Exciting things are happening!
Congratulations, Mike Abrow!!
His book SPACE TIMES MATTER – One hundred short stories about the universe is now on Amazon!
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Recent Events!
Nina Sudhakar, the recent winner of the 2024 Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction, Where to Carry the Sound, met with us via Zoom!
writer/poet/editor/photographer/lawyer
Nina Sudhakar is a writer, poet, and lawyer. Born and raised in Connecticut, she has since put down roots in NYC, DC, and London and is currently based in Chicago.
Nina also holds a JD/MSFS from Georgetown University and a BA from Amherst College. She is also a member of the New York Bar.
For more information, please check out her website:
https://www.ninasudhakar.com/writing
Nina graciously joined us via Zoom on March 19 and read from her book, “Where to Carry the Sound”, and engaged in a Q&A session with our group afterward.
We heard her stories, gained insight into her writing process, learned about her journey to publishing with a university press, and explored her experiences with book marketing.
Thanks to everyone who joined us on this special event!
Our members recently had an entertaining trip on the South Side!
The five-hour tour of Chicago visited sites associated with events like:
The Great Chicago Fire and the Leopold & Loeb Murder Trial; places like “Millionaires Row” and Camp Douglas; institutions like the old The Defender building and Third World Press; important authors ranging from Lorraine Hansberry to James T. Farrell; monuments to the likes of Gwendolyn Brooks and Ida B. Wells; and murals depicting Sandra Cisneros and Carlos Cortéz.
Along the way, they visited famous Chicago literary sites.
They moved through a variety of South Side neighborhoods, including Little Italy, Pilsen, Little Village, Bridgeport, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, Kenwood, Chatham, Back of the Yards, and Bronzeville.
The group had lunch at Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap, an old watering hole frequented by Saul Bellow, Phillip Roth, and The Compass Players, among others.
A reading list was provided for those who wanted to explore this literature more deeply.
The tour began and ended in Little Italy/University Village, at the former site of Mrs. O’Leary’s barn.
To all our members:
Drink & Draft Poetry Road Show, March 8, Batavia Public Library, Eliz. Hall Conf. Rm. 9:30 am. Using Kim Addonizio’s Ordinary Genius as a text. (The online version of this workshop is also available.)
- Ink Slingers, Eileen’s informal poetry salon for sharing verse, is scheduled for this coming Monday (Confirmation requested)
- Warrenville Writers Group is planning a Saturday writing workshop also. Details pending.
- Warrenville Open Mike at Warren Tavern, April 12. (See attached flyer)
2024 Rivulets Book Launch event
2024 Printers Row Lit Fest
Naperville Writers Group was proud to continue being represented at the fest this last Saturday and Sunday!
It was a wonderful weekend, and we want to thank everyone who stopped by to buy our member’s books and chat with us about our group!
And what else could be better than capping the weekend off with the great wins by the Cubs, the White Sox, and the Bears?
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