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March 2019
IWPA members, non-members and guests are invited to join us as we venture out into the Windy City to explore the Loop during the winter! We will spend half of the time outdoors looking up at skyscrapers and the other half will be spent inside exquisite public buildings and lobbies. Defined by the elevated train [...]
Find out moreApril 2019
You know it, you love it and it's back by popular demand! The IWPA invites you to bring some business cards and a guest to our annual networking event. Are you a writer, journalist, photographer, graphic designer or any other type of creative looking for community? Are you in the full-time job or freelance market? Want [...]
Find out moreMay 2019
Communicators, friends and members of the public are welcome to join the Illinois Woman's Press Association for its 78th Annual Mate E Palmer Professional Communications Contest Award Luncheon. Enjoy a fabulous four-course meal at Zia's Lago Vista on Chicago's North Side as we honor: * Professional & High School Contest Winners * The Communicator of [...]
Find out moreThis is a 'choose-your-own' writers workshop! We will have prompts available for poetry, prose, blogs and news commentary. You are encouraged to free write or work on something else if none of the prompts feel right. You can also utilize the resources available at the library to find inspiration. We will not have writing materials [...]
Find out moreJune 2019
IWPA will have several blog writing prompts available for those that desire them. However, you are also welcome and encouraged to choose your own topic, or work on something else if blogging doesn't feel right that day. You can also utilize the resources available at the library to find inspiration. We will not have writing [...]
Find out moreIWPA will lead you through two poetry writing exercises during this workshop: blackout poetry and word bank poetry. We will introduce each exercise, spend some time writing, then come together to discuss the process and share what we wrote. We will not have writing materials available, so please bring your own laptop, notebook, pens, [...]
Find out moreJuly 2019
Join members of Illinois Woman's Press Association and the CWA for the 7th Annual Summer Social! Enjoy free appetizers provided by Chicago Writers Association, a cash bar and networking with some of the city's finest communicators. The Chicago Writers Association is pleased to celebrate the launch of The Write City Review Volume Two with you. [...]
Find out moreOctober 2019
On Sunday October 27, 2019, join IWPA members and guests for a tour of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago! Museum of Broadcast Communications - 360 N State Street The museum has recently undergone renovations, and features a brand new exhibit entitled, "Rock on TV.” Members, the public and those interested in [...]
Find out moreDecember 2019
O'Donovan's Members of the Illinois Woman's Press Association and their guests are invited to our 6th Annual Holiday Brunch! Join us in celebrating the season at O'Donovan's in Chicago. Enjoy a buffet meal and bottomless mimosas for just $30 a ticket. Street parking is available. And support literacy by bringing a copy of [...]
Find out moreMarch 2020
Join Illinois Woman’s Press Association in celebrating International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8. We are looking back at the history of our organization as well as women’s suffrage. 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution giving American women the right to vote. We are taking a [...]
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