award #RAYWA #CLHOF #Writers #ChicagoWriters #YoungWriters #Writing #Chicago #chicagohighschool #Chicagostudents #Studentwriters #writing #ChicagoLiteraryHallofFame
Submissions for the Randall Albers Young Writers Award are OPEN! ✍️ Calling all Chicago area high school writers! Submissions for the 2023-24 Randall Albers Young Writers Award are officially open and this year, we’ve broadened the scope of the contest to welcome entries in either poetry or prose. Winners in each of our two categories—prose and poetry—will receive awards in the following amounts: 🥇1st place: $250 🥈2nd place: $150 🥉3rd place: $100 🏅4th place: $50 Submissions will close at 5PM CST on February 16th, 2024 or when we reach our cap of 400 entries, whichever comes first. 📣 Know someone who may be eligible? PLEASE SHARE! Find more info here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award #YoungWriters #YoungWritersAward #CLHOF #RAYWA #Chicago #ChicagoStudents #ChicagoWriters #Writing #CPS #Illinois #StudentAuthor #Writer #Award #writingcompetition #ChicagoPoetry #ChicagoProse