We are so grateful for all of our visitors who take the time to leave us such kind reviews! Visit the museum today to experience our hidden treasure yourself 😁
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Don't forget about our Staff Picks this month! Click the link to see the full list and find a new favorite! 📖

americanwritersmuseum.org/awm-staff-pick…

We're highlighting two more of our Festival panels today! We are so excited to host CM Burroughs and Adrian Matejka for our Melvin Dixon & Black Queer Poetry panel and Diana Khoi Nguyen and Cindy Juyoung Ok for our Forms & Fissures panel!

Presented by Poetry Foundation

This week is National Volunteer Week, and we are SO grateful to all of our amazing volunteers who help keep the museum running smoothly! We're glad our volunteers love the museum as much as we love them! 🥳

Celebrate the 15th edition of C2E2 – Chicago’s Comic & Entertainment Expo April 26-28 at McCormick Place. Meet your fav celebs from Stranger Things, Dune 2, Scream, Hannibal, One Tree Hill, Back to the Future, Kingdom Hearts, & much more!

Buy tickets: C2E224.com/BuyTickets

Today is #WorldBookDay and we're celebrating all things books! Celebrate with us by visiting the museum today 🥳📚✨🧡

This week on Author Talks, acclaimed mystery writer Sara Paretsky discusses her new book Pay Dirt, the latest installment of her iconic V.I. Warshawski detective series.

Listen here! bit.ly/4da0oWE

Its #WorldBookDay and we’re still dreaming about this book ceiling in the American Writers Museum in Chicago! Celebrate today by reading some of your favorite books and fighting against #bookbanning ! 📚
VISIT THE LINK IN BIO TO LEARN MORE & HOP ON THE BANNED WAGON! 🔗

We're so excited to announce our upcoming exhibit, Level Up: Writers and Gamers!

Opening May 24, This special exhibit explores how Americans use role-playing and video games to define and respond to our culture. To find out more about Level Up, click here bit.ly/49MKYEE

Happy Earth Day from the AWM! 🌎🌲🌺

Enjoy a free day at the American Writers Museum today and check out our Tortured Poets Department takeover at the typewriters 🩶

Maybe you’ll become the next Dylan Thomas or Patti Smith 👀

Free admission today at the museum! Bring your family, friends, or come alone for a fun, book filled day downtown! 📚✨

Enjoy free admission to the AWM this Sunday from 10am-5pm! Explore our current temporary exhibit Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice, before it closes on May 6, 2024. Plus, enjoy our Museum Highlights Tour at the start of each hour beginning at 11:00 am.

Happy #JazzAppreciationMonth !

With the American Writers Festival just one month away, we're excited to highlight one of the upcoming panels, Writing the Story of Jazz!

Learn more about the festival here! bit.ly/3JLFtJm

“Tradition was safety; change was danger.” — Mary Doria Russell

Submissions are still open for our writing competition! Celebrate your students' creativity and submit their written work on our website. Homeschoolers and international students welcome!

bit.ly/3DKlZUl

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Get Lit: Poetry in Bloom! 🌷🌹🌼🌻

Here are some of the photos from the night, but you can view the full album on our Facebook page!

Discover the words of Black writers at home with our #AWMDarkTestament Reading List.

Read now at bit.ly/3yhwVao.

Looking for a part-time job? Want to join a great community of literature lovers? Apply to be a storyteller at the museum! americanwritersmuseum.org/about/join-our…

We're excited to be hosting Zibby Owens Petite Retreat on May 20th from 11 am-7 pm! Join 15 authors at the museum for lunch, panel discussions, and of course, access to the museum!

Click here to purchase your pass bit.ly/49vq1hl

Join us at the AWM TONIGHT for an author talk with Sara Paretsky! She'll discuss and read from her new book and even sign your copy! If you can't make it in person, join the virtual livestream!

Get tickets
IN PERSON: bit.ly/3VNyQ31
ONLINE: bit.ly/3xvCrso