Come See Us at Printers Row Lit Fest!

Come See Us at Printers Row Lit Fest!

The Chicago Poetry Center is excited to be part of the 40th Annual Printers Row Literary Festival this Saturday and Sunday, September 6-7th from 10am – 6pm. Explore the largest literary festival of over 200 authors, 70 programs, 150 booksellers, and 6 stages. Find us under the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame tent (Tent CC) where we’ll be selling new student broadsides, new student chapbooks, and our 50th anniversary merch. Mark your calendars and click this link to read more.

About the Printers Row Lit Fest:

The Printers Row Lit Fest, the largest free outdoor literary showcase in the Midwest, is a community-based celebration for book lovers presented by the not-for-profit Near South Planning Board.

More than 100,000 visitors are expected over the two-day festival, which will feature carefully selected offerings from over 100 booksellers, with everything from the tattered to the rare to ‘hot off the press,’ newly published works.

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