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July Poetry Contest Open
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Poetry submissions with the theme Invisible/invisibility. Writers may interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) works is July 31, 2026, with a 60-line limit per poem. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Well-known poet Cynthia Young will judge this…
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**REMINDER!** Last day to submit to the June Nonfiction Contest
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Nonfiction submissions with the theme Announcements. We welcome writers to interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) stories of 1,500 words each is 11:59 pm TODAY, June 30, 2026. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Well-known poet, author, and…
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Save the date! Join us July 14th for our monthly meeting.
Mark your calendar for July 14 when we’ll share ice-cream and writing tips! Be thinking about your top two tips for fellow writers and come prepared to take notes!
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Winners: May YA/Youth Fiction Contest
Congratulations to Sherry White and Sherry Poff, winners of the May 2026 YA/Youth Fiction Contest!
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Newest Submissions
Strong Glass
Peggy’s life seems solid from the outside—successful career, stable marriage, hard-earned independence. But when her husband informs her he’s had enough and is leaving, everything she thought was secure begins …Read More »
Trevor the Notable G.O.A.T.: A Triumphant Tale of Music and Friendship for a Boy with Autism
Bursting with wit, warmth, music, and unexpected friendships, Trevor the Noteable GOAT is an inspiring story about embracing who you are, finding confidence, and discovering that your differences make you …Read More »
Mostly True: Stories with a Southern Sensibility
Mostly True, Stories with a Southern Sensibility, is a collection of creative, non-fiction short stories about Janie Dempsey Watts’s growing up in the South, moving away to California, and finally …Read More »
Yesterday Echoes
Yesterday Echoes is a lyrical meditation on memory, heritage, and the sacredness of place. Rooted in the Southern landscape of Kentucky and Tennessee, these poems explore the quiet beauty of everyday life …Read More »
Reflections of a Feral Mother
Reflections of a Feral Mother is a journey into the unflinching nature of motherhood. The collection embraces the untamed love of a mother for her children and the defiant beauty …Read More »
Random Selection
Children Of The Corner: A Corner Scribblers Halloween Special 2020
Vampires, Witches, and Zombies, oh my! Within the pages of this Halloween special, you’ll find a uniquely satisfying collection of horror tales and stories of the macabre. With forward by …Read More »
Take Me To Your Reader: A Corner Scribblers Flash Collection w/ guest author, Dan Hollifield
Take me to your reader is a collection of fun, serious and wacky stories centered around a first contact with an alien species. Why? Because…Aliens! Foreword and story contribution “the …Read More »
Crazy Buffet: Back at the Table
The writers of the Crazy Buffet Club have collectively created this fifth edition of short stories. They are an eclectic group with people of different ages, experiences, genres, and word …Read More »
Chattanooga Writers’ Guild Anthology: Volume VI
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild (CWG) is proud to present the writings of our local authors in our sixth anthology. These poems and prose pieces were selected from our 2021 Spring …Read More »
Against My Better Judgment
College freshman, Sara Donovan, who possesses a pregnant imagination ready for Lamaze class, thinks she’s stumbled upon an antiquities smuggling ring operating out of Tuscaloosa. The operative word – “thinks.” …Read More »
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