Athens State University Writing Center

08/24/2026

🌟 We are back in session! Fall 2026 classes resumed on Monday, August 17th, and our staff are back on campus, ready to assist you! ✏️ Come by for a quick chat, visit, or schedule an appointment today at athens.mywconline.com.

The Writing Center assists writers with any kind of writing at any stage of the writing process. Whether you need help getting started, are working on a final draft, or are somewhere in between, our peer writing consultants will work with you, offering guidance, feedback, and a listening ear.

Fall 2026 Hours
Monday–Thursday: 10 AM–5 PM
Fridays (online only): 10 AM–3 PM

🥳 We will also now have pop-up availability to assist students at the Alabama Center for the Arts main campus in Decatur, in the performing arts building on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

If you have any questions, comments, or would simply like assistance with scheduling an appointment, please give us a call at (256) 216-6665, or you can email us at [email protected]. Please allow up to 48 hours for a response.

07/17/2026

🚨 Friendly reminder: The Writing Center's last day of the semester is next Friday! If you've been saying "I'll do it later," congratulations... it's later. 😬

Book the appointment. Bring the messy draft. We'll help. 😎✍️
https://athens.mywconline.com/

07/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the winners of the Athena’s Web Writing & Art Contest, announced at the 4th Annual Summer Writing & Arts Summit!

✍️ Writing Winner
“Circuitous” by Barry Carter

🎨 Art Winner and Cover Selection
“Evidence” by Jordan Doucet

We also celebrate our talented runners-up:

📖 Writing
“Southern Grown” by Whitney Michael
“The Travellers Poem” by Tatiana Haney

🖼️ Art
“A Barn Full of Memories” by Bobby Taylor
“Kulu-Ya-Ku” by Alyssa Lancey

✨ All winning entries will be featured in the upcoming December 2026 issue of Athena’s Web.

📬 Submissions are now open for Athens State students, faculty, and staff! Learn more here ---> https://www.athens.edu/resources/academic/writing-center/athenas-web/

06/26/2026

🎤✨ We sure hope you didn’t miss the amazingly talented individuals who performed during yesterday’s closing presentation!

If you did, don’t worry—you can catch the recording on YouTube! Check out the lineup below. ⬇️

Featured Guests
• Kailey Burbank
• ASU Community Choir
• Laura Hunter
• Brandy & Jerry Cobbs
• Keiani Taylor
• Holly Gorman
• Darryl O’Donnell & Grayson Simmons

Open Mic
• Susan Lucille Davis
• Merack Cooley
• Elle Wulff
• Daryl Bowden Jr.
• Jan Hammond
• Tammy Sanderson
• Jenny Byrum

We do not own the rights to any copyrighted music covered during the performances.

https://youtu.be/WoIT9vcokpo?is=yAfejV7gY9E_DGkL

Open Mic/Talent Showcase at the 4th Annual Summer Writing & Arts Su...

06/26/2026

📚 "Author Mindset for Publishing" by Georgina Cross

Whether you dream of writing as a side hustle or becoming a full-time author, this session will help you develop the mindset needed to take your writing to the next level. If you need inspiration to get started or the motivation to finish your book and type those magical words, "The End," this session is for you!

Amazon bestselling author Georgina Cross shares the journey that led her to become a full-time author, with six published books and two more on the way. She is the author of "One Night" and "Nanny Needed," as well as the bestselling thrillers "The Stepdaughter," "My Perfect Husband," "The Missing Woman," and "The Niece." Her novels "The Stepdaughter" and "Nanny Needed" have also been optioned by Netflix.

Watch now on YouTube! ⏯️

“Author Mindset for Publishing”Facilitator: Georgina CrossSessio...

06/26/2026

Did you miss Day 1 of the Summer Writing & Arts Summit? You can now catch one of our featured sessions on YouTube! 🥳

🎥 "Power of the Pause" by Sonia Robinson

Whether you're navigating health challenges, caregiving, burnout, career reinvention, or a new opportunity, this session offers a practical framework for making intentional career pauses with confidence. Using the RPIE model (Research, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation), you'll learn how to create a "Pause Plan" that protects your professional equity while making space for reflection, recovery, and strategic decision-making.

Our featured presenter, Sonia Robinson, is the author of "Pause: Sometimes Stillness Is the Strategy," a memoir inspired by her journey as an executive leader navigating breast cancer, career disruption, and leadership under pressure. Today, she helps individuals and organizations navigate complexity, pause with intention, and grow through practical frameworks and proven systems.

Watch now on YouTube and be inspired to see how sometimes stillness is the strategy.

“Power of the Pause: Sometimes Stillness is the Strategy”Facilitat...

06/26/2026

😍 A few photos from Day 1 of the Summer Summit!

Enjoy some of our attendees’ incredible blackout poetry creations. 🖤📖

We hope to see you again today for another inspiring day of creativity and connection! ✨

06/26/2026

📣 Did you hear? We have an extraordinary closing planned for you tomorrow evening at the 4th Annual Summer Writing & Arts Summit on June 26, beginning at 5:30 PM. Check out the lineup! ⬇️

5:30–5:50 PM | McCandless Auditorium
• ASU Orchestra
• Awards & Recognition
• Poetry reading by Jacqueline Allen Trimble, Poet Laureate of Alabama

6:00–6:20 PM | Founders Porch/Lawn
• ACA Spotlight featuring Jennifer Burns, Kevin Kelleher, and Kelly Joyner

6:30–7:30 PM
• Talent Showcase featuring Eric Essix, Lee Bains, and the Huntsville Drumline

Don't miss it! 💃

06/26/2026

🎊 Day 2 of the 4th Annual Summer Writing & Arts Summit: Browse the workshops available during Concurrent Session 4 (the final session) on Friday, June 26, starting at 4:15 PM.

How to Make an Accordion Book
Facilitator: Mary Beth Johns
Location: Classroom Building #205

Our Routes, Our Stories.
Facilitator: Kailey Burbank
Location: Writing Center (inside Kares Library)

In Focus: Sound, Story, and Image
Facilitator: Eric Essix
Location: Sandridge Ballroom

You Gotta Fight for Your Right: Protest Music
Facilitator: Laura Brink
Location: Kares Library, Room #114

Don't miss it! 🥳

Want the full 2-day lineup? Check it out here 👀

https://www.athens.edu/.../summer-writing-arts-summit

06/26/2026

👏 We hope you will join us again for Day 2 of the 4th Annual Summer Writing & Arts Summit! Browse the workshops available during Concurrent Session 5 on Friday, June 26, starting at 2:45 PM.

Focused Writing (This is a "quiet room.")
Facilitator: Laura Brink
Location: Kares Library, Room #114

Think Like a Poet, Think Like an Artist
Facilitators: Susan Lucille Davis & Monica Yother
Location: Classroom Building #202

Developing Multifaceted Characters
Facilitator: Laura Hunter
Location: Classroom Building #106

Songwriting 101
Facilitator: Lee Bains
Location: Sandridge Ballroom

Mixed Media Workshop—Paint & Sip
Facilitator: Char Baxter
Location: Founders Hall

Don't miss it! 🥳

Want the full 2-day lineup? Check it out here 👀

https://www.athens.edu/.../summer-writing-arts-summit