The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild promotes, encourages, and supports writing and fosters a supportive, caring environment for writers in the Chattanooga community.
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Join us March 10th for our Monthly Meeting!
We’ve got a special line-up for our next meeting on Tuesday, March 1oth at 6PM — a panel discussion on how to succeed in a critique group, presented by the Ft. Oglethorpe Writers Group! We hope you’ll join us, and bring a friend! March is our membership drive month, and…
Keep readingCWG March Membership Drive – A Letter from our Treasurer
Hello again to all members of the CWG! March is here and it’s our big push for membership! As your elected Treasurer, and as a longtime CWG member, I am again presenting a personal request and challenge for all of you: We have made March into our “March 2026 Membership…
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March Nonfiction Contest Open
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild seeks Nonfiction submissions with the theme Whispers. Writers may interpret the theme as loosely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to three (3) stories of 1,500 words each is March 31, 2026. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Author and long-time CWG member Michele Rogers will judge…
Keep readingFormer CWG President is appointed Poet Laureate of the City of Oak Ridge
My vision as poet laureate is to promote poetry activity in the community; to express the beauty of nature with words; to show that, like laughter is good medicine, poetry can be a healing salve for loss and grief; and to dispell the myth that poetry is not accessible for…
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Enjoy a selection of books from our authors!
Newest Submissions
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 »
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 »
Popcorn Krunchers
Seasoning greeting, popcorn kruncher! What’s better than a fresh batch of popcorn? Short stories! Time can be hard to come by at the end of the day. A reader’s best …Read More »
The Locust Years
Can you imagine growing up in the Matrix and finding out your whole life was a complete illusion? This memoir is the heart and soul of a girl who basically …Read More »
Random Selection
Missing Pieces: Poetry by JimmyLee Smith 1993 – July 1997
Missing Pieces: Poetry by JimmyLee Smith 1993 – July 1997Read More »
Thresholds of the Grand Dream
Every night, when the kids at Sonia Obata’s new school go to sleep, they go to the Grand Dream. In this mysterious place, they can do whatever they want—play a …Read More »
Growing Up Without Wifi: Memories Etched On The Heart
There are stories that I tell frequently, and memories that I only share on rare occasion. Some people have heard some of the stories perhaps too many times, and some …Read More »
Chattanooga Writers’ Guild 2020 Anthology
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild publishes this annual anthology as an expression of our annual Spring Writing Contest. It contains 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners, honorable mention and finalists in poetry, …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 »
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