Georgia Writers Association

Georgia Writers Association

Georgia Writers Association (GWA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that works across the state to encourage and strengthen the proficiencies of writers in both the creative and business aspects of the writing life, and to provide networking opportunities for writers through regularly scheduled meetings and events. GWA is hosted by Kennesaw State University and sponsors workshops, conferences, seminars, contests, and other events while encouraging the formation of satellite groups, critique groups and other writer resource groups. The Association is supported by and located at the Kennesaw State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences under the executive directorship of Dr. Ralph T. Wilson. In the future the role of the GWA at Kennesaw State University will be to encourage the education of writers from all backgrounds including teachers, independent writers, and students. Some GWA events are in cooperation with Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project and the Masters of Arts in Professional Writing at Kennesaw State University. The Association is also supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly and its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts .

GWA was founded in 1994 by Geri Taran - a poet, writer, and artist herself - with prize-winning author and Professor of Creative Writing Anthony “Tony” Grooms, and literary agent Susan L. Graham. Ms. Taran served as the executive director of the organization until July 1, 2006; the GWA is now directed by Dr. Ralph Wilson, professor of Creative Writing at Kennesaw State University.