Uptown Writers Space was a workspace for writers.

We were located at 4802 N. Broadway.

But sadly we are now closed.

It was quieter than Starbucks, but more fun than the local library, cleaner than your extra bedroom or home office and more affordable than your gym.

In it's heyday THE UPTOWN WRITER'S SPACE provided Chicago writers with a dedicated workspace and the supportive community you'd have found in a writing program or artistic residency.

The idea for the UPTOWN WRITER'S SPACE was born, then cryogenically frozen while one of its founders was thinking - rather than merely breathing (as Buddha would have you do) - at a beginning level meditation workshop in 2004. More than eighteen months later, however, an article in the New York Times strangely inspiring Sunday Styles section described similar writing spaces in Manhattan. Raising six young boys between them and hopes of peace, quiet and writing time a distant dream, Julie Saltzman and Susan Karp set about creating their dream work space in Chicago.

It has now been placed back in the cryogenic freezer.

However...

Susan McLaughlin Karp will continue to be a writer and occasional performer around the town. She also will continue being the keeper of the "lifestyle" of author Josh Karp, his four sons, three dogs, his cat, and mice Helen and Celeste. You might find her in the would be utopian experiment that is the Village of Glencoe.

Julie Saltzman just can't seem to keep her pie hole shut. You can see her perform with the Serendipity Theater Collective 2nd Story at various wine bars around town. You can also read her column, "Parents in the Penalty Box" online at www.makeitbetter.net and in their monthly magazine. You can still see her play ice hockey, but you might want to bring a cocktail.

We'd like to say thank you to those who supported and wrote at the Uptown Writer's Space. We are grateful and glad to have had the opportunity to work beside you. We wish you all success in your writing and creative pursuits. Success is yours for the taking.

Julie and Susan

PS
You need a writing space? What should you do?
Check out
THE WRITER'S WORKSPACE
5443 N. BROADWAY
CHICAGO IL 60640
www.writersworkspace.com