The Chattahoochee Review is a literary journal published by Georgia State University's Perimeter College . It is widely regarded as one of the leading voices in Southern fiction and was established in 1981. The journal contains fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.
9-513: The journal awards the Lamar York Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction and the Townsend Prize for Fiction . The following are the current editors of the journal: The Chattahoochee Review was founded in 1981 by English professor and critic Lamar York, who was its founding editor. In 1997, Lawrence Hetrick became editor of the journal. In 2003, the journal received the "Governor's Awards in
18-527: A winning essay and story. The Townsend Prize for Fiction is administrated every two years by The Chattahoochee Review and the Georgia Center for the Book . The award is given to an "outstanding novel or short-story collection published by a Georgia writer during the past two years" and is "the state of Georgia’s oldest and most prestigious literary award." This article about a literary magazine published in
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36-514: The Humanities" from the State of Georgia in recognition of its legacy. In 2011, Anna Schachner became editor of the journal. Writers whose work has appeared in the journal include William Gay , George Singleton , Natasha Trethewey , Walter Griffin , Anthony Grooms , Terry Kay , Judson Mitcham , and Marion Montgomery . The journal awards the Lamar York Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction annually to
45-466: The article's talk page . Townsend Prize for Fiction The Townsend Prize for Fiction is awarded every two years to the best piece of literary fiction written and published while the author lived in Georgia. Past award winners include Alice Walker, Terry Kay, Ha Jin, Philip Lee Williams, Ferrol Sams, Kathryn Stockett, Mary Hood, and Judson Mitcham, among others. The Prize was started in 1981 to honor
54-558: The legacy of Georgia’s most accomplished writers and a hub for the promotion of the literary arts, joined the AWC as a partner in the Prize administration. A reading committee composed of members of the Georgia literary community considers all eligible books and determines a list of ten finalists. These finalists are passed to three out-of-state judges who make the final decision of the Prize winner. A cash award and crystal dogwood trophy are presented to
63-487: The legacy of Jim Townsend, founding editor of Atlanta magazine—the model of the modern city magazine—and mentor to a generation of iconic Southern writers like Pat Conroy and Anne Rivers Siddons. Administered since the 1990s by Georgia Perimeter College, now Georgia State University Perimeter College, and The Chattahoochee Review in 2021 stewardship of the Prize passed to the Atlanta Writers Club (AWC ). The AWC
72-652: The winner at a ceremony in mid-April every other year. The next event will be in the spring of 2025. The ceremony is intended to honor the Townsend Prize recipient, recognize the accomplishments of the other nine finalists, and celebrate the rich literary history of the state of Georgia. More information about the Prize and a form to nominate books for consideration can be found on the Atlanta Writers Club website at: https://atlantawritersclub.org/writer-resources/awc-townsend-prize-for-fiction/ This article about
81-568: Was founded in 1914 as a social and educational organization to teach the craft and business of writing, support local writers, and advance the cause of literature and literacy in the Southeast. Now a 1,400-member community of writers headquartered in Georgia, the AWC has long been a sponsor of the award. In the spring of 2023, the Georgia Writers Museum in Eatonton, Georgia, the repository of
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