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Woooohoooo! We love hanging out with you all at Begyle Brewing so much, we just scheduled our next FREE Write-Out. This one happens Monday Oct. 27 and registration is now open.

Come write with us!

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HUGE CONGRATS!

This is so well-deserved!

Begins TONIGHT! Are you registered?

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We are so thrilled to announce the shortlist for 2025 CHIRBys!!! Congratulations to all of our finalists 🥳🥳🥳

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

If you’re not a procrastinator, are you even a writer? 😂

But maybe now is the time!

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A Copy Editor’s Guide: Four Lessons on the Art, Craft, and Refinement of Prose, with Benjamin Dreyer - StoryStudio Chicago Benjamin Dreyer, retired copy chief of Random House and the author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, will unpack his capacious bag of tricks, previously secret advice, and all-round b...

Oh, hey, opening night is a week from today!

Plans tonight? Check out this awesome book event -- writer Peter Mountford, author of the new short story collection DETONATOR, will be in conversation with our Artistic Director @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social at Book Cellar at 7pm.

More info and RSVP here: www.bookcellarinc.com/peter-mountf...

PJ Seminar: A Master Class on Deciding the Best Point of View for Our Fiction with Chris Bohjalian - StoryStudio Chicago Choosing our perspective—or choosing to have multiple perspectives—is, perhaps, the first decision we make when we start a novel or short story.

There are still a few spots (but only A FEW) in @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social's class on choosing the best POV for your fiction.

This class is TONIGHT!

It's two hours, online, beginning at 7 pm CT. Don't miss it.

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Registration is now OPEN for our next retreat at beautiful Ragdale.

The retreat happens January 18-23 with instructor @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social

The theme for the week-long retreat is: "The Creative Way: A Week of Creative Restoration"

Book your spot now: buff.ly/RMr4PYY

Today's affirmation. KEEP GOING, WRITERS!

The world needs your art.

Scholarships available for this @storystudiochicago.bsky.social class!

12 Must-Read Books of September 2025 - Chicago Review of Books Here are the 12 books you need to read this September.

Lots to look forward to in September, book-wise -- including instructor Lara Ehrlich's new novel BIND ME TIGHTER STILL and @jasondiamond.bsky.social's Chicago-set debut, KAPLAN'S PLOT. @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social has the full list here: chireviewofbooks.com/2025/09/02/1...

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A Copy Editor’s Guide: Four Lessons on the Art, Craft, and Refinement of Prose, with Benjamin Dreyer - StoryStudio Chicago Benjamin Dreyer, retired copy chief of Random House and the author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, will unpack his capacious bag of tricks, previously secret advice, and all-round b...

Oh, hey, have you signed up yet for my @storystudiochicago.bsky.social online copyediting (but not just copyediting) series?

It's going to be, if I say so myself, super-duper fun.

Seriously, this is your sign to devote the weekend to your writing! 🪧 👈

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ANOTHER NEW EVENT ALERT 😀: On Thursday, August 14 at 6:30 pm CT, please join us at @roscoebooks.bsky.social (2142 W. Roscoe St.) at 6:30 pm CT for our StoryBoard Fellows Reading. Hear each of our esteemed StoryBoard Fellows read work. This is a free event and no need to register.

Congrats @michaelzapata.bsky.social !

@storystudiochicago.bsky.social’s annual Writers Festival has evolved into something exciting and new this year, and I wrote about the TOP SIX differences. You won’t believe #4!!
(You will actually totally believe #4.)
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No. 3 will make you lose your mind!

(You won't lose your mind -- but you'll be excited lol)

Writers, far & wide... Sign up for @storystudiochicago.bsky.social's festival in Chicago—we'll be your guide!

What else rhymes with -ide? If you're not there, rumors has it that we'll have CRIED!

We aren't poets and we know it, but if we caught your eye: The fest will be great, & that's no lie!

The Newberry Library, a Barrel of Rum, and Our StoryBoard Festival In this generative class we’ll read short excerpts and then try our hand at different essay forms (lyric, triptych, and segmented) to reveal our own memoir essays. Single session, online, July 2…

Have you ever heard the story about how the founder of the Newberry Library died at sea and was preserved in a barrel of rum? No?! Check out our newsletter this week for this story, a deal on online classes, and more!

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If summer to you is more about staying indoors and away from the bone-melting heat, we have a deal for you! Register now until July 5 for any online class in our summer term and take 10% off with the code SUMMERDISCOUNT10. Here's the full list: buff.ly/IBmj0D4

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Behold! The beautiful, historic Newberry Library: Our venue for this year's StoryBoard Festival. The Newberry Library has been free and open to the public since it opened in 1887. We're so excited to spend the weekend here (Aug. 16-17) for the Festival.

Get your Fest tix now: buff.ly/3xUvZE5

StoryBoard Festival - StoryStudio Chicago The StoryBoard Festival will be in-person at the Newberry Library on August 16 & 17, 2025. Tickets on sale now.

Tickets and schedule details here: www.storystudiochicago.org/writers-fest...

Less than 8 weeks away - grab your ticket! @storystudiochicago.bsky.social

Can you believe it? StoryBoard Festival is TWO MONTHS from today -- we cannot wait to see all your writerly faces at Newberry Library Aug. 16-17. Grab your tickets now for this two-day festival with more than 20 classes and panels on craft and publishing.

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StoryBoard Festival - StoryStudio Chicago The StoryBoard Festival will be in-person at the Newberry Library on August 16 & 17, 2025. Tickets on sale now.

Direct link to the website: www.storystudiochicago.org/writers-fest...

Scholarship Application for StoryStudio Chicago's StoryBoard Festival Thank you for your interest in StoryStudio's StoryBoard Festival! We have a limited number of scholarships available, please fill out the form below to apply. Deadline to apply is August 1st. Schol...

Scholarships are available for the @storystudiochicago.bsky.social StoryBoard Festival! More details on our website + you can fill out the application here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...