Meeting times and locations of some Pods are in transition.
Updated: January 7, 2002

Albany

Pod Leader needed

Meetings usually on the third Thursday from 7:30 - 9:00. For information call former leader Roseanna Almaee at 430-6880 (day) or 888-0838 (evening) or email her at:

Central Savannah River Area - Augusta

Gigi La Pan held the fort until LindaLee Harper (see above), the new leader, stepped forward.

MANY THANKS TO GIGI!

Alfabet Soop - OPEN

Many of our members write for children.
Several have expressed a desire to re-create this fun Pod but it must have a leader.
Here's your chance to learn and grow together with like-minded writers,
under our umbrella.

Athens

Contact Michelle James - 706-742-2252 - MichelleMJames@hotmail.com for dates, places and times.

Columbus

Another Leader retired, interested?

Macon/Middle Georgia

The Macon/Middle Georgia Pod of GWA meets on the first Saturday of the month from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm. They usually meet at Barnes and Noble on Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard. Contact Doyle Spence at 478-971-4557 Poemman1@aol.com.

Screenwriters

No activity at the moment. Make it happen.

Life Experiences

Famous lives aren't the only ones worth remembering--- we all have a connection to history. Using journals, memoirs, life history logs and personal essays, we celebrate our individual triumphs, struggles, relationships, experiences, memories and traditions. Join us on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. Call Margo Fallis - 770-322-0606 - writeurlife@yahoo.com

Writers' Circle

Gelia Dolcimascolo leads The Writers' Circle Pod. She is also the Facilitator at the ISS Writing Center of Georgia Perimeter College, where the meetings are held. The address of the school is 2101 Womack Road, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338. (This is not far from the Dunwoody Library, where the Atlanta General Meetings are held.) Pod meetings are the first and third Friday of each month, 2:00-4:00 p.m. B Building, Room NB2310. Phone: 770/551-3057 (Writing Center).

Poetry in Decatur

The one and only Dwight Humphries, poet especial, passed away on October 13, 2001.
He is irreplaceable, but a new group in his honor and with new energies would
thrill him no matter where he is.

See Starting a Pod

Of "Podness"*

What are Pods all about?
They are about participation and the continuation of an organization that works to mutually benefit all writer/members in their chosen genre, and in the overall business of the writing life. Pods are about support. Connection. Communication.
 *   Enjoyment of a shared interest... fellowship.
 *   Watching yourself and the other pod members grow... in skill and professionalism.
 *   Help in literary discernment, rediscovering excellence and why it is considered excellent.
 *   Opportunities to mentor and be mentored.
 *   Having a chance to be published in GW News/Mag and receiving important, truthful and accurate information in its pages and from your fellow writer-members.

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*Often people ask why we call our satellite groups "Pods."  Whale families live in "pods" and as their exemplary behavior is legendary, that is reason enough to use the term for our namesake. The Pod signature image ought to be a whale or a family group of whales. We're seeking just the right picture, one that translates to a clear background image. Please contact us at: Pods@georgiawriters.org if you have something that will fit.

Geri Taran
director@georgiawriters.org