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Jan
27
6:00 PM18:00

AWC + SJW present a live Q&A with Lizz Schumer

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Join the Alabama Writers' Cooperative and See Jane Write for a live Q&A with Lizz Schumer -- the senior books editor at People Magazine. Lizz oversees all things books on all platforms at People and previously led books coverage at Good Housekeeping Magazine, where she founded the Good Housekeeping Book Club. She has also written for Woman's Day, Prevention, the New York Times, and many other publications. She's also a writing coach at the New York Writing Room, teaches journalism courses at New York University and is the author of Biography of a Body and Buffalo Steel.

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Nov
13
5:00 PM17:00

Writing for Children

Join children’s author Sonja McGiboney as she gives an in-person presentation on writing and publishing children’s books.

The presentation will be held at the Gadsden Public Library at 5 PM on Thursday, November 13th!

All are welcome to attend!

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Oct
14
6:00 PM18:00

Zoom Workshop: Brand You: Building Your Author Platform

See Jane Write and Alabama Writers’ Cooperative present a free personal branding workshop via Zoom featuring See Jane Write founder Javacia Harris Bowser.

Register Here: https://forms.gle/rvVvC98KRBktrsGB7

You will receive an email with the Zoom link on Tuesday morning, October 14.

SJW + AWC Workshop

Brand You: Building Your Author Platform

featuring Javacia Harris Bowser of See Jane Write

In this workshop, Javacia will cover practical ways writers can build their personal brands and find community and how both can boost their writing careers.

ABOUT JAVACIA

Javacia Harris Bowser is an award-winning freelance journalist and the author of the essay collection Find Your Way Back: How to Write Your Way Through Anything. In Birmingham, she’s best known as the founder of See Jane Write, website and community for women who write that Javacia founded in 2011. Today, See Jane Write serves and brings together women from across the country and around the world. 

Because of See Jane Write, Javacia was included in Southern Living magazine’s list of Innovators Changing the South, alongside household names like Dolly Parton and Reese Witherspoon. Her personal brand has also landed her opportunities to write for major publications such as ELLE magazine, Good Housekeeping magazine, and BET.com. 

A recipient of the 2022 Alabama State Council on the Arts Fellowship, Javacia has also received multiple awards from the National Federation of Press Women, Alabama Media Association and the Alabama Press Association.

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