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Join us for our 25th Anniversary Reception on Sep 12th!

Chattanooga Writers’ Guild is twenty-five years old! Join us on Saturday, September 12, from 5:00 until 7:00 when we celebrate a quarter century of encouragement and support of the writing community in Chattanooga. We will meet at Greenway Conference Center. (Parking is free, but it’s a popular spot on weekends,…

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September Nonfiction Contest Open

The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Creative Nonfiction submissions with the theme Sailing. Writers may interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) stories of 1,500 words each is September 30, 2026. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Author Michelle Rogers will judge this month’s submissions.…

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Vote in the Board election!

Who would you like to be on the CWG board for the upcoming year? Let us know by voting in the board election! Here is the link to vote If you have questions about any of the candidates, or the election, let us know at board@chattanoogawritersguild.org

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Please share your published works!

The 25th Anniversary Reception is right around the corner, and we want to celebrate you! Please send Barbara Tucker (btbarbaratucker11@gmail.com) information about the books, stories, poems, essays, or articles you have had published since you became a member of the Guild! You may include the titles, a headshot, and/or any photos…

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Can you decorate a table for our Anniversary Reception?

We still need a few people to volunteer to decorate one table for our Anniversary Reception on September 12th at Greenway Farms — are you interested? You will need to provide a simple table cover and a centerpiece. This is your chance to exercise a different kind of creativity and…

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Enjoy a selection of books from our authors!

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  • Crazy Buffet Club: A Collection of Stories

    Crazy Buffet Club: A Collection of Stories

    A collection of stories from a group of writers in Hixson, TN. The group is composed of writers very different styles and genres, in age, experience, political outlook, and their …Read More »
  • A Marvelous Time

    A Marvelous Time

    Christmas isn’t just about getting drunk on eggnog and ordering your entire Wishlist as a gift to yourself. It’s also about spending five nights in a row on a blow-up …Read More »
  • Through the Aftermath

    Through the Aftermath

    Through the Aftermath is a collection of post-apocalyptic tales from 19 different storytellers, all with their own spin on the end of the world. Whether you’re into zombies, nuclear wastelands, …Read More »
  • Tracks in the Grove: A Mystery Novel

    Tracks in the Grove: A Mystery Novel

    Madison Davis has retired and moved back to Clinch, her home town in rural central Florida. With an inheritance from her father, she buys a citrus grove and builds a …Read More »
  • The Light Tears Loose

    The Light Tears Loose

    The poems in The Light Tears Loose move from illustrations of light into dark – then darker –territory before it morphs back to light. Past and present circumstances often feel …Read More »

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