Category Archives: Blog

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 question [...]

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11
Oct
The Vampire's Ball fundraiser at the American Writers Museum on October 19 at 7:30 pm
Next Chapter: The Vampire’s Ball

The list of prominent American authors of Gothic vampire fiction is a long one. Anne [...]

09
Oct
A piece of amateur poetry written at the Story of the Day exhibit 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 [...]

04
Oct
In Their Own Words: Annalee Newitz

02
Oct
Close-up of typewriter keys
AWM Story of the Week

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

27
Sep