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Be there or be square!

04/14/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, Chicago Writers House, Curbside Splendor, Ellen Wade Beals, Jacob Knabb, Poetry, Solace, The Empty Bottle, Weighed Words

Celebrating Poetry in Chicago

04/05/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Chicago is a literary town.  This month the focus is on poetry--there's so much to do and see and hear. Sunday, April  7  at 1:30 pm is the 16th Annual Women’s International Open reading at Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee. Hosted by Nina Corwin, the event will feature Xanath Caraza, Kelly Davio, Marty McConnell, Simone Muench, Amy Newman and Rita Mae Reese. Marcia Pradzinski will be reading her poetry on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 pm at THE NEW STUDIO located at … [Read more...]

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Pop-Up Fun

12/13/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Pop-Up Fun

After participating in the Pop-Up Bookfair at The Empty Bottle last Sunday, I think all bookfairs should be at a bar. It was great fun--the patrons and sellers got mellower as the music amped up. To my right were Gina Frangello and Leah Tallon representing Other Voices Books. In addition to publishing books like  Currency by Zoe Zolbrod and How to Hold a Woman by Chicago’s own Billy Lombardo, Other Voices will be holding its first summer writing workshop, Other Voices … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, CCLaP, Chicago Center for Literature and Photography, Chicago Writers House, Chicago Zine Fest, Convulsive Editions, Curbside Splendor, Ellen Wade Beals, Gina Frangello, Good Eevening, Graze Magazine, Leah Tallon, Moira Pujols, Mr Mayor & the Highballers, Nathan Hoks, Other Voices Books, Other Voices Queretaro, Poetry, Pup Up Bookfair, Revista Contratiempos, Salt Publishing, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, The Chicagoan, The Empty Bottle, Victor David Giron, Weighed Words, Wooden Wing

Solace is poppin’ December 9

11/26/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

So happy to report that Solace in So Many Words will be part of the Pop-Up Bookfair that will be taking place Sunday, December 9, from 2 to 7 pm at The Empty Bottle. Here's the lowdown. (Thanks to Victor David Giron!) BUY some freshly toasted BOOKS at the POP-UP BOOK FAIR on DECEMBER  9TH!   In conjunction with Chicago Writers House and The Chicagoan, Curbside Splendor Publishing presents: A POP-UP BOOK FAIR! Chicago's finest independent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, appreciation, Chicago Writers House, Contributors, Curbside Splendor, Ellen Wade Beals, Poetry, Pop-Up Bookfair, publication, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, The Chicagoan, The Empty Bottle, Victor David Giron, Weighed Words

Chicago Book Expo 2011 — Up event in Uptown

11/23/2011 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

Chicago Book Expo 2011 — Up event in Uptown

I didn't know what to expect when I signed up to be a vendor at the Chicago Book Expo 2011 because this was my first time at such an event where I'd sit behind a table and sell Solace in So Many Words. So Saturday morning in the car on my way to Uptown I wondered what I had gotten myself into. But my anxiety was for naught because the Expo was terrific. I loved all the different aspects of it. First off, I put the squeeze on Joan Corwin and J. Scott Smith to sit with me … [Read more...]

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