Programs

Craft of Writing Certificate Program

The Atlanta Writers Club Craft of Writing Certificate Program offers a structured and focused approach to enhance AWC members’ writing skills and help them achieve personal and professional goals.

Author Mentorship Program

The Atlanta Writers Club (AWC) is proud to present our 2027 Author Mentorship Program! This unique opportunity provides AWC members with coaching and critique over an 8-month period to help mentees improve their manuscripts (e.g., book-length fiction and nonfiction, short stories

Debut & Emerging Authors Marketing Program

Our Debut & Emerging Authors Marketing Program provides a dedicated space for fledgling authors to connect and collaborate with each other and learn from successful, experienced author-mentors about how to build buzz for their upcoming book launch or their existing book(s).

Critique Groups

AWC sponsors critique groups online and in-person throughout the metro Atlanta area, and we encourage our members to start new ones.

Annual Writing Contest

AWC hosts a no-fee contest each winter/spring for our members with prize money for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.

Townsend Prize for Fiction

The AWC proudly hosts the Townsend Prize for Fiction and its award ceremony every two years to celebrate literary fiction produced by Georgia’s most talented authors.

Atlanta Writers Conference

We also host the Atlanta Writers Conference twice each year, where our members can receive literary agent and publisher feedback about their work, take the next big step toward achieving agent representation and book deals, and learn even more about the writing craft and the publ

Atlanta Self-Publishing Conference

In addition, we offer the Atlanta Self-Publishing Conference annually for authors who are interested in self-publishing or who have self-published and want to get the most out of their publishing business.

Writing Retreat

Each fall, we host a Writing Retreat on St. Simons Island to encourage you to write, relax, and recharge.