MIDLAND AUTHORS presents AWARD WINNERS, 2019

Iliana Regan • Tim Johnston • Chelsea Wagenaar • Heather Shumaker • David Treuer • Andrea Warren Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, 7-8:15 p.m.Marlene Brill, moderator, Midland Authors Vice President and Awards Chair WATCH VIDEO OF THE EVENT BELOW Chelsea Wagenaar, The Spinning...

Training Hands as Well as Educating Heads

Connie Goddard Revisiting Industrial Education: Lessons from Three Distinctive Progressive Era Schools                                                                                                                                                                     ...

2019 Award Winners Discuss their Books

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, 7-8:15 p.m. Free, open to the public.  No registration required. This meeting will be conducted by Zoom. Enter this URL in your browser: https://uic.zoom.us/j/9987216609 Marlene Brill, moderator, Midland Authors Vice President and Awards Chair ...

Rick Perlstein discusses Reaganland

NewYorkTimes bestselling author and Chicago’s own Rick Perlstein discusses his new book Reaganland: America’s Right Turn, 1976-1980 Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, 6:00 – 7:15 p.m   Free; open to the public. Join us via Zoom with this link: https://uic.zoom.us/j/9987216609 ...

Woodstock @ 50 with Gerald Plecki

Tuesday, August 9, 2022   Cocktail hour: 6-7 pm;  Panel discussion: 7-8 pm  at the  Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan Ave.,   22ndfloor penthouse­—with a great view of Millennium Park! Free, open to the public; suggested donation of $5; free appetizers, cash bar...

Midland Authors Announces Awards for 2019 Books

The Society of Midland Authors today revealed the winners of its 2020 awards for the best books written by Midwest authors and published in 2019, and announced that its annual awards dinner has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The dinner, which features...

Mystery Writing Panel Feb. 11, 2020

MIDLAND AUTHORS presents: Lori Rader-Day; Patricia Skalka; Tracy Clark; Sam Reaves   The Mystery Behind Mystery Writing  Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020; Cocktail hour: 6-7 pm;  Panel discussion: 7-8 pm Free, open to the public.    Free appetizers, cash bar.  at the Cliff...