AWJ member Maura Hernandez has brokered a unique opportunity for AWJ members.

OfficePort, a sponsor of TweetCamp and the work headquarters for a growing number of freelancers and new journalism enterprises, is offering us a group deal.

OfficePort is offering AWJ members the chance to rent a port at their coworking space at a special group rate.

So far we have one member who is going in on this deal, Kim Mance of Galavanting fame and a couple more who want to share a port. To make the deal stick, we'll need two more to go in on this deal, but we can, and hope, to include more.

Some of what you'd get for your money is fast wifi, conference rooms with AV equipment, some locked storage space, shipping/receiving services and unlimited coffee, but also an immediate community of other independent journalists, creative people and entrepreneurs. There are consistent networking events each week, as well as many of special guest events and workshops, too.

If you need to get out of your home office, this might be for you.

If you think this might be helpful to you and the way you need to be working these days, contact Maura to learn the rate, go in for a visit and discuss the possibilities. Maura's at mwall.hernandez@gmail.com or 312-285-0389.

The deadline for taking advantage of this particular offer is Dec 1.

I've been looking into coworking spaces lately and recently wrote a bit about it at Live From Skokie.  Wailin Wong wrote a piece for the Trib about coworking and Office Port.

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Karen Kring has been president of AWJ-Chicago since 2008 and an active member for much longer. She started AWJ's listserv in 2000.