This just in: Down & Out Books publishes latest novel by SCAD Writing Professor George Williams. The day Zoë turns fifteen, she ditches high school in Chandler, Arizona, and is picked up by Skelton, an elderly man driving a step van turned laboratory. He promises to teach the girl all he knows if Zoë trusts him to […]

Deathmatch Short Story Contest Returns Online readers decide the best fictional short story submitted. In addition to $400 and getting their story published, the top ten winners will meet with an acclaimed book publisher, a literary agent and an award-winning writer who will provide expert guidance. For complete guidelines, visit the website. Deadline is Dec. […]

Are you a storyteller? Want to be one? Study the craft of character, plot, setting and voice with short story writer and editor Lee Griffith. Winter | M, W | 5pm – 7:30pm | Arnold Hall 224 Register for: WRIT 705 Techniques of Fiction Open to all Graduate Students, All Majors. No Pre-reqs.  

West Chester University Poetry Awards seek submissions Undergraduates currently enrolled may enter unpublished, original poems for cash awards. Submissions for the Irish N. Spencer Award should feature traditional modes of meter, rhyme and received forms. The Myong Cha Son Haiku Award entries should comply with the traditional, seventeen-syllable style. For both competitions, first place winners […]

The Savannah Music Festival is searching for an Intern to assist with its education programs. This internship is ideally suited for anyone wishing to gain experience in any or all of the following: writing for social media, social media management, PR strategy, research and program development, the production of large-scale events, non-profit organizations, arts education. […]

Want to attend the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference in Washington, D.C. this February? Need a little financial assistance? Apply for departmental funds now! All interested students (graduate or undergraduate) should: -Compose a short (300 words) email stating why you would like to attend AWP this spring. -Send the email to Professor James […]

The Deep Center, a Savannah non-profit focused on literacy, is currently accepting applications for 2017 fellowship programs, which run January – April 2017. In teams of two, Writing Fellows will lead a weekly creative writing workshop made up of 11-14-year-olds at a Savannah public middle school. Deep will provide initial and ongoing training, curricular and […]

The Blueshift Journal offers online writing workshop series The Blueshift Journal, a tri-annual publication, is looking for student applications of all ages to participate in The Speakeasy Project. Award-winning mentors: Cathy Linh Che, Kaveh Akbar, Christopher Soto, Jennifer Givhan, Paul Tran, and Chen Chen will mentor one-on-one through videoconferencing to refine poetry writing skills. During […]

Catch a roundtable with this award-winning Atlanta-based food writer as he reviews his career and provides advice on breaking into the world of culinary commentary. Currently a dining critic for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Williams previously served as culture editor for Creative Loafing and deputy food editor of Atlanta magazine. He’s also written for several other […]