Update on the 56th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards
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...
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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...
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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...
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Tribute to Leon Stokesbury
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...
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Tribute to Lynn Cullen
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...
View Article57th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards Nominees
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...
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Carnation, Incarnadine–Caroline Crews’ Tribute to Molly Brodak
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...
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An American Treasure–Tayari Jones’ Tribute to Pearl Cleage
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...
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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...
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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...
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