Ernest Hemingway was born and spent his first six years in this Queen Anne Victorian house in Oak Park, Illinois. Today, the house is owned and administered by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of...
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Chicago, IL
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Zach Dodson, cofounder of Featherproof Books, an independent publisher of fiction based in Chicago, takes us on a down and dirty tour of some of Chicago's most popular reading venues, with a few stopovers along the way.
Upcoming Events
Reading
Poetry Foundation
May 30, 2013 - 7:00pm
Reading/Book signing
Transistor
June 8, 2013 - 7:30pm
MFA Programs
MFA and MA Programs
Conferences and Residencies
From the Directory of Writers
From the Magazine
September/October 2012
Plans are under way by the American Writers Museum Foundation to develop the first national museum dedicated entirely to the history and influence of American literature.
May/June 2012
As literature concerned with today’s often-grim realities gains new prominence, a handful of literary organizations are highlighting the connection between poetry and politics and strengthening the network of socially conscious writers.
July/August 2011
Literary MagNet chronicles the start-ups and closures, successes and failures, anniversaries and accolades, changes of editorship and special issues—in short, the news and trends—of literary magazines in America. This issue’s MagNet features the jubilat, the Yale Review, River Styx, Kugelmass, the Drum, and Knee-Jerk.
Literary Places
A short walk from the Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum, housed inside the Oak Park Arts Center, the Ernest Hemingway Museum is host to permanent and temporary exhibits that explore the author's...
The first space in Chicago dedicated solely to the art of poetry, the Poetry Foundation building houses a 30,000 volume poetry library (which includes audio and video recordings in private...