September 26, 2026 from 11am-1pm at the Ben May Main Library, Armbrecht/Briskman Meeting Room

701 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36602

For questions and/or to sign up for this workshop, contact Janet Nodar at jcnodar@gmail.com.

AWC’s Publications Chair, Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Moreman, has completed the 2025 Awarded Writers’ Collection. It is now available for purchase. Complete your purchase on the product page.

Alabama Writers' Cooperative (AWC) is proud to showcase the poetry and prose winners of the 2025 Awarded Writers' Collection writing contest in this outstanding collection. With a large number of submissions to the 2025 Awarded Writers’ Collection Contest, twenty written pieces were selected for their originality, integrity, and effort.

Award-winning contributors: Kathy Ellis, Emma Fox, Patrick Garaca, M.N. Godbey, Doug Gray, Amy Hadley, Mara Hamner, W.B. Henley, Jaclyn Hogan, Vic Kerry, Dan Leonard, Gretchen Mayer, Shannon Milliman, Karen McAferty Morris, Deborah R. Morris, David Schjott, Dr. Heidi Schmidt, and Kimberly Vernon.

Previous publications can be purchased through AWC’s Journal page.

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The 2026 Writing Contest is underway! If you’re interested in potentially being published in this years Awarded Writers’ Collection, please participate in the Writing Contest! We love to see the submissions from our members and from non-members alike! Anyone can participate!

Check out the Writing Contest webpage for more information: https://alabamawriterscooperative.org/2026-contests

AWC + SJW present 

Your Writing Conference Game Plan: How to Prepare, Connect & Get Results

August 20 at 6:30 p.m. CT

Learn how to make the most of the Alabama Writers Cooperative Annual Conference -- or any writing conference -- at this free workshop. We'll cover how to prepare for the conference, tips for connecting with other attendees and for pitching your book idea, and how to leave the event with what you need to move your writing career forward. 

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cCHGwF7sRbus9WWSR5eO2w

Catherine Hamrick started her career in print, working at Southern Living, Cooking Light, Southern Accents, Better Homes and Gardens, and Meredith Books. She taught writing and communication arts before jumping into digital marketing as the copywriter/content strategist at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. Hamrick's poetry and prose have appeared in The Blue Mountain Review, Appalachian Review, Appalachian Places, Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, storySouth, The Citron Review, and elsewhere. Madville Publishing released her collection, The Tears of Things: Poems, in 2025. Find her online at catherinehamrick.com.

Javacia Harris Bowser is the executive editor of the Birmingham Times and the founder of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. She’s the author of the award-winning essay collection Find Your Way Back: How to Write Your Way Through Anything and is a recipient of the 2022 Alabama State Council on the Arts Fellowship. She has written for several media outlets including ELLE magazine, Good Housekeeping, Good Grit, and Shondaland.com. 

The AWC’s 2026 Writing Contest is open!

Deadline for entries is 11:59 PM CST on August 31, 2026.

Winners will be announced at the 2026 AWC Conference.

Categories, submission guidelines, and submission payments can be found on: https://alabamawriterscooperative.org/2026-contests

The Writing Contest is open to AWC members and non-members alike!

Contact the AWC Contest Chair at AWCcontests@gmail.com for details on sponsorship! If you want a category to be offered and want to be the judge of that category, consider this the perfect opportunity!

Register today! https://alabamawriterscooperative.org/2026-conferenceinformation

View the Schedule: https://alabamawriterscooperative.org/2026-conference-schedule

Grab your discounted conference lodging: https://alabamawriterscooperative.org/2026-conference-lodging

Interested in pre-registering for AWC’s Annual Conference? Fill out the form below to receive further communications about the conference.

The Alabama Writing Workshop is a one-day writers conference in Birmingham, AL (March 27, 2026) with classes, literary agent pitching, critiques, and more. Info: https://alabamawritingworkshop.com/ Take steps to get your writing published.

Don't miss the Rocky Heights Book Fair & Young Author Press Awards Launch in Homewood, Alabama on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This free community event will highlight authors of all ages. Vendor spaces are available and affordable -- a great opportunity to sell your books.

Learn more at https://www.rockyheightsbinding.com/book-fair-event/