Cooler By The Lake: Listen UP!

April 2010

MFA Boot Camp Boasts 100% Acceptance Rate of Students Into Programs
Next Open House May 10
Branding Fun at Author Talk Panel
The CHF Wants to Talk Body….
A Room of Her Own
Potlucks and Soda Bread
Call For Submissions and Workshops
Did You Know WIne Has a Quirky Side?
Happy Now?
One Book, One Chicago Celebrates Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn
How true are your stories?
Are you a poet of few words?
Contest Winner: Jugs by Jennifer Ann Coffeen
Contest Winner: The Extra Page by Lesley Chodak Hershman
Contest Winner: Skinny by Tom Haffner
Contest Winner: Prairie Dogs Are Contagious by Tom Wolferman
David Sedaris Comic Essay Contest Winners
Dome of Doom Art Party 2010
28…Well, 20 Submission Deadlines
What are your habits?

New “Roadmaps” this Fall

New Writer’s Roadmaps on each course page will help you find your way and make important class choices. We’ve got it laid out for you...or, ignore the map and go off-road! Just call us with questions-773.477.7710.

Could It Be Cooler?

Stay tuned for exciting changes to Cooler by the Lake! We’ll be introducing new columns, new writers and a great new magazine editor! Plus, new ways for you to be involved.

Write-a-thons Are Back!

We know you’ve missed them. The first Write-a-Thon of the season is on Saturday, September 25. Come write for an hour, stay for twelve.