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ALABAMA WRITERS FORUM INC

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The Alabama Writers’ Forum, organizes writers, educators, &others interested in the literary arts in Alabama.THANKS TO ONE & ALL FOR TODAY!!

  • Students await their honors at the Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards (HSLAA).
  • Sonia Sanchez speaks to students at Carver High School as part of the Alabama Book Festival Community Outreach.
  • Youth find their voices through Writing Our Stories, a juvenile justice & the arts collaboration, now in its 15th year.
  • Winston Groom greets an admirer at a book event sponsored by the Forum and held at Troy University, Montgomery Campus.
  • Sen. Paul Bussman presents a Senate Proclamation to Cullman High School student Rachel Vance at the 2011 HSLAA.
  • National Poetry Out Loud champion Youssef Biaz recites poetry in the AWF-Vulcan Materials tent at the Ala. Book Fest.
  • George F. Landegger, Chairman, Parsons & Whittemore, presents Carolyn Haines with the 2010 Harper Lee Award.
  • Randall Horton signs books at the 2011 Alabama Book Festival.
  • Rep. Paul DeMarco congratulates students from Briarwood Christian School and their teacher Jon Carter at the 2011 HSLAA.
  • The Writing Our Stories team at Columbiana Middle School, the program’s first foray into a public school.
  • Rick Bragg discusses the writer’s life at a benefit for the Forum in Fairhope.
  • Writing Our Stories is recognized at the Alabama State Capitol with a 34-panel exhibit of its 15-year history.

The Alabama Writers’ Forum supports literary arts programs in Alabama. Writers who hail from our state are well known. Harper Lee, Winston Groom, Sonia Sanchez, and many others have placed Alabama firmly on the world’s literary map. The AWF keeps the literary community connected through its programs and services.

We encourage young writers to explore creative writing as an arts discipline as well as a career path. The annual High School Literary Arts Awards recognizes students and their teachers for writing excellence and promise.

We promote cultural tourism through our support of literary festivals and gatherings large and small. The annual Alabama Book Festival, held each spring in Montgomery's Old Alabama Town, is the state's premier literary gathering, attracting 4,000 people for a day of readings, book browsing, and family fun.

Writing Our Stories, a creative writing program for adjudicated youth, takes place year-round at the Alabama Department of Youth Services in four school settings. Young writers works are debuted in anthologies published each year as the culmination of this thriving juvenile justice and the literary arts partnership. A portion of donations will be used to help restock the DYS Chalkville Campus's school library that was destroyed in the Jan. 23 tornado.

Writers, publishers, teachers, and others can gain information and news and share ideas through the Forum’s interactive web site: www.writersforum.org. Members of the Forum and donors receive our digital newsletter and frequent updates about literary events and services in our state and beyond.

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Areas Served: Statewide, Alabama, Chalkville, Birmingham, Mt. Meigs, Montgomery, Fairhope, Mobile, Huntsville, Jefferson County, Shelby County, Montgomery County, Baldwin County, Madison County, Mobile County

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  1. Jeanie ThompsonJeanie Thompson 02/03/2012 at 12:42 AM ET
    Thanks to everyone who contributed all day long for the First Alabama Gives Day! It' s my priviledge to work for the best-supported literary arts organization in the country!
  2. John S JeterJohn S Jeter 02/03/2012 at 12:29 AM ET
    Thanks to Alabama Writers' Forum for support of the arts and all their good/great work.
  3. Robin FitzhughRobin Fitzhugh 02/02/2012 at 11:22 PM ET
    Keep up the good work!
  4. Denise TrimmDenise Trimm 02/02/2012 at 09:42 PM ET
    Thanks for all you do for our young writers!
  5. Peggy WallsPeggy Walls 02/02/2012 at 09:22 PM ET
    Jeanie, I hope all AL writers will come through and support the Arts, especially the high school students. Thanks for all you do!
  6. Linda YorkLinda York 02/02/2012 at 08:54 PM ET
    Jeanie, Keep up the good work and thanks for all you guys do for the writers in Alabama.
  7. MR PEREZMR PEREZ 02/02/2012 at 08:35 PM ET
    I plan to join when my novel, KATRINA LASHES ARABIA, is published in March.
  8. anne kristoffanne kristoff 02/02/2012 at 08:05 PM ET
    Jeanie does a fabulous job with this wonderful and necessary program!
  9. Adam VinesAdam Vines 02/02/2012 at 07:21 PM ET
    Excellent organization!
  10. Susan C FantSusan C Fant 02/02/2012 at 06:40 PM ET
    This is a great organization to support!
  11. Jeanie ThompsonJeanie Thompson 02/02/2012 at 06:27 PM ET
    Anita and Ed Garner's challenge grant has been met and their $500 contribution will support the High School Literary Arts Awards in honor of Lindsey Stricklin.
  12. Marianne WeberMarianne Weber 02/02/2012 at 06:19 PM ET
    Surely the very best information source for anything that has to do with writing!
  13. Jacqueline TrimbleJacqueline Trimble 02/02/2012 at 06:13 PM ET
    Alabama Writers rock! Go AWF!
  14. Benjamin HollarsBenjamin Hollars 02/02/2012 at 05:49 PM ET
    So lucky to have such a wonderful organization.
  15. Susan TomSusan Tom 02/02/2012 at 05:44 PM ET
    Jeanie Thompson and her staff have done an amazing job promoting Alabama writers, both young and old. Keep up the good work.
  16. Foster DicksonFoster Dickson 02/02/2012 at 05:38 PM ET
    Thanks for everything you folks do!
  17. Barbara D. WilsonBarbara D. Wilson 02/02/2012 at 05:31 PM ET
    This donation is in honor of Jim Buford, our Alabama Writer friend!
  18. Rebecca QuinnRebecca Quinn 02/02/2012 at 05:18 PM ET
    The Alabama Writers Forum has the right stuff!
  19. Nancy HutchesonNancy Hutcheson 02/02/2012 at 03:40 PM ET
    Wonderful company to work for and great co-workers!
  20. Jeanie ThompsonJeanie Thompson 02/02/2012 at 12:57 PM ET
    Anita and Ed Garner have just posted a $500 challenge grant in support of the High School Literary Arts Awards. Thank you, Anita and Ed. http://www.writersforum.org/programs/competition.html
  21. Donna RussellDonna Russell 02/02/2012 at 11:33 AM ET
    The Writers' Forum does great work! Keep it up.
  22. Marta PaulMarta Paul 02/02/2012 at 11:15 AM ET
    Thank you for bringing attention to the accomplishments and needs of all writers in Alabama.
  23. Eunice HortonEunice Horton 02/02/2012 at 10:42 AM ET
    Jeanie, thanks for all you do.
  24. G HitchcockG Hitchcock 02/02/2012 at 10:39 AM ET
    What a great organization!
  25. Julie FriedmanJulie Friedman 02/02/2012 at 10:24 AM ET
    Please join me in giving to this very worthwhile organization. Thank you to Jeanie and the staff who do so much for the literary arts in Alabama.

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