Campus Events
Schedule of Events
We’re a little over a week away from the 46th Annual ASC Writers’ Festival! Mark your calendars today!
Finalists
Finalist Interview: Ashlyn Rebel
Ashlyn Rebel is a student at Mercer University and a finalist in Fiction. We caught up with her this week to ask her a few questions about her life and her craft. Her piece, “Vapor Waves,” will be published in the 46th annual ASC Writers’ Festival magazine. The Writer What are you reading right now? I’m currently in the middle of a collection of English novels, including Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Thomas Hardy’s Tess of Read more…
Finalists
Finalist Interview: Stachia Natalee Diehl
Stachia Diehl is a student at Young Harris College and a finalist in Fiction. We caught up with her this week to ask her a few questions about her life and her craft. Her fiction piece, “Francis Jones Public Library,” will be published in the 46th annual ASC Writers’ Festival magazine. The Writer What are you reading right now? I started In Persuasion Nation, by George Saunders, this week. But I also found a couple of Read more…
Finalists
Kamilah Aisha Moon: Former Contest Winner, New Agnes Scott Professor
Kamilah Aisha Moon won the 25th Annual Agnes Scott Writers’ Festival contest in Poetry in 1997. Since then, she’s established herself as a serious and published poet, and now is returning to Agnes Scott this fall as an instructor. Kamilah will join the ASC English Department as an Assistant Professor of Poetry and Creative Writing. She looks forward to “working with amazing young women and contributing to the vibrant intellectual and creative community of the college.” Read more…
Finalists
Finalist Interview: Marlo Starr
Marlo Starr is a student at Emory University and a finalist in Poetry. We caught up with Marlo to talk about his life and craft. Marlo’s poetry will be published in the 46th annual ASC Writers’ Festival magazine. The Writer What are you reading right now? An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Jennifer Cheng’s House A is up next. In what spaces do you like to write? I like to Read more…
News
View our Storify
Storify is a great platform to share a variety of content from across the web. Check out our story by intern Abigail Biles, and then, during this year’s festival, share your memories with us to help our story grow! https://storify.com/abbajane/the-agnes-scott-writers-festival
Finalists
Finalist Interview: Morgan Bilicki
Morgan Bilicki is a student at Young Harris College and a finalist in Poetry. We caught up with her this week to ask her a few questions about her life and her craft. Her poem, “Madame Clofullia,” will be published in the 46th annual ASC Writers’ Festival magazine. The Writer What are you reading right now? MB: Rarely do I read just one thing, and currently I’m working through three. First is Margot Lee Shetterly’s Read more…
Guests
2017 Guest Writers
Three distinguished authors will be on campus April 4-7, 2017, for Agnes Scott College’s 45th Annual Writers’ Festival, the oldest continuous literary event in Georgia. The 2017 visiting authors are poet Claudia Rankine, writer and poet Patrick Phillips, and Agnes Scott alumna writer, poet Kayla Miller ’11. CLAUDIA RANKINE Claudia Rankine is the author of five collections of poetry including Citizen: An American Lyric and Don’t Let Me Be Lonely; two plays including Provenance of Beauty: Read more…
Campus Events
2017 Writers’ Festival Events
We are very excited about this year’s distinguished guests, and we hope that you join us for one or more of the public events listed below. Please note that each of these events are free and open to the public, with no ticket required. Reading by Agnes Scott Student Finalists in the Writers’ Festival Contest Tuesday, April 4, 5 p.m. Luchsinger Lounge, Alston Campus Center Q&A With Claudia Rankine, Patrick Phillips, and Kayla Miller `11 Thursday, April 6, 1 p.m. Read more…
