Author Archives: Christopher Burrow
In Their Own Words: Eve Ewing
Dr. Eve L. Ewing is a sociologist of education and a writer from Chicago. [...]
Feb
War of the Words: Cather vs. Hemingway, 1923
In 1922, Willa Cather’s foray into the subject of World War I, One of Ours, [...]
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Jan
After Clinking Champagne Glasses
You’ve counted down the clock and sang “Auld Lang Syne” at midnight, so now it’s [...]
Jan
American Authors of Short Stories – Part Two
Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) was born Callie Russel Porter to Harrison Boone Porter and Mary [...]
Dec
Why We Should All Read Sarah Piatt’s Poems
In the late 1850s, when a young Sarah Morgan Bryan began to publish her poems in [...]
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Dec
Things to Do in Chicago in Winter
AWM Offers Things to Do in Chicago in Winter (plus Twelve Odd Tales for Christmas) [...]
Dec
The Windham Campbell Awards
“This spirit of generosity, as well as a love of literature and a profound sympathy [...]
Dec
Write In: High School Field Trips Offer Inspiration at AWM
Write In: High School Field Trips Offer Inspiration at the AWM by Georgia B. and [...]
Dec
Remembering Carrie Fisher, the Writer
Much has been written about Carrie Fisher since her untimely death from a heart attack at [...]
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Dec
Write In: Learning from Mistakes by Yesenia Sanchez
Yesenia and her classmates visited the AWM in November and participated in the Write In [...]
Dec