news & events
News!
January 2024
I am pleased to announced that New York-based Anita Lo is the winner of the inaugural Anthony Grooms Short Fiction Prize for her story “52 Pick-Up.” The Prize is sponsored by The Headlight Review. For more information, visit theheadlightreview.com
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MARCH 2019
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TRIO publishes Eric Erdman's "Where Do We Go From Here," a musical response to The Vain Conversation.
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
The Vain Conversation designated an Honor Book for Fiction for 2019 by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.
OCTOBER 2018
The Vain Conversation selected as a Great Group Reads 2018 Selection by the Women’s National Book Association.
AUGUST 16, 2018
The Vain Conversation is inducted into the Books All Georgians Should Read List by the Georgia Center for the Book!
FEBRUARY 2015
Kirkus and AJC reviews!
Read early reviews of The Vain Conversation (click on title).
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
KSU News Main Page Article
A coveted main page article from KSU is running February 2018. Click on the title for the article.
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MAY 10, 2016
TROUBLE NO MORE: CRITICAL EDITION was launched on Amazon Kindle. The e-book contains contextualizing essays by Pearl McHaney, Jeffrey Leak, and John Holman, as well as an interview with William Walsh. These stories have been widely taught in high schools and universities and this critical edition and reader’s guide is perfect for the classroom.
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November 1, 2016
FULL TEXTS OF ICE POEMS AND TROUBLE NO MORE AT DIGITAL COMMONS.
Free downloads of the full texts of ICE POEMS and the 3rd edition of TROUBLE NO MORE are available at Digital Commons.
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Events! 2024
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The 9th Annual Broadleaf Writers Conference
September 21-22, 2024
at the Decatur Library!
215 Sycamore St, Decatur, GA 30030
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