Society of Midland Authors
The Society of Midland Authors represents published authors from 12 states in the Midwest. Founded in 1915 by a group of writers including Hamlin Garland, Harriet Monroe and Vachel Lindsay, the not-for-profit organization gives annual awards for the best books by authors from this region. Six times a year, the Society hosts lectures and panel discussions. The events, which are free, take place at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in October, November, January, February, March and April.
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Jan. 10, 2012
Dick Simpson, Don Rose, and Constance A. Mixon discuss Twenty-First Century Chicago. This new book investigates the social, economic, political, and governmental conditions of Chicago in this century...
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Nov. 08, 2011
Discover the world-famous Chicago “L” in all its grit and glory. Travel through time on one of Chicago's most enduring icons, a working antique that has contributed mightily to the growth and...
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Oct. 11, 2011
Listen in to this panel discussion on trends in electronic publishing with Dominique Raccah, Libby Fischer Hellmann, and Kelly Griffin.
Raccah is the CEO & publisher of Sourcebooks, a company...
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May. 10, 2011
The Society of Midland Authors holds its Annual Awards Dinner, honoring the best books by Midwestern authors published last year in six categories: adult fiction, adult nonfiction, poetry, biography...
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Apr. 12, 2011
Married couple Reginald Gibbons, author of Slow Trains Overhead: Chicago Poems And Stories, and Cornelia Maude Spelman, author of Missing: A Memoir, present their poetry and prose. Gibbons has...
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Mar. 08, 2011
Audrey Niffenegger is the author of the best-selling novels Her Fearful Symmetry and The Time Traveler's Wife. Niffenegger is also a visual artist, and she recently joined the Fiction Department at...
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Feb. 08, 2011
Three authors discuss Chicago’s gangs. The panel includes Natalie Y. Moore and Lance Williams, co-authors of the new book The Almighty Black P Stone Nation: The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an...
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Jan. 11, 2011
Four authors who know the history of Chicago’s mayors discuss the current mayoral campaign and put it into historical perspective. The panel includes: Alderman Edward Burke, co-author of Inside...
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Nov. 09, 2010
Acclaimed journalist and best-selling author Jonathan Eig discusses his book about Chicago’s most famous gangster. Get Capone tells the story using never-before-seen government documents and...
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Oct. 12, 2010
Stephen Asma discusses his book On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears. Just in time for Halloween, Asma talks about the monsters that have terrified people from ancient times up...
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