Writing Organizations in Alabama
Alabama State Poetry Society
Founded in 1968, ASPS continues to encourage poets and to provide them with opportunities for sharing and growing. ASPS sponsors contests as well as Spring and Fall meetings where poets can meet.
Huntsville, AL
Alabama Writers' Cooperative
Writers, aspiring writers, publishers, and members of the literary community are welcome to join. Sharing information, developing ideas, honing skills, and receiving practical advice are hallmarks of the annual meeting.
Montevallo
National League of American Pen Women, Inc
Founded in 1897, the National League of American Pen Women, Inc. (NLAPW) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports and promotes professional women in arts, letters, music, and allied professions.
Birmingham, AL & Huntsville AL
Alabama Writers Forum
A partnership with the AL State Council on the Arts to cultivate literary culture through supporting writers at all stages, with emphasis on literary arts education programs for young writers.
Montgomery, AL
DESERT ISLAND SUPPLY CO
Our mission is to work alongside students as they develop the creative tools they need to explore and document their worlds.
SCBWI Southern Breeze
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators provides the resources, professional networking, and community-building opportunities that support writers, illustrators, and translators throughout their careers.
Southern Breeze (Alabama, Georgia, and Florida panhandle)
Websites/ Blogs/ Newsletters That Teach
Absolute Write
A moderated, free, online community of writers, agents, editors, and publishers. Information about writing, editing, publishing, and agents. Writers of all levels of experience and ambition.
Alabama State Poetry Society
Founded in 1968, ASPS continues to encourage poets and to provide them with opportunities for sharing and growing.
Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)
Our mission is to amplify the voices of writers.
Jane Friedman
Honest and unbiased guidance to make the best decisions for writers.
Reedsy
Connects authors with publishing professionals. Has classes and offers an online writing platform.
SEE JANE WRITE
Founded by Javacia Harris Bowser, See Jane Write began as a Birmingham-based membership organization for women who write and blog. Today it is a website and community for women everywhere who are ready to be the authors of their own lives and who want to write and live a life worth writing about. See Jane Write seeks to do this by helping women find the creativity, confidence, and community they need to use their words and story to make an impact and an income.
Southeastern Book Events
A comprehensive list of author signings and book events in the Southeastern United States.
The Dialogue Doctor
Jeff Elkins-Helping writers create characters and write dialogue that will engage readers. He helps write dialogue that suffers from mono-mouth.
The Write Life
Website by selfpublishing.com with blog posts about all aspects of writing.
Writers Digest
Online community with many different articles and resources for writers.
Writing Opportunity - Alabama Literary Review
The Alabama Literary Review (ALR) is a state-sponsored literary journal publishing regional and national writers and is generously supported by Troy University and the Troy University Foundation. Published once a year, the ALR is offered as a free service to all Alabama libraries as well as to two- and four-year institutions of higher learning in the state of Alabama.
Writing Opportunity - Aura Literary Arts Review
Aura Literary Arts Review is an award-winning creative literary magazine that is published through the Student Media division of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The publication is led and run by UAB students from various departments including English, communications, world languages, computer science, biology, and more.
Writing Opportunity - Birmingham Arts Journal
The Journal is operated without profit by passionate volunteers, who believe that exceptional works by the famous, not-yet-famous, and never-to-be-famous deserve to be published side by side in a beautiful and creative setting.
Writing Opportunity - Birmingham Poetry Review
Birmingham Poetry Review is a UAB publication that includes original poetry, translations, and reviews. Each issue includes Featured Poet and Featured Essay sections.
Writing Opportunity - Certain Age Magazine
What you will find is wisdom, perspective, truth-telling, humor, opinion – lots of that – all with the discernment that comes from having lived.
Writing Opportunity - Wingspan Literary Magazine
Wingspan is the literary and arts magazine published each Fall semester by Jefferson State Community College. Our mission is to bring together a range of poetry, prose, art and photography to produce a magazine that reflects the work and interests of both our college community and the communities we serve.
Writing Opportunity -Oracle - Fine Arts Review
Published since 2003, Oracle is supported by the University of South Alabama Student Government Association, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Departments of English and Visual Arts, and it is available at no charge to students, faculty, and staff. The journal is student-run and uses a blind-review process with multiple evaluations of all submissions.
Writing for Kids (While Raising Them)
Blog & site of children's book author Tara Lazar.
Websites/ Blogs/ Newsletters
Writing for Kids (While Raising Them)
Nathan Bransford has tons of good articles about writing. https://nathanbransford.com/
Jane Friedman has a lot of information about publishing and writing. https://janefriedman.com/
Check out her “Who you can trust” Resources page. https://janefriedman.com/resources/
Reedsy has resources for writing manuscripts online, for finding editors, illustrators etc. https://reedsy.com/ They have monthly presentations on many subjects about writing and publishing.
Writers Digest is an online community with many different articles and resources for writers. https://www.writersdigest.com/
Southeastern Book Events: A comprehensive list of author signings and book events in the Southeastern United States so that you don't miss your favorite author who might only be a 2-hour drive away!