Alabama Writers Cooperative (AWC)

Supporting and celebrating a diverse community of Alabama writers, publishers, magazines, and words.

[Alabama Writers Cooperative (AWC) @AL_Writers]

Register for this free online event on Sunday March the 6th!

[Alina Stefanescu @aliner]

This month is a busy one in Birmingham, Alabama: by busy, I mean bursting with poetry. Join us for the first event in Magic City Poetry Festival's annual line-up, a reading hosted by Huntsville's Kimberly Casey this Sunday, March 6th!
https://t.co/7KABKL19RC

[Caroline Bird @CarolineBirdUK]

‘He brushed his teeth, if at all, with salt’

- Diane Seuss @dlseuss

[Huck @aboredlittleboy]

countee cullen. 'suns of prejudice' is a superb phrase

[Tom Snarsky @TomSnarsky]

look

Jean Valentine

[Beata Productions @beataproduction]

“Our age not only does not have a very sharp eye for the almost imperceptible intrusions of grace, it no longer has much feeling for the nature of the violences which precede and follow them.” Flannery O’Connor #FlanneryOConnor

[Alabama Writers Cooperative (AWC) @AL_Writers]

Dear Alabama Writers, here's a link on how to submit to writing contests here.
https://t.co/YPp5huUprB

[Alina Stefanescu @aliner]

There’s an incredible line-up for the ⁦@AL_Writers⁩ conference in Birmingham soon. You can’t get better than this… including Alabama State Poet Laureate ⁦@ashberry813⁩! Register and share with others. ✨✨✨ https://t.co/eWpMhJnnr3

[claire datnow @ClaireDatnow]

#scbwiSummer22 #eddiegammarra The pitch must sell your book to librarians, teachers, booksellers, readers. Authors should practice reading their pitch out loud. Look at the library of congress summary/copyright page. Give them a sample that intrigues and memoize the pitch.

[Alina Stefanescu @aliner]

Magic City Poetry Festival is on. This magic is free to all. And it's a zoom room, not a webinar.
@JasonMcCall4 emceeing @kimannjosouth, K. Brenna Wardell, and @TheGloryFires. Save your seat and come burn the honeysuckle with us.🖤
https://t.co/r14cxdLzYW

[Kimberly Grey @KimmyGrey]

Carl Phillips (@CPhillipsPoet) ⭐️

[John Hammontree @JohnHammontree]

I think I could listen to @imaniperry talk for days. Her new book "South to America" is quite simply a masterpiece. Please give this one a listen and then go pick up a copy of her book. https://t.co/WALEF5s4rN

[Alina Stefanescu @aliner]

This month is a busy one in Birmingham, Alabama: by busy, I mean bursting with poetry. Join us for the first event in Magic City Poetry Festival's annual line-up, a reading hosted by Huntsville's Kimberly Casey this Sunday, March 6th!
https://t.co/7KABKL19RC

[claire datnow @ClaireDatnow]

@AL_Writers. Here’s a link: https://t.co/QO2kNLfB30. #readingcommunity

[Governor Kay Ivey @GovernorKayIvey]

We just held a special ceremony to welcome Ashley Jones as Alabama’s new Poet Laureate! She will serve a four-year term. She makes history as the state’s youngest-ever and first black Poet Laureate. We are proud to celebrate her many accomplishments today. @AL_Writers #alpolitics

[claire datnow @ClaireDatnow]

Butterflies are beginning to Journey North! Read about it in MonRch Mysteries.

[@ALPoetLaureate @ALPoetLaureate]

It’s almost April! Announcing the 2022 calendar of events for the Magic City Poetry Festival! Every event is absolutely free, and there are in person and virtual options!

[Alabama Writers Cooperative (AWC) @AL_Writers]

Today, @ashberry813 is being sworn in as the new poet laureate of the state of the Alabama. We are so proud of her work, her achievment, her passion for poetry and community--and her service to this place and its future. 🥳

[Oxford American @oxfordamerican]

The Up South Music Issue includes stunning visual art, including an image by renowned photographer Malick Sidibé. Sidibé is featured in @Phaidon's African Artists: From 1882 to Now, out now!

Pre-order the issue: https://t.co/SZP8w1alwQ

Explore the book: https://t.co/DKxMQrBnCL