Savannah Writers Group

The workshop discussion on "Show versus Tell" has been moved from the 13th, to Tuesday, November 27th. This is the way our calendar looks for the rest of the year ( UPDATED 11/12/12 ): NOVEMBER Tuesday, November 13th: The Savannah Writers Group will meet at 7PM at The Atlanta Bread Company. We'll focus on sharing our work. Bring something to read to the group and if you want feedback, you know what to do! Let's also give back to the Atlanta Bread Company by ordering something to eat. This will be our "Thanksgiving at the Atlanta Bread Company". Tuesday, Novembe r 27th: Join the The Savannah Writers Group for a discussion on "Show versus Tell" at the Atlanta Bread Company at 7PM. DECEMBER Tuesday, December 11th: Join us for a holiday dinner at The Exchange restaurant on Waters at 7 PM instead of our regular meeting. We'll be having a social dinner. Your guests are welcome.   Note: There will be no meeting o...

The next meeting of the Savannah Writer’s Group will be held October 23 at 7:00 PM, at the Atlanta Bread Company. Our very own published member and keeper of the SWG blogspot/website, Sasha McBrayer, will be our guest speaker. By popular request, Sasha will be speaking on writing effective dialogue. Sasha asks that you bring at least six copies of one page of dialogue that you have written, perhaps from a current work in progress. After her brief talk, volunteer readers will have the opportunity to share and receive critiques from Sasha and the group. Our friends at the Bread Company are kind enough to allow us to meet in their space gratis. Please patronize them appropriately. As per our guidelines, we will have a brief business meeting and regular sharing if time permits after the speaker. This means you can share other things you've written, as usual. It doesn't have to include any dialogue. If you do want to share for written feedback after t...

The Savannah Writers Group is pleased to host guest speaker Mark Murphy at the October 9 meeting. The fun begins tonight at 7:00 pm at The Atlanta Bread Company.

The next meeting of the Savannah Writers Group will be Tuesday, Sept. 25th, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Atlanta Bread Company, in the Twelve Oaks Shopping Center on Abercorn Street in Savannah, GA. That's tonight, folks!  Please bring your work to share/review. If you would like feedback, please bring at least six copies of the group critique sheet. Don't have a copy? You can email Sally Klein at customer (at) coastalnow (dot) net to request a copy. Watch the blog for upcoming events. We meet every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. At the Oct. 9 meeting, we're thrilled to host guest speaker Mark Murphy, author of The Shadow Man , a mystery set in Savannah. We have tentatively scheduled a dialogue critique for the Oct. 23rd meeting.

The Savannah Writers Group is pleased to host guest speaker Mark Murphy at the October 9 meeting. Dr. Mark Murphy, local gastroenterologist and writer, will speak to the Savannah Writers Group at their regular meeting October 9, 7:00 PM at the Atlanta Bread Company in the Twelve Oaks Shopping Center, Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA. Dr. Murphy is receiving increasing recognition for his writing and is scheduled to appear at the 2013 Savannah Book festival with his new book, The Shadow Man , a mystery set in Savannah. You can access Murphy's blog here . His book is available for purchase at Amazon . Be sure to look for the kindle version as well. Amazon describes the thriller this way: Savannah surgeon Malcolm King had a perfect life--a loving wife, devoted daughter, and a thriving medical practice. But when a random airport parking lot hit-and-run links him to a dead body in a Florida hotel and an acquaintance is found dismembered and stuffed into a garbage bag...

1. ANTIOCH REVIEW is based in Yellow Springs, Ohio. This long-running and respected literary journal considers submissions of essays, fiction, and poetry between September 2 and May 31. The journal pays $15 per printed page. 2. THE CINCINNATI REVIEW is also based in Ohio. Though a relatively newer journal, it also considers submissions of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and translation features between September 1 and May 31. This journal pays $25 per printed page for fiction and $30 per printed page for poetry. 3. GULF STREAM MAGAZINE is based out of Miami, Florida. This magazine's submission period actually opens tomorrow September 15 to November 15 (and then re-opens on January 15). Writers can submit fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. However, this market is purely a place to build clips as it pays in contributor copies. 4. PLEIADES considers submissions of fiction, poetry, and essays. Submissions are open from August 15 to May 15. Writers receive $10 as com...

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