Mockingbird CHATTANOOGA—The Meacham Writers’ Workshop, established in 1985 by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Professor Emeritus and Founding Director Richard Jackson, is set to return in person for the first time since 2019. The 2023 Meacham Writers’ Workshop will take place Sept. 21-23 at various UTC campus locations and off-campus at Stove Works (1250 E. 13th St. in... Continue Reading →

Historic Cabin at Audubon Acres, a property of the Chattanooga Audubon Society. Photo by Ray Zimmerman. On September 14, 2023, I presented a session on nature writing at Audubon Acres. Participants discussed several exemplary works and spent some time writing. There was time to share our writing. I have included a list of resources I... Continue Reading →

Janisse Ray, Author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood and the Woods of Fannin County, will be speaking at 12:30, August 28, at the Dalton State College library and at 5:30 at the Dalton-Whitfield Library on Cappes Street in Dalton. She is a member of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame and author of twelve... Continue Reading →

April is poetry month, so here is a website with brief reviews of 30 literary magazines that publish poetry. https://authorspublish.com/30-literary-magazines-that-publish-poetry/

Poets and Writers magazine has released their issue focused on writing contests."Our annual Writing Contests Issue features a guide to contests for emerging writers, advice from judges on standing out in a crowd, and best practices when applying to grants and fellowships." https://www.pw.org/content/mayjune_2023

Congratulations to Three Ravens Press. Authors Publish recently gave them an excellent review. Read the feature article here:https://authorspublish.com/three-ravens-publishing/

So, here is a video that tells you how to write a poem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0BUYzMypi8

The Tennessee Mountain Writers have posted the results of their 2o23 contest on their Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065687821524 Ray Zimmerman received an honorable mention.

Two more days to enter the Nimrod International Review contest. https://artsandsciences.utulsa.edu/nimrod/submissions/ Chestnut Review has opened Submissions for their Chapbook Competition https://chestnutreview.com/chapbooks/ April 2 is the deadline for the Mildred Hahn Review https://ws.edu/_media/pdf/special-events/mildred/review/submissions/mhr-call-submissions-2021.pdf Pine Mountain Sand and Gravel deadline is April 15 http://www.sawconline.net/