December, 2011: Hard to believe another year has rolled on! The Renegades have again changed meeting places. Jill Baker-Lesperance, owner of The Dunwoody Bakery, at 2492 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, has welcomed us! As much as we loved La Madeleine, the weather got a bit too chilly for us to meet at the patio tables, and the tables inside offered too much chatter! Do join us for our meetings at this new venue -- and indulge yourselfves in some scrumptious delectables! www.dunwoodybakery.com
The Blue Ridge Writers have announced their 2012 Conference Schedule: see www.blueridgewritersconference.com -- for March 30-31. Manuscripts may be submitted for critiques by February 28. Categories are adult fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children's literature.
April, 2011: The Renegades, Circle members for whom two Fridays a month are not enough, meet on the Fridays skipped by the regular first&third Friday schedule on the campus. Our experience at Barnes and Noble was less than perfect, through no fault at all of the store, which just did not have suitable facilities for us. We are now meeting at La Madeleine Perimeter in the back room, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, with several of us getting into the habit of ariving early for lunch first. (The food is divine!) The address is
1165 Perimeter Center West, Ste 330, Atlanta GA, 30346 > 770-392-0516 The website is http://www.lamadeleine.com/
April brings National Poetry Month and the Fifth Annual Visual Voices Exhibit at the GPC Library third floor Gallery! Do check it out during the month!
Another exhibit in observation of National Poetry Month is underway at Dunwoody Public Library, 
5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338 -- 770/512-4640. All month, The Color of Haiku Exhibition will feature Original Haiku and Mixed Media Paintings by Gelia Dolcimascolo, Marianne Patty and Aviva Stern threeartists@yahoo.com
5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338 -- 770/512-4640. All month, The Color of Haiku Exhibition will feature Original Haiku and Mixed Media Paintings by Gelia Dolcimascolo, Marianne Patty and Aviva Stern threeartists@yahoo.com************
November, 2010: After several wonderful years of Renegade Friday meetings at Borders, we will be saying farewell and godspeed to them at the end of 2010. The store is closing. We have tentative plans to move the alternate Friday meetings to Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 120 Perimeter Center West -- amost literally around the corner. We will have a meeting room, and the store has a Starbucks and a wonderful selection of writing books and magazines. More when arrangements are finalized!
October, 2010: We're growing! Our first spurt was the addition of our informal "other Fridays" at Borders at which many of us have become regulars now -- and now, Louise McKinney, Assistant Professor of English at GPC Dunwoody and author of New Orleans: A Cultural History, two books of poetry, The Longest Distance Between Two Places and Living Things (a book of verse for children), is establishing a "wordshop" for those interested in writing for children! The group will meet one Wednesday a month (see our Calendar). Louise can be emailed at Louise.McKinney@gpc.edu. The first meeting is Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at GPC-Dunwoody LRC 3100.
Jim Huskins is launching his new Groovy Mystery Capers website on October 29, so be sure to check it out! http://www.jameshuskins.com The first Groovy Mystery Caper, Silent Scream. is ready to go, and he is hard at work finishing up the second! Way to go, Jim!
The New Year will be here before you know it. And right after that, April 2011 will bring National Poetry Month, which the Writer's Circle will celebrate with the FIFTH Anniversary of our gallery exhibit! Put your thinking cap on and report ideas for this special occurrence to Gelia, our Facilitator. Let's make it the BEST YET!
August, 2010: More than 100 youngsters ages 12 to 17 participated in the two-day Atlanta Writers Club Youth Creative Writing Camp. The camp was co-sponsored by the Writers Institute at Georgia Perimeter College, and held at GPC Clarkston Campus.
April, 2010: Serena Tome alerts us to a Call for Submissions (of poetry) from Calliope Nerve. They are at calliopenerve.blogspot.com (see the submission guidelines.) Also, Leaf Garden Press publishes in hard copy and online. Both publications publish chapbooks as well (Alex) and Leaf nominates for the Pushcart Prize. They also take fiction and art. FYI. {Serena M. Tome]
May, 2009: Georgia Perimeter is going on its Summer Schedule, which means the campus will be closed Fridays. All meetings of the Writers Circle, regular and informal, will be held at Borders Book Store, Ashford-Dunwoody Road just north of Perimeter Mall in the WalMart Shopping Center. Same time -- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Look for us in the Cafe area!
