I'm not ready to admit that summer is almost over, but the calendar says otherwise. Several area organizations are getting back into the swing of things with some events in the coming weeks. Be sure to check out the host group's website for additional details, registration information, etc., because we don't/can't/won't vouch for how fun, interesting, educational, authoritative, etc., these events might be.



Chicago Headline Club announces the 2008 SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference September 4–7 in Atlanta. For details, visit http://www.headlineclub.org/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=182002&orgId=chc



Mediabistro is hosting a course titled “Writing Front of Book Articles” from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 9, at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. For information, visit http://www.mediabistro.com/courses/cache/crs4001.asp



Independent Writers of Chicago will host its monthly meeting at 5 p.m., Tuesday, September 9, at National-Louis University, 122 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. The meeting will include a presentation by Arnie Bernstein titled “You Can Write the Book, but How Do You Publish It?” Visit http://www.iwoc.org/iwoc_events.htm#iwoc2 for details.



Chicago Book Clinic is hosting a tour of Lifetouch Book Manufacturing on Wednesday, September 17, in Loves Park, Illinois. For details, visit http://www.chicagobookclinic.org/events/events.htm



Chicago Women in Publishing will host its Fall Kickoff Meeting from 6:00 to 8:30 Thursday, September 18, at National-Louis University, 122 S. Michigan Avenue. Visit http://www.cwip.org for details.



Have a publishing-related event you'd like publishing-related folks like yourself to know about? E-mail the info to us at cpn@ bibliobibuli.com and we'll try to get it posted within a reasonable amount of time.