Special thanks to our editor and graduate intern, William Fruman, and our writers, Bobbie Christmas, Caren A. Stewart, and Patty Rasmussen.

Each year, the Georgia Writers Association hosts the Georgia Author of the Year Awards (GAYA) to recognize authors who've published in the previous year. If you or someone you know published a book in 2013, we encourage you to submit a nomination for the 50th GAYA. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2014. Click here to review the guidelines.

Click here to read more and to submit your nomination. 

Joe Samuel Starnes, author of novels Fall Line and Calling, will discuss how fiction can come alive with details acquired from research, giving your short stories and novels a sense of verisimilitude. Starnes will also offer tips on avoiding the pitfalls and delays that researching can bring to fiction writing. 

To learn more or to register for this event, click here. 

Please join us for our annual Holiday Party at the KSU Center in Kennesaw for refreshments and a reading! There is no admission fee for this event, but we encourage our guests to bring donations for the children and young adults at the local Calvary Children's HomeRegistration for this event will open on November 7. 

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The Georgia Writers Association is a nonprofit organization that seeks to encourage and educate writers in the Atlanta area through monthly workshops, online resources, and the annual Red Clay Writers Conference. Members receive discounted prices to these events as well as great networking benefits through our members only website. To learn more about becoming a member, click here. 

If you are interested in becoming more involved in your local writing community, be sure to check out the Events and Resources pages on the GWA website. Also, don't forget to follow, like, and join us on our social media sites!

   

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