Thanks to all of our sponsors and partners – we couldn’t make this conference happen without your support!
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Writers Conference is excited to partner with Chicago Tribune. CWC 2012 will be held at the historic Tribune Tower, a beautiful building with a longstanding Chicago legacy in award-winning writing and journalism.
The Book Cellar
We love supporting local bookstores at CWC and we’re happy that The Book Cellar will be selling books during the conference featuring title by conference speakers. The Book Cellar is an independently owned, community-oriented bookstore located in the heart of Lincoln Square, Chicago. We offer a wide selection of titles, and we’re committed to connecting readers with books they’ll love. We welcome you to browse the shelves, check out our staff recommendations, attend one of our many book events, or stop by our cafe for wine, beer, sandwiches, and pastries. We are proud to continue the tradition of independent bookselling and look forward to your visit. Check out The Book Cellar website for more information.
Chicago Writers Association
The Chicago Writers Association is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the 4 C’s of writing: creativity, commerce, craft and community. They share our love of the Chicago writing community and CWC is excited that CWA will be part of the conference!
The Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP)
We’re excited to have The Chicago Independent Radio Project as our media sponsor and partner! As long-time fans and listeners of CHIRP, CWC couldn’t be happier about this partnership. CHIRP is dedicated to providing Chicago residents with a community radio station focused on the representation of local people, events, and issues alongside a wide array of local and independent music. We seek to promote localism, diversity, and independence in public broadcasting via programming and web content curated, created, and produced by Chicagoans. We aim to consistently expand the breadth and depth of our on-air and online voice by incorporating the multi-faceted voices of the community. CHIRP Radio is a non-profit, volunteer-run, music-, arts-, and culture-focused radio station transmitting live from our studios in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood from 6AM-3AM seven days a week, 365 days a year. Tune in at www.chirpradio.org.
Columbia College Chicago Fiction Writing Department
We’re excited to have the Columbia College Chicago Fiction Writing Department as one of our sponsors! The Columbia College Chicago Fiction Writing Department, home to the nationally renowned Story Workshop® approach to the teaching of writing, Story Week Festival of Writers is one of the largest, most exciting creative writing programs in the country.
The Fiction Writing Department offers a BA and BFA in Fiction Writing (with specializations in fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, publishing, electronic applications, and teaching), and a BA and BFA in Playwriting, along with graduate MFA in Creative Writing—Fiction, MA in the Teaching of Writing, and Combined Degree programs. It also offers an undergraduate minor in Fiction Writing, as well as interdisciplinary minors in Creative Nonfiction and in Playwriting.
Field Notes
As writers, you never know when that great idea will come. That’s why we can’t go anywhere without our Field Notes memo book!
Northwestern University
MA/MFA in Creative Writing
CWC is excited to have Northwestern University MA/MFA in Creative Writing as a sponsor. The program offers writers the opportunity to develop their craft and work toward their professional goals in a part-time graduate degree program. Students may choose from a wide range of scheduling options in a master of arts or a master of fine arts program that combines the best features of both on-campus and low-residency creative writing programs. Both degrees offer three specializations: fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. Learn more.
Open Books
The Chicago Writers Conference is very proud to announce that we are officially partnering with Open Books! As some of you may already know, Open Books is a nonprofit social enterprise right here in Chicago. The over 500 volunteers serve as literacy coaches, mentors, and role models to students in the city.
Read more about our sponsorship with Open Books.
The Writers Workspace
CWC is especially grateful for the support of The Writers Workspace where the CWC team has shot Kickstarter videos and planned and developed the conference for the past year. The Writers Workspace provides members a comfortable, inspiring environment so writers can concentrate on their creative work. WWS has many accomplished and published fiction and nonfiction authors as well as other writing professionals working out of its space. WWS is located on the north side of Chicago near Andersonville and Edgewater and is close to public transportation. To schedule a tour or for more information about joining The Writers Workspace, visit the WWS website: http://writersworkspace.com.