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A third-generation Chicagoan, Sharon Woodhouse spent much of her young adulthood studying international relations in Indiana,
Spain, Mexico, and Switzerland. Wanting a temporary retreat from the global, she returned to her beloved hometown and
finished her schooling with a philosophy degree from UIC. She's been here ever since, finding enough excitement on the local
front.
In 1993 Woodhouse, intending to make enough money to return to grad school, wrote the kind of guidebook for Chicago—a
native's guide for the budget conscious—that she wanted to buy but was unable to find on the bookstore shelves. Instead, by
late 1994, she was turning that project into the independent publishing business she runs today.
Despite being a faithful Chicagoan, Sharon falls smitten with places everywhere, New York being a particular weakness. She
has written for several local, national, and online publications, including the Chicago Tribune's Metromix, Crain’s Chicago Business, American Bookseller,
and Publisher's Weekly.
Articles
"Lit 50: Who really books in Chicago", Newcity,
June 4, 2009
"Books are cooking: The city gears up to burnish its literary
scene", Chicago Tribune Magazine, In the Loop, January 11, 2009
Awards
Biz Over Honoree, October 16, 2008
Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce
Business of the Month, March 2005
Interviews
"Sweet Home Chicago: Publisher
Profiles," Chicago Publishing Network, January 21, 2010
"Booking it
Chicago Style," Revolutionary Muse, blogtalkradio.com, November 17, 2008
"Interview: Sharon Woodhouse,"
Windy City Writers, September 11, 2008
Panels
Off-Campus Writers Workshop (OCWW), Editors' Day, May 7, 2009
Pilcrow Lit Fest, "The Publisher's Role in Community," May 23, 2009
Programs
South Loop Writers Showcase, May 20, 2009
The Memphis Manifesto Summit, Memphis, TN, May 2, 2003
Writings
"Benefits of being an author, on expectations and making
goals explicit," 8/22/2009
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