Newcity Chicago's August 2022 issue marks the return of their biggest literary feature of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago. This year our very own Anne K. Ream, founder of The Voices and Faces Project, co-creator of our global writing program, and the author of "Lived Through This," her memoir of a multi-country journey spent listening to the stories of gender based violence survivors, is featured on the Lit 50 list.
A celebration of Chicago's vibrant literary community, with a special 2022 focus on influencers, activists, educators, change-creators, and Hall of Famers, the issue is as inspired as it is inspiring, shouting out Chicago literary figures who are working locally and having an impact globally, including Poetry Magazine's Michelle Boone, National Book Review's Elizabeth Taylor, National Public Radio's Greta Johnson, Langston Hughes Review's Tara Betts, authors Eve L. Ewing, Audrey Niffenegger, Chris Abani and Reginald Gibbons, and many others.
"The stories we tell allow us to make sense of the world, and to define our place in the world," says Anne. "But they are also our most powerful tools for challenging and changing the world. Narrative is inherently active, not passive. When it is good it unsettles us — and it makes demands. Creating a space to help people develop change-focused narrative, during a cultural moment when change is so vital, is at the heart of our Voices and Faces Project work. I am so grateful to the Chicago literary community for recognizing that."
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