Sue Burke
@sueburke.bsky.social
Writer. https://sueburke.site/
Last Fridays Poetry open mic Friday, November 28, 8 p.m., at Esquina, 4602 N. Western Ave., Chicago.
You’re invited! It’s a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. I’ll be reading from “Liquid Sand/Arena líquida,” a book of poetry by Jorge Valés Diáz Vélez, which I helped translate.
You’re invited! It’s a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. I’ll be reading from “Liquid Sand/Arena líquida,” a book of poetry by Jorge Valés Diáz Vélez, which I helped translate.
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Last Fridays Poetry open mic Friday, November 28, 8 p.m., at Esquina, 4602 N. Western Ave., Chicago.
You’re invited! It’s a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. I’ll be reading from “Liquid Sand/Arena líquida,” a book of poetry by Jorge Valés Diáz Vélez, which I helped translate.
You’re invited! It’s a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. I’ll be reading from “Liquid Sand/Arena líquida,” a book of poetry by Jorge Valés Diáz Vélez, which I helped translate.
Protesting, canvassing, patrolling schools, delivering groceries... are just some of the ways we can help our communities be safer places for everyone in Chicago.
October 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Protesting, canvassing, patrolling schools, delivering groceries... are just some of the ways we can help our communities be safer places for everyone in Chicago.
Deep Dish Reading at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at After-Words Bookstore, 23 E. Illinois St., Chicago, organized by the Speculative Literature Foundation. Featuring Devi Bhaduri, Tina Jens, Philip Janowski, Brendan Detzner, Harold Holt, Katherine Ervin, Winifred Burton, and Sue Burke.
October 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Deep Dish Reading at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at After-Words Bookstore, 23 E. Illinois St., Chicago, organized by the Speculative Literature Foundation. Featuring Devi Bhaduri, Tina Jens, Philip Janowski, Brendan Detzner, Harold Holt, Katherine Ervin, Winifred Burton, and Sue Burke.
I’ll be one of the readers at this month’s Gumbo Fiction Salon, 7 p.m. Monday, October 13, upstairs at the Galway Arms Irish Bar and Restaurant, 2442 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Free Admission. This edition is a special goodbye to Tina Jens, founder of the event, who is moving to New Orleans.
October 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’ll be one of the readers at this month’s Gumbo Fiction Salon, 7 p.m. Monday, October 13, upstairs at the Galway Arms Irish Bar and Restaurant, 2442 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Free Admission. This edition is a special goodbye to Tina Jens, founder of the event, who is moving to New Orleans.
Poetry open mic 8 p.m. Friday, September 26, at Esquina, 4602 N. Western Ave., Chicago. I’ll be there.
September 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Poetry open mic 8 p.m. Friday, September 26, at Esquina, 4602 N. Western Ave., Chicago. I’ll be there.
Small acts of resistance.
September 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Small acts of resistance.
Last Fridays Poetry, August 29, 8 p.m., at Esquina Event Space, 4602 N. Western Ave., Chicago (corner of Western and Wilson Avenues). This is a small, very supportive event, and you’re welcome to come and enjoy or to read, even if you’ve never read in public before.
August 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Last Fridays Poetry, August 29, 8 p.m., at Esquina Event Space, 4602 N. Western Ave., Chicago (corner of Western and Wilson Avenues). This is a small, very supportive event, and you’re welcome to come and enjoy or to read, even if you’ve never read in public before.
Open mic! Come read your poems or just come to listen. Small, supportive, welcoming to all. Last Fridays Poetry, 8 p.m. July 25, La Esquina event space, 4602 N. Western Ave., Chicago.
July 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Open mic! Come read your poems or just come to listen. Small, supportive, welcoming to all. Last Fridays Poetry, 8 p.m. July 25, La Esquina event space, 4602 N. Western Ave., Chicago.
Come read your poems at the open mic! Or just come to listen. Small, supportive, welcoming to all.
July 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Come read your poems at the open mic! Or just come to listen. Small, supportive, welcoming to all.
Last Fridays Poetry open mic Friday, May 30, 8 p.m. at Esquina Event Space, 4602 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Friendly, supportive atmosphere. See you there!