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Alert for submission deadlines: Chattahoochee Valley Writers' Conference
September 24-26, 2009
Unless noted all events will be at the
Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Rd, Columbus GA
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Writing Contest Deadline Extended Until July 1
For prizes, rules and submission guidelines, visit
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Manuscript Critique Deadline
Stephany Evans
Literary Agent & President, FinePrint Literary Agency
First Fifteen or Received by July 15
Did you know that one of last year's submissions led to a book contract?
For submission guidelines, visit
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Jill McCorkle author of Ferris Beach, July Seventh, Carolina Moon, Tending to Virginia and The Cheerleader, will give the Keynote Address, "The Life of a Story," Friday, September 25, at 7 PM
Public is Invited to Attend. Jill McCorkle's appearance is appearance is made possible by a grant from the City of Columbus through the Columbus Cultural Arts Alliance and the Columbus Convention & Visitors' Bureau
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Poetry Reading With Clela Dyess Reed and Nick Norwood
Thursday, September 25, at 7 PM
Sponsored by the Georgia Poetry Society Open to the Public
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Saturday Workshops 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Turning Your Family History into a Book - Callie McGinnis and Lynn Willoughby
Creating a Dramatic Voice - David Johnson, highlighting a character from a Nunnally Johnson Film
See below for information about the Nunnally Johnson Film Festival
Writing and Selling a Thriller - Andy Harp
Poetry - Nick Norwood
Tito Perdue. Our Visiting Author, will read from his books and take questions about
perfecting the craft of writing and getting published today
The Equinox of Poetry: a Fine Balance - Clela Dyess Reed
Writing Historical Fiction/Non-Fiction - Richard Hyatt
Fiction that Sells, - Stephany Evans, Literary Agent & President, FinePrint Literary Agency
Memoir Writing - KarenMcElmurray
For Bios on Faculty and Jill McCorkle, visit
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The Carson McCullers Center Mixer
for Conference Attendees and Faculty Members
1519 Stark Avenue
Saturday, Sept 26 6:20 PM - 7:30 PM
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Still in the planning stages:
Nunnally Johnson Film Festival
Columbus Native, News Reporter, Short Story Writer,
Hollywood Screen Writer, Director and Producer
Hosted by Thornton Jordan
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Morning - Casanova BrownAfternoon - How to Marry a Millionaire Friday, September 26, 2009
Morning - We're Not Married Afternoon - Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid Free Admission Co-sponsored by the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries and the Friends of Libraries
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Early Bird Registration Form at website
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For more information, visit www.chattwriters.org
Hope to see you in September!
Sandra Halouska
Conference Registrar
April, 2009: NATIONAL POETRY MONTH was a spectacular success!
Gelia Dolcimascolo, Marianne Patty and Aviva Stern presented presented Disappearing Edges, a month-long exhibition of original poetry, mixed media painting and sculpture at the Dunwoody Public Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, as part of the April 2009 National Poetry Month observances. threeartists@yahoo.com
The Taste of Poetry Exhibition, held during the month of April, at the Georgia Perimeter Dunwoody Campus Library, Third Floor Gallery, began with a reading by the poets of their displayed poems, and this fourth annual exhibition was the largest display yet.
Nancy McDaniel and Gelia Dolcimascolo coordinated the event.
February, 2008. Great to have Jaya Kamlani back after her two-months in India, researching for her new book!
December, 2007. Many Writers' Circle members have enjoyed hearing excerpts from Jaya Kamlani's fascinating memoir of growing up in India during the fall of the British Raj and how she came to America, She has completed her manuscript and is now in the marketing stage! She is now in India on a field trip through the villages of northern and southern India to gather material for her next book on rural India. She will be traveling with some people from the U.S. and while there, will also spend time with her family and relatives.
