Write Now: The Power of Community
featuring Dawn Major and Helen Pitts Bradley
Thursday, May 25, 2023
7:00 pm
Writing can be a solitary job. The process of creating a manuscript rests largely between the ears of the writer. However, for a manuscript to evolve and make its way onto a bookshelf it requires a great deal more. It requires a community.
Join Dawn Major and Helen Pitts Bradley for a conversation on the power of a writing community, the importance of being involved with writing groups and organizations, and how their involvement has benefitted their writing journey.
This program will be virtual via Zoom, live streamed on our Facebook page, and archived on our YouTube Channel.
Dawn Major received her MFA in Creative Writing from the Etowah Valley Writing Program at Reinhardt University, her BA in English from Kennesaw State University, and a Creative Writing Certificate from Emory Continuing Education. She was awarded the James Dickey Fellowship and acted as editorial assistant for the James Dickey Review. She’s won the Dr. Robert Driscoll Award for Excellence in Writing on Regional Themes and the Faculty Choice Award also for Excellence in Writing. Her published work may be found at Elder Mountain: A Journal of Ozark Studies, Georgia Gothic Anthology, Springer Mountain Press, Southern Literary Review, Five Points-A Journal of Literature & Art, James Dickey Review, Sanctuary Journal, Sediments Literary-Arts Journal, and Family Life Publications. She is a member of Atlanta Writers Club, Broadleaf Writers Association, Georgia Writers Association, and Horror Writers Association. She provides editorial assistance on the works of the late southern author, William Gay, whom she also enjoys lecturing about at literary conferences. To learn more about Dawn Major, visit her website at www.dawnmajor.com where she shares her work, collaborations, and advocates for southern authors.
A native of Bethune, SC, Helen Bradley has lived all her adult life in Savannah, where she headed a nationally recognized victim advocacy program in the district attorney’s office. Inspired by the resilience of thousands of crime victims and their families, she spearheaded passage of a dozen pieces of legislation, including the Georgia Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights and a crime victims’ compensation program. Familiar with the MeToo movement before it became a catchphrase, Helen also served on the boards of several child advocacy, domestic violence, and sexual assault organizations.
A former newspaper journalist, Helen has written curricula, essays, and articles for the National Organization for Victim Assistance, the National Center for Victims of Crime, and the Georgia Victim Assistance Academy. Her writing has been published in The Savannah Anthology, Savannah Magazine, The Savannah Morning News, and Law Enforcement Magazine. She volunteered for 10 years with Deep Center, a Savannah youth literacy program that won a 2015 National Endowment for the Arts award.
In August 2022, Helen won first place in a national essay contest out of a field of 55 entries. NextTribe, the “voice of women aging boldly,” sponsored the contest in which Helen’s essay, “From High Heels to Hot Wheels,” reveals how she unexpectedly became a first-time mom at the age of 52, when her husband’s two-year-old grandson came to live with them.
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