Good morning. I hope that you and yours are safe and well. Last week, my family and I enjoyed a divine King Cake from Just Bakery–their baked goods are fantastic, even beyond Mardi Gras, and if you’re in the Atlanta area, I recommend them to you. I also found delight in Read more…
This year’s exciting Writers’ Festival features selected archival events, new works from Agnes Scott students, readings by returning Festival guests, and the Georgia premiere of a theatrical performance. For more information, visit calendar.agnesscott.edu. And, stay tuned! There is more to come! Tuesday, April 6 Archival Event: Cristina Garcia, Writers’ Festival Read more…
In 2021, the Agnes Scott Writers’ Festival commemorates its 50th anniversary! Please join us the week of April 4-10 for a series of exciting events to mark this special occasion. We will be featuring returning Festival guests former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove, who was a guest for the 1992 Read more…
Agnes Scott College Writers’ Festival Contest Entry Deadline: December 1, 2018 Agnes Scott College’s 48th Annual Writers’ Festival will be held on Thursday and Friday, April 4-5, 2019. Finalist entries in the Festival Contest will be judged by guest writers Nikky Finney and Gillian Lee-Fong (’00). On Thursday, April 4, Read more…
Agnes Scott College is now accepting entries for the 44th annual writers’ festival! The entry deadline is December 1, 2014. Contest categories include poetry, short fiction, personal essay, and one-act play. A prize of $500 will be awarded during the festival to the winning entry in each category. Contest finalists Read more…
Being Flynn is a beautifully haunting yet captivating film that tells the story of lives falling apart and coming together. It displays the relationship between a man and his father, and how they really don’t have a relationship at all. Like a wire that has been coiled around and around Read more…
Poet and memoirist Nick Flynn has just finished an engagement at the 10th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival which ran from January 20th-25th. Nick Flynn appeared along with Carolyn Forché, Linda Gregg, Thomas Lux, Campbell McGrath, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Mary Ruefle & Tim Seibles. This Festival had the opportunity to invite Read more…
For those of you looking for another place to publish your work, check out the Aurora Arts & Literary Magazine! All Georgia undergraduates are welcome to submit fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, and micro-fiction. http://ow.ly/i/4iTiU
We here at the Writers’ Festival want to congratulate this year’s finalists! In Fiction: Robby Nadler, Jessica Mejia, Halden Ingwersen, Casey Cox, Christopher Hayter In Poetry: Robby Nadler, Sydney Bolding, Diamond Forde, Jacob Collum, William Walsh, Brian Heston, Jessica Melilli-Hand, Hank Backer, Rachelle Bowser In Drama: Heather Poole, Stella Zhou Read more…
As we come into the spring, we want to introduce everyone to our final cast list for this year’s Writers’ Festival! With a new concept and design, this year we have four student artists contributing to the layout of the book. Here’s some sneak peeks: Name: Sebastien Occupation: Firefighter Favorite Read more…
