Improvising Life with Del Close
A Second City alum reflects on the legacy of Del Close and improv acting written [...]
May
American Writers Museum And Chicago Public Library Announce Full Schedule For Expanded Two-Day American Writers Festival
Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. daily Free weekend of [...]
May
American Writers Festival 2026 Reading List
The ultimate reading list for the 2026 American Writers Festival The American Writers Festival is [...]
May
Arab American Heritage Month Reading List
In 2020, award-winning novelist Sahar Mustafah wrote a blog for the AWM with reading recommendations [...]
Apr
AWM Staff Picks: April 2026
Reading, watching, listening, and gaming recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. We [...]
Apr
American Writers Museum And Chicago Public Library Announce 2026 American Writers Festival
Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. daily Free weekend of [...]
Mar
AWM Staff Picks: March 2026
Reading, watching, listening, and gaming recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. We [...]
Mar
American Writers Museum Announces Pop-Up Exhibit and More for U.S. 250th Anniversary
Declarations: 250 Years of Writing Toward Independence on display at the museum June 18 to [...]
Mar
U.S. Winter Olympics Memoirs
When athletes become writers! Stay in the Olympic spirit with these memoirs from past and [...]
Feb
Route 66: The Writing of an American Icon
100 Years of Writers and Words Along Route 66 Route 66 has always been much [...]
Feb