NewTown Writers
NewTown Writers is a gay and lesbian writers' salon based in Chicago, Illinois, and holds fortnightly workshop-style meetings where members share works-in-progress. With a mission of fostering gay literature, NewTown Writers publishes the literary anthology Off The Rocks and the e-zine Swell. Since its founding in 1980, NewTown Writers has guided countless writers in finding their literary voices. Members include award-winning authors with many publishing credits, as well as emerging writers sharing their first effort. We invite you to browse these pages to learn more about NewTown Writers, its history, its mission, and its literary offerings. Incorporated in 1988, NewTown Writers, Inc. is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation. |
Off the Rocks, Volume 11 Cover Painting, detail
"Belmont Rocks" By Alexander von Agoston |
Miscellaneous
- Meetings are generally held on the first and third Thursday of every month.
- Guest Author Series, Solo Homo (monologues), and Featured Reader with Open Mic are held at the Bailiwick Arts Center, 1229 West Belmont, Chicago (Loft Theater). Free and open to the public.
- Copies of Off The Rocks, volume 11 (www.newtownwriters.org/Publications.html) are available at our regular meetings, and at the following bookstores:
- Unabridged Books, 3251 North Broadway, in Chicago
- Sandmeyer's Bookstore, 714 South Dearborn, in Chicago
- The General Store at the Heartland Café, 7000 North Glenwood, in Chicago
- Quimby's Books, 1854 West North Avenue, in Chicago
- Chicago-Main Newsstand, 860 Chicago, in Evanston
Snail mail address is:
NewTown Writers
7501 North Sheridan
Suite D
Chicago, IL 60626
Website: www.newtownwriters.org