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NewTown Writers is a gay and lesbian writers' salon based in Chicago, Illinois, and holds fortnightly workshop-style meetings where members share works-in-progress. With a mission of fostering gay literature, NewTown Writers publishes the literary anthology Off The Rocks and the e-zine Swell.

 

Announcing a Fiction Contest sponsored by NTW's Swell E-zine, please click to view details.

Since its founding in 1980, NewTown Writers has guided countless writers in finding their literary voices. Members include award-winning authors with many publishing credits, as well as emerging writers sharing their first effort.

Read Windy City Times interview with founding member Randy Gresham celebrating the NTW 25th Anniversary.

We invite you to browse these pages to learn more about NewTown Writers, its history, its mission, and its literary offerings.

Incorporated in 1988, NewTown Writers, Inc. is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation.

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