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Native American Heritage Month reading recommendations
Native American Heritage Month Book Recommendations

Happy Native American Heritage Month! Every November we recognize and celebrate the people who inhabited [...]

07
Nov
My America: Julissa Arce

Each week, the My America blog series will introduce you to one of the writers featured in [...]

06
Nov
A classroom of students typing at the typewriters in the Story of the Day exhibit
New app connects teachers, students with unique literary experience.

Debut coincides with opening weekend of exhibit of immigrant and refugee writers and free admission [...]

05
Nov
A raven toy on a red background next to the words AWM Story of the Week
AWM Story of the Week

Every week, the AWM is excited to bring you stories written by our visitors in [...]

01
Nov
My America: Marie Arana
My America: Marie Arana

Each week, the My America blog series will introduce you to one of the writers featured [...]

30
Oct
New exhibit My America opens November 21 at the American Writers Museum
American Writers Museum Celebrates What it Means to be An Immigrant and Refugee in America Today

Interactive exhibit featuring works by more than 30 immigrant and refugee writers opens Nov. 21, [...]

30
Oct
"There is nothing better than a blank page." written by visitor J.V. Handy on a typewriter at the American Writers Museum in Chicago.
AWM Story of the Week

Every week, the AWM is excited to bring you stories written by our visitors in [...]

25
Oct
In Their Own Words: Tim O’Brien

In his classic book The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien writes, “Stories are for joining the [...]

18
Oct
How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
In Their Own Words: Saeed Jones

Saeed Jones is an award-winning poet whose new memoir How We Fight for Our Lives is [...]

11
Oct
Typewriters on display in the Tools of the Trade exhibit at the American Writers Museum in Chicago
AWM Story of the Week

This week, finish a supernatural story started by a visitor! Help us answer the [...]

11
Oct