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Programs are held on the second Tuesday of the months
of October to November and January to April. All programs are
open to the public and reservations are not necessary.
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Please note that our events in January, February, and March will take place at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., Chicago, with the speakers beginning at 6 p.m. instead of our usual 7 p.m. time. The Cliff Dwellers Club is closing temporarily for renovations early next year, but the Society plans to be back at the Cliff Dwellers for a poetry program on April 16.
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2012-2013 Public Programs
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Speakers: Mahmoud Saeed and his book translator,
Samuel (Allen) Salter
Mahmoud Saeed has written more than 20 novels and short story
collections. The book Samuel (Allen) Salter translated, "The
World Through the Eyes of Angels," is set in the Iraq, where
Mahmoud (who lives now in Chicago) grew up in the 1940s, seen
through the eyes of a boy growing into manhood.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Speaker: Gregory Harms
Gregory Harms will discuss his latest book, "It’s Not About
Religion," in which he examines how much religion actually has
to do with the Middle East’s conflicts. His book aims to move
the conversation about the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy
forward in a more grounded and precise direction.
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 6 p.m.
Location: Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., Chicago
Panel Discussion: A discussion on Harold Washington, Chicago's first black mayor. The panel discussion will feature Peter Nolan, author of “Campaign! The 1983 Election that Rocked Chicago”; Timuel Black, author of “Bridges of Memory”; Salim Muwakkil, author of “Harold!”; and Robert Starks, director of the Harold Washington Institute for Research and Policy Studies at Northeastern Illinois University.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m.
Location: Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., Chicago
Speaker: Gillian Flynn, author of the No. 1 New York Times fiction best-seller “Gone Girl.”
Tuesday, March 12, 6 p.m.
Location: Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., Chicago
Speaker:
Gerry Souter, author of “American Shooter.”
Tuesday, April 16 (6 p.m. social hour and 7 p.m. talk)
Location: Cliff Dwellers Club, 22nd floor, 200 S. Michigan Avenue,
Chicago
Speaker:
Edward Hirsch, poet, critic and president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
57th Annual Awards Banquet
Tuesday, May 14
The Society of Midland Authors 57th annual awards banquet will be held May 14 in the LaSalle Room at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago, honoring the best books by Midwest authors published in 2012. The reception with a cash bar will start at 6 p.m. Dinner will begin at 7 p.m.
The master of ceremonies will be Steve Bertrand, morning anchor of WGN-AM radio and host of the video podcast “Steve Bertrand on Books,” which features his interviews with leading writers.
Dinner options are parmesan crusted chicken breast at $75 each OR whole wheat fettuccine (vegetarian) at $75 each.
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