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June Nonfiction Contest Open!
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 June 30, 2026. Check out the full submission guidelines HERE. Well-known poet, author, and CWG President Sherry…
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Writers Write. We’ve read or heard that sentence many times. In the Chattanooga Writers’ Guild, it’s what we are about. We are a productive group of poets, short fiction writers, novelists, essayists, creative non-fiction writers, and memoirists.In that vein, as we approach the 25th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion, the planners would…
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Winners: April Poetry Contest
Congratulations to Chris Wood and Laura Gunnels Miller, winners of the April 2026 Poetry Contest!
Keep readingLiterary Award Opportunity
Bell Cow Productions is now accepting submissions for The Moriarty Award, which recognizes a memorable, compelling, sharply drawn antagonist in a published work of fiction. Villains, rivals, masterminds, charming troublemakers, institutional forces, morally complicated opponents, and beautifully written bad influences are all welcome. The winning author will receive a $500…
Keep readingJoin us May 12th for our monthly meeting!
We are excited to offer another member reading and experience the work of our talented membership! On May 12, published members will share book excerpts or short pieces from journals or anthologies. We also invite all published members to bring books to sell, whether you’re reading or not. We will…
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Newest Submissions
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
Crazy Buffet: The Fourth Course
The Fourth in the series of eclectic collections of shorts from a Hixson TN based group writers with different styles, genres, and opinions on the oxford comma. Fantasy, Mystery, Wit, …Read More »
Chattanooga Writers’ Guild 2015 Anthology
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild 2015 Anthology contains thirteen original works by eleven talented Southern writers. The poems, stories, and nonfiction pieces in this volume span a broad range of subjects. …Read More »
The Rucksack
A short and sweet, feel-good love story by the award-winning author of The Locke Box. When a bike wreck leaves Ginny wondering if she’ll lose her arm, Seth (the guy …Read More »
Chattanooga Writers’ Guild 2016 Anthology
The Chattanooga Writers’ Guild is not one voice, but a chorus. Our relationships with each other, our neighbors, the city of Chattanooga, and the region all interact to influence us …Read More »
Crazy Buffet BBQ Edition: A Second Helping Of Stories
The second 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 …Read More »
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