Savannah Writers Group

Tonight is the second Tuesday of the month and attendees of the January 23rd meeting of the Savannah Writers Group to be held at 7 PM at Uncle Maddio's Pizza will share in the distinct pleasure of meeting J. C. Sassar, author of Gradle Bird . Biography I was born in Savannah, Georgia and grew up in a small town called Metter, sixty miles northwest. I first discovered writing through sound. As an infant, I crawled around the ankles of two of the best storytellers I’ve ever heard, my maternal grandmother and true Southern queen, Rubye Trapnell Becker, and my father, Hugh Esten Cromartie Jr., a legendary whitetail deer hunter and T-4 paraplegic with no legs. When I was old enough to make requests, I’d ask them to tell my favorite stories over and over again, sometimes four or five times in a row. The plots were not what I found most interesting. It was the way they told these stories that never got old.

Happy New Year one and all! This year the Savannah Writers Group is meeting regularly at a familiar location. We have officially returned to Uncle Maddio's Pizza, the home of good food and a good-sized private area ideal for our meetings. Meetings are held every second and fourth Tuesday of the month like clockwork at 7 PM. Not sure what to expect from a meeting? Generally, there's little need to be shy! Attending a meeting is like having dinner with new friends. We are very friendly folks from all manner of backgrounds. We vary in age and in experience with the writing craft. Some of us are published authors, while some just love reading and writing and wish to learn more about it. We discuss writerly topics, share readings of our work (which encompasses everything from poetry and memoir, to historical fiction, to speculative fiction, and scholarly essays), receive feedback and constructive criticism, listen to talks from invited speakers, and occasionally publish ou