This Week in Celebrating the Writers’ Festival

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 the New York Times Magazine‘s case for semicolons, a lemon poppy-seed olive oil loaf cake, and the marvelous Google Doodle celebrating Audre Lorde’s birthday. I am really looking Read more…

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50th Anniversary Schedule of Events!

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 2013, 4-5 p.m., hosted by Dr. James Stamant Reading: Agnes Scott Student Finalists in the Writers’ Festival Contest, 6:30-7:30 p.m., hosted by the Agnes Scott Read more…

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Celebrating 50 Years!

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 Writers’ Festival, and playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger ASC ’00, who was a guest at the 2012 and 2018 Festivals. Save the date! For the last twenty Read more…

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48th Annual Writers’ Festival Contest

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, Nikky Finney will give a public reading at 4 p.m; Ngugi wa Thiong’o will give a public reading at 8 p.m. On Friday, April 5, Read more…

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Thank You for Your Support

We would like to extend our thanks, gratitude, and appreciation of the following people for their help in making the Festival a wonderful success: The English Department plans and advises the Festival every year; and their advice and creativity make it the wonderful event it is. This year Professor Nicole Stamant coordinated the state-wide writing contest in four genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and dramatic writing. Thank you to the judges who selected the finalists Read more…

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Contest Winners Announced

The results are in! Our contest winners were announced on Thursday, April 6 prior to Claudia Rankine’s reading. We thank each of our finalists for their submissions, and send many congratulations to our winners! Each winner was awarded a $500 prize, which is made possible by our donors’ generous support. Drama Christell Victoria Roach Emory University Fiction Soniah Kamal Georgia State University Nonfiction Anna Lachkaya Agnes Scott College Poetry Terrence Daye Morehouse College

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Another Successful Festival

Thank you to everyone for another successful Writers’ Festival! We had amazing turnouts at each event, great audience questions, and lots of books signed. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Festival and hear our amazing guests. Agnes Scott Finalists’ Reading Tuesday April 5, 2016 Festival Guest Q&A Session Thursday, April 6 Patrick Phillips’ Reading Thursday, April 6 Claudia Rankine Reading and Contest Winner Announcement Thursday, April 6 Kayla Miller Reading Friday, Read more…

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Finalist Interview: Lauren Godfrey

Lauren Godfrey is a recently graduated student at Agnes Scott College and a finalist in Nonfiction. We caught up with her this week to ask her a few questions about her life and her craft. Her piece, “If You Can Hear Your Neighbor,” will be published in the 46th annual ASC Writers’ Festival magazine. The Writer What are you reading right now? Right now, I am finishing up In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. I’ve wanted Read more…

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