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@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialReposted by @storystudiochicago.bsky.socialMake your six-month commitment to plan and build your novel! This class begins tonight -- but still time to register, which you can do here: buff.ly/w6vZogX
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialMake your six-month commitment to plan and build your novel! This class begins tonight -- but still time to register, which you can do here: buff.ly/w6vZogX
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialICYMI, yesterday we opened applications for five new Book In A Year programs, all online, and all beginning in January 2027.
More information on each program and how to apply (Spoiler: It's super easy!) is here: buff.ly/0KmV8ti
@chipublib.bsky.socialReposted by @storystudiochicago.bsky.socialThis fall, CPL will host free writing workshops for adults of all levels. Together with our partners at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social, we’re offering a series led by local authors, poets and teachers from Chicago’s literary community. Learn more: chi.gov/writeatcpl
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialIf you've ever thought about writing children's books, this two-hour online class is for you! Explore the lovely world of children's literature and turn your ideas into stories.
October 20 on Zoom: buff.ly/WMAGLMK
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialWhether you are ready to take your novel idea to the next level or you’re already writing but need support and accountability, this six-month online program is designed to keep you writing!
Starts Thursday 10/8!
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialANNOUNCING: Applications are now open for our five 2027 Book In A Year programs. Each of these online programs is specifically designed to give you the support, encouragement, and accountability you need to write that book!
Read more and apply (by 11/13) here:
@ancaszilagyi.bsky.socialReposted by @storystudiochicago.bsky.socialSeats are going fast for my in-person *free* @storystudiochicago.bsky.social class at the Rogers Park branch of @chipublib.bsky.social! Learn more & sign up here: chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/6abc1...
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialOur online Creative Writing Essentials starts next Tuesday...and is almost full!
Grab your spot now in this 8-session workshop to get your writing practice firing on all cylinders.
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialJust over a week left to claim your spot in our fall open enrollment Zoom class, The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with Paul Lisicky.
Begins 10/14. Don't miss it! buff.ly/Tr5uvbV
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialHey Chicago, good news for you on this sunny Monday: RSVP is now open for our next FREE Write-Out, Monday, October 26 from 5:30-7:30 pm at Begyle Brewing.
RSVP now! buff.ly/z4pIqQ7
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialTONIGHT!
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialHappy Sunday, writers! This workshop is tomorrow evening on Zoom -- if you're struggling with your story, maybe it's not your story. Maybe it's the medium. Get advice on adapting your story to the screen.
Register now: buff.ly/DrO8lRl
@chicago.suntimes.comReposted by @storystudiochicago.bsky.socialThe awards in four categories — fiction, nonfiction, poetry and essays/narrative journalism — honor writers who live in the Chicago area and/or have written work with a strong Chicago connection.
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialChicago, you're amazing! Tickets to the 2026 CHIRBy awards on Dec. 3 are nearly half booked up already. If you're interested in attending (free, but $10 donation suggested), make sure to claim your ticket now!
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialMonday, Oct. 5 on Zoom: Join Taylor Vaughn Lasley for this two-hour workshop on bringing your story to life on the screen -- whether short film, feature film, half-hour pilot, hour-long pilot, or digital content.
Register now: buff.ly/DrO8lRl
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialWe're just one week away from the start of Blair Hurley's six-month online workshop, Plan & Build Your Novel.
Turn those sparks of inspiration into scenes, chapters, and drafts!
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialHappy October! Let's look forward now to next month, and our next Write Club.
November Write Club is online with Ines Bellina -- bring accountability and structure to your writing practice in this five-session class.
Register here: buff.ly/IzAiC4B
@michaelzapata.bsky.socialReposted by @storystudiochicago.bsky.socialThis one is fire! Come one, come all!
@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialThe first Writers on Writing event of the new series is just three weeks away -- Oct. 22 with Justin Torres in conversation with Rebecca Makkai. This one is in-person only, and as always, free.
Register here: buff.ly/dIFxz6c
