2026 Awards Banquet

Join us Tuesday, May 12, for the 2026 Midland Authors Awards Banquet
at the Cliff Dwellers, 200 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.

Tickets are $95 each and can be purchased online or by mail.

6 p.m. – Cocktails, cash bar
7 p.m. – Awards. Emcee: Justin Kaufmann

Purchase Tickets using PayPal

Click on the button below.

IMPORTANT: After purchasing your tickets with Paypal, email Gerard Plecki, SMA President, at gplecki@travel-brokers.com, and let him know your entrée selection(s).

Purchase Tickets by Mail

Print and fill out the reservation form,
and send it with payment to:
Society of Midland Authors
c/o Tom Frisbie
12 S. Owen St.
Mount Prospect, IL 60056

SMA thanks all publishers who have generously donated copies of authors’ books for distribution at the Banquet.

Awards Banquet Menu

Dinner Choice of:
• Roast Prime Rib of Beef Au Jus
• Grilled Filet of Salmon with Mustard Dill Sauce
• Wild Mushroom Ravioli with Basil Marinara Sauce