Check out out Mary Frances' fabulous new website of her
Mary has also become a Reporter for Senior News and is looking for opportunities to interview and photgraph seniors who are having fun! Notify her of opportunities, please!
Photos from The Colors of Poetry Exhibition (April, 2007) : Link here. . .
October, 2007 -- Thanks to Gelia for the alert that on Saturday, October 27, Writer's Digest "Breakout Author of the Year" and syndicated Creative Loafing columnist Hollis Gillespie will present her helpful and hilarious Shocking Real-Life Memoir Writing Seminar, exclusively for The Atlanta Writers Club.
In this seminar about writing and selling nonfiction, you will learn: - Which genre/form best suits your idea (Memoir? Novel? Self-help? Magazine article?)
- How to pick an effective title.
- When it's permissible to embroider, improvise, and reorder real-life events.
- How to kick writer's block.
- How to begin.
- How to describe your book in one sellable paragraph.
- How and when to contact agents.
What makes the Shocking Real-Life Writing Academy unique? Hollis' goal is to guide you to not only write but to publish your work, and each class is concluded by providing you with specific tools to accomplish publication, such as concise literary-agent, publisher and national magazine-editor contact information, plus proven advice for how to pitch your book or article ideas so that it separates your work from the rest in the slush pile and will get you a quick response. In the past few months alone, three Shocking Real-Lifers have procured book deals, and three others are negotiating representation with literary agents, and all with little to no publishing experience.
For testimonials, FAQs, and sheer entertainment, go to:
THE SCHEDULE:
10:30am - 11:00am Complimentary coffee, finger food, and mimosas
11:00am - Noon Deciding on the form/genre for the book(s) within you
Noon - 12:30pm Defining the differences between "creative nonfiction" and lying
12:30pm - 1:00pm Lunch (in the form of finger food, ping-pong, and mimosas)
1:00pm - 2:00pm Writing the memoir for book or article, or The Difference Between an Illuminating Essay and a Journal Entry
2:00pm - 3:00pm "The Con Game: Keeping Confidence that Your Work Will Work" by guest instructor and Pulitzer Prize nominated novelist Charles McNair
3:00pm - 3:30pm Special Guest Grant Henry presents his Enlightenment Lecture on learning to overcome self-doubt and fear or criticism
3:30pm - 5:00pm How and When to Contact Agents, Tips for Pitch Letters, plus Real-Live Agent Contact Info
LOCATION:
This dynamic course is conducted in the historic Telephone Factory Artists Lofts at 828 Ralph McGill Blvd. #106, Atlanta, GA 30306. (Click http://www.shockingreallife.com/location/ for a map.)
THE COST:
Cost is $100 for AWC members or $135 for non-AWC members (this includes club membership through December 31, 2008). FYI: Hollis typically charges up to $150 per person for this event, but The Atlanta Writers Club is subsidizing a portion of your registration fee as a thank-you for being (or becoming)a member.
To register, send your check, payable to "The Atlanta Writers Club", to George Weinstein at 1285 Willeo Creek Drive, Roswell, GA 30075.
Class size is limited to the first 20 who register and only 13 spots remain unfilled, so be sure to reserve your place now!
Marty Aftewicz
President, The Atlanta Writers Club
Cell: 404-925-4981
September, 2007 -- If you plan to participate in the 2008 free Georgia Tech's Poetry at Tech workshops, request the application by November 10, 2007! The dates (usually Saturdays) and moderators have not yet been announced, but they will be listed on the application, and you can select a first, second and third choice. Email travis.denton@lcc.gatech.edu or call Travis Denton at POETRY at TECH at 404-385-2760 with your name, address, zip code and phone number. If you leave a voice mail, please speak slowly and spell your name and street address. Include your zip code and a phone number. Completed applications must be received (snail mail only) by December 5. http://www.poetry.gatech.edu/workshops.html is the website, but the actual workshop dates are for 2007, not 2008.