May 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Last Fridays Poetry open mic Friday, May 30, 8 p.m. at Esquina Event Space, 4602 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Friendly, supportive atmosphere. See you there!
Reminder: the ebook edition of my novel USURPATION is on sale until April 6, for only $2.99, at all retailers. Usurpation is the third book in the Semiosis trilogy. @torbooks.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reminder: the ebook edition of my novel USURPATION is on sale until April 6, for only $2.99, at all retailers. Usurpation is the third book in the Semiosis trilogy. @torbooks.bsky.social
The ebook edition of my novel USURPATION is on sale all this week, March 31 to April 6, for only $2.99, at all retailers. Usurpation is the third book in the Semiosis trilogy. @torbooks.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The ebook edition of my novel USURPATION is on sale all this week, March 31 to April 6, for only $2.99, at all retailers. Usurpation is the third book in the Semiosis trilogy. @torbooks.bsky.social
I’ll be at the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club at Linda Sokol Francis Public Library in Brookfield, Illinois, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 5. We’ll discuss the novel Dual Memory. New participants are welcome.
February 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I’ll be at the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club at Linda Sokol Francis Public Library in Brookfield, Illinois, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 5. We’ll discuss the novel Dual Memory. New participants are welcome.
Tomorrow, Volumes Bookcafé, 1373 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Halloween costumes and book cosplay welcome!
October 29, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Tomorrow, Volumes Bookcafé, 1373 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Halloween costumes and book cosplay welcome!
Tonight! Deep Dish speculative fiction reading on Thursday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Volumes Bookcafe, 1373 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, sponsored by the Speculative Literature Foundation. I’ll be one of the rapid-fire readers.
October 3, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Tonight! Deep Dish speculative fiction reading on Thursday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Volumes Bookcafe, 1373 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, sponsored by the Speculative Literature Foundation. I’ll be one of the rapid-fire readers.
You’re invited to the Deep Dish speculative fiction reading on Thursday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Volumes Bookcafe, 1373 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. I’ll be one of the rapid-fire readers.
October 1, 2024 at 4:09 PM
You’re invited to the Deep Dish speculative fiction reading on Thursday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Volumes Bookcafe, 1373 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. I’ll be one of the rapid-fire readers.
On sale in exactly one month!
September 29, 2024 at 10:17 PM
On sale in exactly one month!
I’ll be at the Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago’s Near South Side on Saturday morning at the Speculative Literature Foundation table, #300. Come say hi!
September 6, 2024 at 3:32 PM
I’ll be at the Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago’s Near South Side on Saturday morning at the Speculative Literature Foundation table, #300. Come say hi!
This book isn't available in the US yet, but a fan of Adrian Tchaikovsky in Great Britain knew I was also a fan, and he liked the book so much he arranged to have it smuggled to me.
April 30, 2024 at 1:46 AM
This book isn't available in the US yet, but a fan of Adrian Tchaikovsky in Great Britain knew I was also a fan, and he liked the book so much he arranged to have it smuggled to me.
If you come to C2E2 this Friday in Chicago, say hi! I'll also be at the Science Fiction Outreach Project, Booths 1033 and 1132, where we give away gently used and well-loved science fiction and fantasy books.
April 24, 2024 at 2:55 PM
If you come to C2E2 this Friday in Chicago, say hi! I'll also be at the Science Fiction Outreach Project, Booths 1033 and 1132, where we give away gently used and well-loved science fiction and fantasy books.
You can attend in-person or virtually!
March 11, 2024 at 8:36 PM
You can attend in-person or virtually!
DUAL MEMORY is a finalist for the Audio Publishers Association’s (APA) 2024 Audie Awards! Thank you for the narration to André Santana, @andreonthemic.com
January 31, 2024 at 8:08 PM
DUAL MEMORY is a finalist for the Audio Publishers Association’s (APA) 2024 Audie Awards! Thank you for the narration to André Santana, @andreonthemic.com
The cover art for the novel USURPATION! Coming in October. You can pre-order now.
January 26, 2024 at 3:22 PM
The cover art for the novel USURPATION! Coming in October. You can pre-order now.