The Stories Matter Foundation Board of Directors invites you to celebrate:
2026 StoryBall:The Case of the Missing Manuscript

Ravenswood Event Center
4021 N Ravenswood Ave

6:00pm - 9:00pm CT

Our online auction is open to the public and will close at 9:10pm CT on May 7th. 

Join us for our in-person party! Get your tickets here for an amazing night of food, drinks, Battle of the Genres, & more.

Help us support the Chicago Review of Books!
$100 pays for two editor stipends
$200 pays for eight writer honorariums 
$500 pays for a full month of accessible, pay-wall free content on the site
$2500 pays for the annual Chicago Review of Book Awards

  Interested in supporting the Chicago Review of Books? Click here to learn more. 

                                        All donations from the evening will go to support the Chicago Review of Books                                                                        Stories Matter Foundation is the parent organization of StoryStudio Chicago, the Chicago Review of Books, and Chicago Stories Project. We build communities of storytellers trained to question, explore, celebrate, and change their worlds using the power of story.