The winners and finalists of the 2021 Georgia Author of the Year Awards (GAYA) were announced Saturday, June 12th on Facebook. There were 94 nominees in 11 categories. You may watch a recording of the announcement here. We would like to congratulate the GAYA winners and finalists for their outstanding literary achievements. Please find below …
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CHILDREN’S BOOK Judge: Tanya Valentine Finalist: Rita & Ralph’s Rotten Day by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Pete Oswald Rita & Ralph’s Rotten Day is a lovely portrayal of the ups and downs of even the best of friendships. When a new game ends with tears and anger, these two friends must navigate their way …
I met Pearl Cleage about thirty-five years ago. I was a teenager, a sophomore in college, and she was an adjunct professor at our mutual alma mater, Spelman College. It is one of the great gifts of my life that the first time I met a writer, she was my teacher, Pearl Cleage. The …
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Upstairs, I had time to think about art: which should’ve stopped at Baroque. Meaning, an earthy obsession with entrails. That dovetails with General Nameless Unease. Because the puffery was accurate, at least, and the future had scalloped edges. —Underneath at All, a little middle of the night Here are the two dominant models of ekphrasis: …
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Congratulations to all of the 2021 Georgia Author of the Year Awards nominees! Winners and finalists for this year will be announced Saturday, June 12th, 2021 at 10 AM EST on Facebook Live. CHILDREN’S BOOK Beverly Bruemmer, illustrated by Seth Fitts, Moose Family Christmas Bonnie Clark, illustrated by Todd Bright, Taste Your Words Carmen Agra Deedy, …
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I first met Lynn Cullen in April of 2012 at the Townsend Prize Award Ceremony. Her novel, Reign of Madness, and mine were two of the ten finalists. I was overwhelmed and feeling a bit like a fish out of water when Lynn came up and introduced herself. She drew me into a conversation about …
In one of the last classes he ever taught in Georgia State’s Creative Writing program, Leon read a menu to us, his poetry workshop students. Sitting at the head of the conference table on the 23rd floor of the SunTrust building, he held the laminated menu for Highlands Bakery, which had just opened on the first …
The winners and finalists of the 2020 Georgia Author of the Year Awards (GAYA) were announced Saturday, June 13th on Facebook Live. There were 110 nominees in 14 categories. You may watch a recording of the announcement here. We would like to congratulate the GAYA winners and finalists for their outstanding literary achievements. Please find …
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BIOGRAPHY Judge: Vincent Coppola Finalist: David Cady, Religion of Fear: The True Story of the Church of God of the Union Assembly A timely look at how charismatic leaders and their cults take root in the fertile soil in the United States. Religion of Fear is the multigenerational story of a tiny breakaway Pentecostal sect …
Winners and finalists of the 2020 Georgia Author of the Year Awards (GAYA) will be announced live at 10 AM EST on Saturday, June 13th via Facebook Live. The announcement will be made here. Please note that a Facebook account is not required in order to view the announcement. The video announcement, in addition to our …
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