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X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://americanwritersmuseum.org/
X-WR-CALNAME:The American Writers Museum
X-WR-CALDESC:A National Museum Celebrating American Writers
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DTSTART:20260929T230000Z
DTEND:20260930T030000Z
DTSTAMP:20260625T201700Z
CREATED:20260625
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625
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SUMMARY:OnWord 2026
DESCRIPTION:The American Writers Museum’s annual benefit, OnWord, will take place on September 29, 2026 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago.\n \nSPECIAL GUEST PRESENTER\nPeter Sagal\nHost of NPR’s Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!\n \nBEYOND THE PAGE HONOREE\nThe Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan\n \nTHE FOUNDER’S INSPIRING WRITER AWARD\nJesmyn Ward\nTwo-time National Book Award Winner and author of Sing, Unburied, Sing, Salvage the Bones, and other titles\n \nINSPIRATION AWARD\nPresented by Celeste Ng\nAward-winning author of Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere, and Our Missing Hearts\n \nJOHN ESTEY STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION\nCelebration of Winners\n
URL:https://americanwritersmuseum.org/program-calendar/onword-2026/
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event,Special Event
LOCATION:120 E Delaware Pl, Chicago, IL 60611
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