Alabama Writing Groups, Workshops, and Creative Writing Classes
Here you’ll find a collection of resources for writers in Alabama, from conferences to local critique groups, workshops, and creative writing classes. If you’re looking for writing groups near you, a workshop or class, a place to connect with other writers, or somewhere to submit your work, these Alabama writing resources are worth checking out.
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Writing Organizations & Groups
One of the country’s oldest continuing writers’ organizations, supporting writers through workshops, contests, networking, educational programs, and an annual conference for writers and readers across genres and experience levels. (Statewide)
A statewide literary organization supporting writers at all stages through educational programs, literary events, youth initiatives, resources for writers, author directories, and programs celebrating Alabama’s literary culture. (Statewide)
A Mobile-area writing organization offering regular meetings, literary events, networking, and community for aspiring and established writers across genres. The guild also helps present the annual Mobile Literary Festival. (Mobile)
Conferences, Retreats & Residencies
An annual full-day writing conference focused on craft and publication, featuring classes, manuscript critiques, and opportunities to pitch literary agents and editors. (Birmingham)
An annual free festival and writers’ conference featuring craft and publishing sessions, panel discussions, poetry readings, writing groups, pitch opportunities, and other programming for writers and readers across genres. (Mobile)
An annual multi-day festival celebrating Southern writing through author conversations, readings, literary awards, music, and other programs in Alabama’s designated Literary Capital. (Monroeville)
Literary Magazines & Publishers
A literary journal published by the University of Alabama at Birmingham featuring contemporary poetry, translations, interviews, and criticism by emerging and established poets. (Birmingham)
A nationally recognized literary journal produced by graduate students at the University of Alabama, publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid work, comics, and visual art by emerging and established writers and artists. (Tuscaloosa)
An author-run literary imprint published by the University of Alabama Press and devoted to innovative, experimental fiction that challenges conventional forms and commercial publishing expectations. (Tuscaloosa)
A literary press at the University of West Alabama focused on publishing contemporary literary novels and short story collections. (Livingston)
An annual literary journal published at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and focused on women and their experiences, featuring poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by writers of all backgrounds. (Birmingham)
Help us add to this list, Alabama writers! Do you know of writing groups near you, writing workshops near you, creative writing classes near you, or an Alabama literary journal or publisher we should be aware of? Let us know here. We periodically review these listings for broken links and outdated information.