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Sassafras Literary

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Helping Pickens County writers for more than 40 years

The one goal of the Sassafras Literary Exchange is to empower and promote creative writing for the adults and youth of Pickens County, Georgia. 

Welcome to our new website!

Pardon our progress as we develop our new site.
We are so excited to share new information and updates with you.
We are digging through our archives so check back often for new additions of past writings.

The 2026 Adult Writing Contest opens March 1!

Creative Writing Contest

We host an annual Adult Writing Contest in the Spring and an annual Youth Writing Contest in the Fall.
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Seeking Writers & Wannabe Writers!

Our membership includes writers of fiction, poetry, essays, and memoirs. Join us for our next meeting.
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Do you have writing samples to share?

Share your literary creations with our group to get constructive feedback.
Upload your writings HERE​

Writing can be more than words on paper. It can be your therapist, your love, and if you choose, your profession. Think about it. You won’t know until you try.

– Nancy Van Sant

Featured Writings

from our Pickens writers

Sassafras Literary Exchange is Born

In 1981 the Sassafras Literary Exchange began with a small group of Pickens County Residents….
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Letter Writing – The Forgotten Art

Writing letters should be an important part of every writer’s life. Since writing is putting your thoughts on paper…
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Keeping Readers
Hooked

The key to creating the unexpected in character, setting or plot is that you control reader response….
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Read Writings from More Writers Here

News and Recent Writings by our Local Authors

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Share your writing samples, come to our next meeting, and join the Sassafras Literary community!

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