Local Resources
- Chicago Humanities Festival
We bring together novelists, scholars, musicians, archaeologists, historians, artists, performers, playwrights, theologians, poets, architects, policy makers, and others...to offer conversations, performances, screenings, and exhibits on a theme of universal interest, such as Speed, Citizens, Belief, and Style. - American Writer's Museum
The mission of the American Writers Museum is to engage the public in celebrating American writers and exploring their influence eon our history, our identity, our culture, and our daily lives. - Poetry Foundation
The first space in Chicago dedicated solely to the art of poetry, the Poetry Foundation building realizes Harriet Monroe’s dream, set out in her very first editorial, that the magazine would help poets pursue their art, increase public interest in poetry, and raise the profile of poetry in our culture. - Evanston Literary Festival
The Evanston Literary Festival...celebrates the literary culture of Evanston. In partnership with a variety of local cultural institutions and businesses, ELF brings a variety of free readings, workshops, and live lit events to Evanston.
Workshops and Groups
- Young Chicago Authors
YCA offers programming and workshops for 12-25 year olds in a variety of topics. Some examples include emcee rappers workshops, "queeriosity," and hip hop spoken word. - Chicago Poetry Center
Our mission is to connect people with poetry, equitably engage poets with communities, and foster creativity and literacy in schools. CPC's programming includes events, workshops, CPS residency programs, and online resources.
Media (Podcasts, Films, Videos)
- The SlowdownEvery weekday, poet, Tracy K. Smith delivers a different way to see the world – through poetry. Produced in partnership with the Poetry Foundation. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
- The GarretThe Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.
- "New literary podcasts to add to your queue" from LitHub"After all, if you can’t actually be reading every hour of the day, listening to smart people talk about reading may be the next best thing...I’ve rounded up a few literary podcasts to add to your radar. "
Websites
- Library of Southern LiteratureThe "Library of Southern Literature" includes a wide range of literary works of the American South published before 1924.
- Emory Women WritersResource ProjectThe Emory Women Writers Resource Project is a collection of edited and unedited texts by women writing from the seventeenth century through the early twentieth century
- Literary HubLiterary Hub is an organizing principle in the service of literary culture, a single, trusted, daily source for all the news, ideas and richness of contemporary literary life. There is more great literary content online than ever before, but it is scattered, easily lost—with the help of its editorial partners, Lit Hub is a site readers can rely on for smart, engaged, entertaining writing about all things books.
Crash Course: Literature
- Crash Course: Literature
Look for "Crash Course" videos on particular works of literature including Sula, To Kill a Mockingbird, Hamlet and more.