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Winners: March Nonfiction Contest
Congratulations to Sue Carol Elvin and Rick Sapp, winners of the March 2026 Nonfiction Contest!
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Join us April 14th for our monthly meeting!
This National Poetry Month,CWG’s Offering “The Anatomy of Creative Writing Collections” with Featured Speaker John Mannone John’s interactive talk will use examples from his 11 published collections and others in development. John will examine strategies for compiling poems, short stories, or creative nonfiction essays for chapbook and full-length collections. He…
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Join us for Poetry in the Park on Thursday!
On April 9th, Collegedale Parks and Recreation is hosting a poetry open mic event at Imagination Station Pavilion, and CWG has a secured a table for our members. The spirit of the event is to connect with other writers, share written works, and inspire the public to get involved. There…
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Member readings are back in May!
Coming up on May 12, we’ll hear readings from you, our talented membership! As in the past, each reader will have about six minutes to share from their published work. If you wish to read, contact Sherry by May 1 at sherry.poff@chattanoogawritersguild.org. In your email, please indicate if you will…
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New book! Trevor the Notable G.O.A.T. is now available for purchase
CWG member Martha Summa-Chadwick is proud to announce the release of Trevor the Noteable G.O.A.T.: A Triumphant Tale of Music and Friendship for a Boy with Autism. This is a heartfelt middle-grade novel that introduces readers to Trevor Chaplin, a brilliant but socially awkward fifth grader who has recently been…
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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 »
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 »
Random Selection
Tales of the Catalin: True Love: What Would You Do For True Love?
Do you believe in true love? Do you believe in fate? If you could see the future, If you could change the future, would you? How far would you go …Read More »
The Soubrette
Sassy but sweet, sexy but clean, this novella tackles a big story with Neal’s signature humor and swoon-worthy characters. Think Breakfast at Tiffany’s meets crime story drama. Book description: Chef …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 »
Non-Prophet Murders: A Grit and Grace Mystery
Grace Willis suspects the dramatic death of her minister father was not an accident. She and journalism major, Grit Griffin, while tracking down the serial killer who is targeting preachers, …Read More »
Scribble
An abandoned scribble waits to discover its purpose. The drawings on the facing page of the coloring book are all SOMETHING. What was the scribble meant to be? A penguin? …Read More »
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