Here is the newest issue of The Georgia Authority. Special thanks to our graduate research assistant and editor, Lance Hansard, for his time and dedication to the newsletter, and to all of the MAPW students who contributed content. If you have any comments or questions, please forward them to editor@georgiawriters.org.
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The Georgia Authority is a submission based newsletter that keeps readers informed of current events and author news, provides useful resources like contest announcements, and features articles on writing tips and techniques. Click here to read the guidelines.
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 Write Your Own Story Saturday May 10, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT National best-selling author, Margaret Johnson-Hodge, shares tips and tools to tap into your own creativity as you begin--or continue--your journey as a writer. Margaret is the author of eleven published novels, contributor to three anthologies, including the highly successful "Proverbs of the People," and author of a chapbook. She has received national acclaim and garnered rave reviews from US Today, The Dallas Morning Star, Midwest Book Review, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, The Library Journal, The Quarterly Black Review, Essence Magazine, and Ebony Magazine. KSU Center, Room 300
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| 50th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards |
The nominees of the 50th GAYA can be found here. Congratulations to all our Georgia authors! The GAYA banquet and ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 7, at the KSU Continuing Education Center on Busbee Drive in Kennesaw, GA. Continue to check www.authoroftheyear.org for updates on ticket sales. They will be available for purchase soon. If you have any questions regarding the banquet and ceremony, please send them to administrator@georgiawriters.org.
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