You're invited! Read Herring hosts Alabama's best noir writers on May 13 for its first in-person event of the year! On Thursday, May 13 at 5:30 p.m., Read Herring bookstore in downtown Montgomery will welcome contributors to the fantastic recent release, Alabama Noir.

Edward Journey reviews John Archibald's Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution. Now at writersforum.org/news_and_revie….

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Underneath the Mask is here and living in the world! Read it now in its entirety at writersforum.org/programs/d

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Calling all writers! Two great opportunities to submit your work are now live at writersforum.org. Follow the link in our bio. instagram.com/p/CP_RNQILesW/…

Calling all fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction writers! storySouth is accepting submissions today through July 15! Go to storysouth.com/submissions for full submission guidelines. instagram.com/p/CQJJFQ8L604/…

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Today at 5:30 p.m. CT Megan Sweet of The Awakening Educator podcast will sit down with our very own Marlin Barton (also a novelist) to discuss his 24 years of teaching creative writing to juvenile offenders at the Mt. Meigs facility in Montgomery. Tune in! streamyard.com/gg82khsswv

Cave 9? The Chukker? FAME Studios? The Nick? If you're on our wavelength you might enjoy our latest book review. It's the perfect weekend read. linktr.ee/alabamawriters…

Opportunity alert! Are you a 15- to 18-year-old visual, literary, or performing artist based in the United States? The 2022 application is open June 22-October 15, 2021. youngarts.org/competition/

AWF Board Members ashley m jones and @jrat_trimble discuss poetry and much more POETRY magazine! poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/15634…

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"Jones will use the funds to help implement a project called the Alabama Poetry Delegation, a multi-regional leadership and service initiative” —AL.com Learn about 2022 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow Ashley M. Jones @ALPoetLaureate & her fellowship project: al.com/life/2022/08/a…