2016 Chicago Writers Conference

Eileen Favorite’s first novel, The Heroines (Scribner, 2008), was named a best debut novel by the Rocky Mountain News and has been translated into seven languages. Her essays, poems, and stories have appeared in many publications, including, Triquarterly, The Toast, The Chicago... Read More →

Mare Swallow is the Founder and Executive Director of the Chicago Writers Conference. Her writing has appeared on the Brevity Blog, Six-Word Memoirs, and in Story Club Magazine. She is the author of 21 Ways to Engage Your Audience. If you don't want your book cover to suck as bad... Read More →