August, 2007 -- Jill Jennings <magistra_jennings@yahoo.com> has started a Poetry Critique Group Poetry Critique Group at the request of the Atlanta Writers Club. The reasons: there is no group in the area for poetry alone, and there is no critique group at all for the north side, which is Kennesaw, Marietta, Roswell, Woodstock, etc. The qualifications are that you must be a member of Atlanta Writers Club, and the group is limited to ten. We have seven now. If you want to spread the word, that would be appreciated. Just have them contact me, Jill Jennings at 770.516.2482 or at my e mail above.
August, 2007 -- StoryQuarterly announces its new system for receiving submissions year-round is now online. Also, the SQ Fiction Contest is accepting entries until September 30 and offers a
First Prize of $2,500, a Second Prize of $1,500, and a Third Prize of $750.
Additionally, ten Finalists will each receive $100. See StoryQuarterly.com
August, 2007 -- The Atlanta Writers Club is pleased to announce a Fiction Workshop for
a limited number of participants on Saturday, October 13. Since attendance is limited, we
are making this available to members only until September 1. If our
class is not full at that time, then we will broadcast to the remainder of our email list.
August, 2007 -- From John Fox, C.P.T. [programmanager@poeticmedicine.org
Poetic Medicine: A Journal of Healing now ONLINE.
August, 2007 -- Emory University's Friends of Creative Writing group is sponsoring a novel conterst -- submission deadline, February 1, 2008. You must have an Emory connection - alum, student, or be a member of the Friends group. Please go to www.cradiance.com and click on the Emory Goes Novel contest "Program Details" for all the information about eligibility and submission.
January, 2007 -- Not too soon to start planning for APRIL, which is National Poetry Month!
The Writers’ Circle will exhibit original poems of Writers’ Circle members in the LRC Gallery on the third floor of the Dunwoody GPC Library (LRC Building). The exhibition's theme will be "The Color of Poetry." If you would like your poem included, contact Nancy McDaniel at nmcdaniel@gpc.edu.
January, 2007 -- Welcome to the Atlanta Writers Club, which will being meeting monthly on the Dunwoody Campus on the third Saturday of each month, 12:45 pm - 4:30 pm, in Building B! We look forward to many opportunities to share!
January, 2007 -- Our ever-inventive Sidney Pike is off on another venture! Here's his latest: "You have heard of Internet Radio......Well, I will start to do a weekly Internet one hour Radio show on January 7 at 1pm. It's called MY OPINION. I also do 3 (recorded) daily COMMENTARIES, likewise called MY OPINION. Times are 9am--1pm--6pm. They run about 3 minutes.
For those who haven't tried Internet Radio here's how it works--also it can be heard-- WORLDWIDE. (I hope that includes New England).
Go to GOOGLE: (or your search engine) or your browser -- and type in (or just click on the link) www.radiosandysprings.com ------The web page comes up--and it will designate where to punch to hear its radio.
I would love to hear from my friends on what they think of my new career." globetraveler@comcast.net
November, 2006 All of us mourn the loss of our dear member Anne Reinhold, who passed away after a valiant sturglle against cancer. She will be sorely missed by all who were blessed by knowing her.
March, 2006 - Collin Kelley, editor of Atlanta Intown Newspapers, phone-interviewed popular poet Sharon Olds recently -- see http://www.atlantaintownpaper.com/features/SharonOlds.php. . . . April is National Poetry Month, which Atlanta Intown Newspaper will mark by printing a selection of readers'work. The poems will be chosen by an award-winning Atlanta poet, who will be revealed in the April issue. Guidelines for submission can be found in an advertisement in the March issue, but do not seem ot be online at this writing. Guidelines are: one poem, any form, no more than 40 lines in length; submitted via email as a Microsoft Word document without poet's name anywhere in the poem. Author's name and contact information should be in the body of the email. Email to: collin@atlantaintownpaper.com. - Poets whose work is selected will be notified before publication. . . . The Southeastern Writers Conference is set for June, but registration deadlines are approaching in April! Get ready now by checking out the website www.southeasternwriters.com. We'll have some brochures at the next Writers' Circle meeting. . . . . .
Review of Sidney Pike's We Changed the World - click here!
