The annual Midland Authors Awards dinner will take place Tuesday, May 13, at the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan Ave., 22nd floor, Chicago, which features a beautiful view of Lake Michigan and Millennium Park. The reception with cash bar begins at 6 p.m. followed by the dinner and awards ceremony at 7 p.m. The emcee will be Justin Kaufmann of Axios.

Tickets are $85 each. Reservations can be made at https://midlandauthors.org/awards-banquet-2025/ with PayPal or by mailing a reservation form and check to: Dinner Reservations, Society of Midland Authors, c/o Tom Frisbie, 12 S. Owen St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056.

Read about the winners and honorees in our press release.