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Why, I Autumn…!

The November Show

$25 suggested donation at the door

Ah, November. The most confusing month. The leaves change, the weather fluctuates, but we are expected to pledge our undying loyalty in the voting booth. Between midterms and Thanksgiving, the gluttony is understandable. Good thing Write Club is back to stuff our brains as well.
Welcome to Write Club: Why, I Autumn...!
3 bouts of
2 opposing writers
7 minutes apiece
on topics assigned in advance
Audience picks a winner
Victors take home $100 and The Loving Cup of Deathless F*cking Glory,
Those Who Do Not Prevail get $50.
Here is your lineup:

HISTORY (Janna Sobel) vs MYTH (Lily Be)
MEAL (Carly Travis) vs SNACK (Tara Betts)
STREAK (Carmenita Peoples) vs SLUMP (Rammel Chan)

**Host: Bilal Dardai
Timekeeper: Josh Zagoren
In this, the dumbest of timelines, human words and voices spoken with human mouths to actual humans are the very tools to help build us up and shake us out of our mental doomscrolling. It is with this fortification we fight another day. Be in the room with us for the best experience possible, and be livestreaming with us for the next best thing.

Poster for Write Club: Why, I Autumn…! Tree creatures with faces and a walking Bigfoot in an autumn forest, with the date Nov 17 and 7:30 PM in the middle and a Gman Tavern sign at the bottom.

Three bouts. Six writers.

The Bouts

01

Janna Sobel

HISTORY

Versus

Lily Be

MYTH

02

Carly Travis

MEAL

Versus

Tara Betts

SNACK

03

Carmenita Peoples

STREAK

Versus

Rammel Chan

SLUMP

Livestream

Not nearby? We’ve got you. Write Club Chicago is LIVESTREAMING the show and you can get tickets to watch from wherever you are. Still human, but with a bit more tech (and your screams don’t count in the vote).

Every date, already set

Season 17

All shows 7:30 PM at Gman Tavern, 3740 North Clark Street, Chicago.
DateShowWhere
11/17/2026Why, I Autumn…! The November ShowGman Tavern
12/15/2026The December ShowGman Tavern
01/19/2027Write Club 17th Birthday ShowGman Tavern
02/16/2027The February ShowGman Tavern
03/16/2027The March ShowGman Tavern
04/20/2027The April ShowGman Tavern
05/18/2027The May ShowGman Tavern
06/15/2027Write Club Season CloserGman Tavern

The record

Past Shows

Newest first. All at Gman Tavern, 3740 North Clark Street, Chicago, unless noted.
DateShow
10/20/2026The Rising Price of Ghastly
06/09/2026It’s Time for the Pollinator
05/12/2026It's Gonna Be...Bees!
04/07/2026The Wrongs of Spring
03/10/2026Spring in Your Schlep
02/17/2026The Winter Takes All
01/20/2026Prose and Conquests
12/16/2025Wreck the Halls
11/18/2025Cornucopia of Chaos
10/21/2025Bonfire of the Humanities
09/06/2025Publish Enemies Printers Row Lit Fest
06/10/2025Temperature Tantrum
05/20/2025May the Road Rise Up to Beat You
04/15/2025Flowers in the Panic
03/18/2025Freedom of Smarch
02/18/2025Dictator Pics
01/21/2025Swearing In, Crashing Out