enjoy these articles published in the Pickens County Progress
By Angela Reinhardt, Staff Writer originally published in the Pickens County Progress Nearly 200 students and parents were in attendance at the Sassafras Literary Exchange’s 42nd Annual Youth Writing Contest Awards Ceremony, where winners were announced in poetry, non-fiction and fiction categories. The event was held at Jasper United Methodist Church on Thursday, Nov. 16. …
by William Young as published in the Pickens County Progress It’s writing contest time for students in Pickens County. The Sassafras Literary Exchange has set the beginning date for its Creative Contest for Youth for Monday, September 25th. The contest will end at the end of the school day on Friday, October 20th. All students …
by Larry Cavender, Contributing Writer originally published in the Pickens County Progress, Thursday, July 27, 2023 “Writing is not hard; finding time to write is hard.” Although she has been retired for several years, Joyce Southern Bennett of Jasper laments that it is hard for her to find time to do what she loves – writing. …
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by Angela Reinhardt, Staff Writer originally published in the Pickens County Progress, Thursday, December 1, 2022 It was arguably the largest crowd in the history of the Sassafras Youth Writing Contest awards ceremony, according to a member of the local writing group that has hosted it for the last 41 years. The Sassafras Literary Exchange held the …
Sassafras Literary Exchange’s Youth Writing Contest Winners Announced Read More »
by William Young, President Sassafras Literary Exchange originally published in the Pickens County Progress, Thursday, October 1, 2020 Despite the difficulties this year has brought, we must persevere. Holding on to our traditions is of extreme importance now. The Creative Writing for Youth contest from the Sassafras Literary Exchange has become a tradition for Pickens County …
Youth Writing Contest Prepares for 39th Year – Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Read More »
originally published in the Pickens County Progress, Thursday, September 17, 2020 A new book, “Once is Enough,” has appeared on the Pickens County arts scene. It includes a fascinating account of life in the 1940s through 1960s in Atlanta, Georgia, and written by Maria Boling, a well-known Pickens County Realtor who lived it. Among other stories …
Author Maria Boling’s Latest Focuses on Atlanta in the 40s-50s Read More »
by Mary Ellen Johnson, Sassafras Literary Exchange originally published in the Pickens County Progress, Thursday, August 27, 2020 Sassafras group members were excited to have their first in-person meeting since March on Thursday, Aug. 20th, 6:30 p.m. at the pavilion at Lee Newton Park for a summer themed picnic: hors d’oeuvres, grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, and …
Sassafras Writers Group Holds First In-Person Meeting Since Spring Read More »
By William Young, President, Sassafras Literary Society as originally published in the Pickens County Progress, August 13, 2020 A wee, tiny want ad in the Pickens County Progress is how it all started; the Sassafras Literary Exchange, that is. You see, Pickens County native Cordia Byers read a book and didn’t like the ending. “I …
by Angela Reinhardt, Staff Writer originally published in the Pickens County Progress, Thursday, February 6, 2020 As part of plans to revamp and reinvigorate the club in 2020, the Sassafras Literary Exchange has invited guest speaker William Walsh, author and director of the Etowah Valley M.F.A. Program at Reinhardt University, to speak at their February …
William Walsh to Discuss New Poetry Collection, Give Tips for Writing Success Read More »
originally published in the Pickens County Progress, December 5, 2019 It is always a pleasurable evening when the Sassafras Literary Exchange presents the awards to the winners of the Creative Writing for Youth contest. This 38th annual ceremony was no different. The packed room was filled with the smiling faces of the recipients and their proud …
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