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Evanston Writers Workshop EWW provides a safe and creative community to aid writers in achieving their writing goals, whatever they may be. If you write, we want you!

We provide our members with support and resources in the field of writing and in the publishing industry. Through weekly meetups, one-day and half-day workshops monthly, online classes, and an annual conference, Evanston Writers Workshop strives to be the best regional writing organization for the Chicagoland area and the Midwest. We target both beginning writers and seasoned professionals, and everything in between.

Matt Bird, author of SECRETS OF STORY will be in the house!!Learn More & Register at: inthetrenches2026.com ...
10/08/2026

Matt Bird, author of SECRETS OF STORY will be in the house!!

Learn More & Register at: inthetrenches2026.com

Here's just one of the great sessions to sign up for. Learn More & Register at: inthetrenches2026.com
10/06/2026

Here's just one of the great sessions to sign up for.

Learn More & Register at: inthetrenches2026.com

Free practice pitch sessions almost sold out.Register at inthetrenches2026.com
10/05/2026

Free practice pitch sessions almost sold out.
Register at inthetrenches2026.com

EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS SUNDAY!The conference will be headlined by Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of King: ...
09/23/2026

EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS SUNDAY!

The conference will be headlined by Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of King: A Life, which The New York Times called the definitive biography of Martin Luther King Jr. A Northwestern University alumnus and Chicago resident, Eig is also the author of Ali: A Life, winner of a 2018 PEN America Literary Award, and four New York Times bestsellers in total. His Lou Gehrig biography, Luckiest Man, is currently being adapted for film. Eig will deliver the keynote address at the Saturday evening dinner.
Across two days of programming, attendees can choose from more than twenty sessions covering craft, publishing, and the writing life. Highlights include a two-hour Master Class on Characterization with USA Today bestselling author Jade Lee; workshops on reviving manuscripts, building worthy antagonists, and sustaining conflict with author Kat Falls; a session on interiority with literary novelist Goldie Goldbloom; and a look at the current state of children's book publishing with author and librarian Betsy Bird. Panels and workshops also cover memoir (with Jill Wine-Banks and Sherrill Bodine), worldbuilding and comedy (with Jody Lynn Nye), indie publishing, querying, submitting to literary journals, and public readings.
Writers ready to take the next step can book one-on-one pitch appointments, in person or virtually, with literary agents and editors from Trident Media Group, Sourcebooks, Dafina/Kensington Books, Thompson Literary Agency, Talcott Notch, Neon Literary, The Purcell Agency, and Page Turner Literary Agency, among others. Agents and editors are seeking work across genres including literary and commercial fiction, mystery, thriller, horror, romance, fantasy, memoir, narrative nonfiction, and books for children and young adults.
The weekend also includes breakfasts with the speakers, the Plot Twist Cocktail Party, an on-site bookstore, local lit organizations, and the EVIE Awards, which celebrate excellence in the Evanston writing community.

Calling all writers (and aspiring writers) - Registration is open!Register early for early-bird pricing (and if you're i...
09/19/2026

Calling all writers (and aspiring writers) - Registration is open!

Register early for early-bird pricing (and if you're interested in agent/editor pitch appointments because they're first registered, first served)!
Learn more & Register at: https://inthetrenches2026.com/

07/13/2026

Thinking about converting your book to a screenplay? Join the Evanston Writers Workshop Screenplay Critique Group on the 2nd Tuesdays of the month.

Our next group is this Tuesday, July 14th at 7:00pm on Zoom.

Sign up on MeetUp.com. Search for Evanston Writers Workshop and click on the Screenplay Critique Group meetings.

SAVE THE DATE! The "In the Trenches with the Writer "Writers Conference is November 14-15 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Ev...
06/23/2026

SAVE THE DATE! The "In the Trenches with the Writer "Writers Conference is November 14-15 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Evanston
Evanston Writers Workshop is a non-profit 501 C 3, City of Evanston Affiliate Partner, and a recipient of the 2026 Evanston Arts Council grant.

These parties and people are so fun! Join us Join us!!April 29 at 7:00 PM (CST)Be sure to RSVP!
04/02/2026

These parties and people are so fun! Join us Join us!!
April 29 at 7:00 PM (CST)
Be sure to RSVP!

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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