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Georgia Writers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit writing organization dedicated to promoting and elevating writers from various points in their careers.

Georgia Writers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects creatives across the state of Georgia and beyond, uplifts marginalized voices, facilitates accessibility within the community, and connects writers so that they can learn from each other through monthly writing workshops and the annual Red Clay Writers Conference. GW also supports writers through the Literary Event Grants of Georgia, maintains the Georgia Writers Registry, and hosts the Georgia Author of the Year Awards.

10/14/2026

🌟RED CLAY READING SPOTLIGHT🌟

We are now just three days away from Red Clay, and bringing us home on our session spotlights, we have a reading from the 2026 recipients of our LGBTQIA+ Literary Success Grants! Join us in congratulating them and celebrating this fantastic achievement. These grants have had a profound impact on our recipients and we thank the Hawthornden Foundation for generously supporting them. 📚💫

To find out more about our guest authors, the conference, and to purchase tickets, head to the Red Clay website linked in our bio 🔗

10/12/2026

🌟RED CLAY ROUNDTABLE SPOTLIGHT🌟

We’re excited to spotlight esteemed author-editors Anna Sandy-Elrod, Ashe Prevett, and Daphne Maysonet with their publishing roundtable “Publishing and Editing from the Inside.”

“Join a group of editors from Birdcoat Quarterly, Ghost Peach Press, and Pleiades Magazine to discuss the world of publishing literary journals, anthologies, and books—from reading through the slush pile to choosing cover art to fielding angry email replies to rejections. This panel is for anyone interested in the process of publishing, whether as an editor, a writer, or both.”

You’re sure to come out of this roundtable with an enhanced understanding of how publishing and editing works from both sides of the table! 📚💫

To find out more about our guest authors, the conference, and to purchase tickets, head to the Red Clay website linked in our bio 🔗

10/09/2026

🌟RED CLAY PANEL SPOTLIGHT🌟

We’re excited to feature Kennesaw State University professors Kurt Milberger, Pete Rorabaugh, and Sean Cho Aryes for their panel discussion of “Creative Writing in the Age of Generative AI.”

“This session will consider the pitfalls and pleasures, if any, of generative AI for creative writers. Offering skeptical perspectives and critical insight, panelists will consider how AI tools have been used in creative writing, publishing, and other fields and discuss questions related to generative AI.”

This panel is sure to prompt some fascinating conversations about this hot-button topic in the writing industry! 📚💫

To find out more about our guest authors, the conference, and to purchase tickets, head to the Red Clay website linked in our bio 🔗

10/07/2026

🌟RED CLAY WORKSHOP SPOTLIGHT🌟

Now featuring the amazing Ann Hite, a two-time Georgia Author of the Year Winner, in both fiction and nonfiction, with her prose workshop “Writing Trauma Into Your Work.”

“How much is too much trauma in your book? Whether you are writing a memoir, creative nonfiction, or fiction, some of our ‘real’ experiences work their way into our scenes. Let's discuss when enough is enough or when it is needed to tell the story intended.”

We’re excited to see how this workshop inspires openness and self reflection in our writers! 📚💫

To find out more about our guest authors, the conference, and to purchase tickets, head to the Red Clay website linked in our bio 🔗

10/06/2026

🌟GWA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT🌟

Now featuring Victoria Alvear, whose novel The Cleansing was listed as a Finalist in the Readers' Favorite Book Awards selection in the Historical Fiction category. Victoria is also one of our amazing vendors at the Red Clay Writers Conference on Saturday October 17th, so be sure to come out and show her your support!

Congratulations, Vicky! 👏📖📚

Victoria Alvear is the author of dark, feminist fiction set in the ancient world. Her latest novel, THE CLEANSING: A NOVEL OF ANCIENT ROME, is based on the true story of an ancient priestess on trial after being accused of having s*x and "causing" Rome to lose a major battle. Her other novels include A DAY OF FIRE: A NOVEL OF POMPEII (optioned by Amazon/UK for a six-part series), CLEOPATRA'S MOON, A SONG OF WAR, and others. She has written for children under the name Vicky Alvear Shecter.

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Did you know that all GWA members are eligible to have their literary achievements featured on our socials? Check our October newsletter for information on how to have your recent achievements featured. Not a member? This is just one of many perks of being a Georgia Writers Association member, so join today on our website!

10/05/2026

🌟RED CLAY PANEL SPOTLIGHT🌟

We’re delighted to feature fantasy authors Ann Michelle Harris and T.M. May with their reading and panel discussion, “Navigating Real Life Through a Fantasy Lens.”

“In this panel, authors Ann Michelle Harris and T.M. May, the 2026 and 2025 GAYA winners in Fantasy, will discuss building believable fantasy characters, bringing deeper meaning to speculative fiction, and finding inspiration for fantasy and speculative writing.”

Whether you are a fantasy fan, or just looking to add more whimsy into your writing, this is the panel for you! 📚💫

To find out more about our guest authors, the conference, and to purchase tickets, head to the Red Clay website linked in our bio 🔗

10/02/2026

🌟RED CLAY KEYNOTE SPOTLIGHT🌟

And now, presenting our man of the hour, the one and only Danté Stewart ()! Danté will deliver this year’s keynote reading: “The Art of Witness: On Creativity, Storytelling, and Going Where It Hurts.” After the reading, Danté will be in conversation with Georgia Writers board member and poet Valerie Smith (). 📚💫

“Writer, minister, and storyteller Danté Stewart knows what it means to never look away. In this talk, he traces the specific creative, spiritual, and journalistic choices behind his most powerful works, including his memoir Shoutin’ in the Fire. As a storyteller, he has learned heartbreak is not an interruption of your life. It is the material your life is made from. The question is not how to recover from it but what you make while you’re still inside it.”

We are thrilled to have Danté as our keynote this year! It’s sure to be one for the books! 🎉🎤

To find out more about our guest authors, the conference, and to purchase tickets, head to the Red Clay website linked in our bio 🔗

09/30/2026

🌟RED CLAY WORKSHOP SPOTLIGHT🌟

This one’s for all of our Dolly Parton fans out there. We can’t wait for Dustin Brookshire’s () poetry workshop, “The Bargain Store: A Dolly Parton Poetry Workshop.”

“What can the songs of legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton teach us about writing, craft, and perspectives in poetry? In this in-person workshop, Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology co-editor Dustin Brookshire, will guide participants through exploring the discography and cultural impact of Dolly Parton. We’ll use Dolly’s songs as inspiration for writing new poems via thematic prompts.”

We can’t wait to see what kind of poems this workshop inspires through the legacy and musical stylings of the incomparable Dolly Parton! 🦋🎶📚💫

To find out more about our guest authors, the conference, and to purchase tickets, head to the Red Clay website linked in our bio 🔗

09/28/2026

🌟RED CLAY PANEL SPOTLIGHT🌟

Now featuring Atlanta based filmmakers Ariel Hairston () and Charlene Fisk, who will be leading our screenwriting panel, “The Writer and Director Relationship: Screenwriting with Directing in Mind” 🎬🎞️

“In this panel, we’ll talk about the screenwriting process and what that looks like if you also want to direct your work. We will cover basic screenwriting expectations, the value of short films as a writer/director, and the power of community in filmmaking.”

What a great opportunity this is for our aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers here in Georgia’s lively film industry! We can’t wait to see all that Ariel and Charlene have in store! 🍑📚💫

To find out more about our guest authors, the conference, and to purchase tickets, head to the Red Clay website linked in our bio 🔗

09/25/2026

🌟RED CLAY PANEL SPOTLIGHT🌟

Just ahead of spooky season, we’re featuring Michael Wehunt () and Kristi DeMeester (), who will be leading the horror reading and panel discussion, “New and Old Gothic: Writing Modern Horror in the American South.”

“This session will examine how modern authors of horror fiction are shaped by life in Georgia and the American South. Touching on history, Appalachian folklore, the atmosphere and imagery of untamed nature, and cultural legacy, the panelists will trace a line from Southern Gothic to the modern literature of our region, particularly in the vein of the horror genre.”

We’re excited to have these 2026 GAYA honorees in horror hosting this panel at Red Clay! 📚💫

To find out more about our guest authors, the conference, and to purchase tickets, head to the Red Clay website linked in our bio 🔗

Address

440 Bartow Avenue #2701
Kennesaw, GA
30144

Telephone

+14705784736

Website

https://www.georgiawriters.org/, https://linktr.ee/gawriters, https://georgiawritersassociation.submittable.com/submit/9

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