“In writing, you must kill all your darlings.” — William Faulkner
Kill Your Darlings ATL aspires to offer a community for writers in Atlanta where they may participate in peer edits and workshops, open mics and literary events, conversations and camaraderie, and encourage each other to pursue our writing, while making friends and building a community.
Open and free to the public, we meet every two weeks at Joe’s Coffee in East Atlanta to workshop pieces, but also book and attend literary readings and events around town.
Workshops usually comprise of 5-9 writers, with about four to five hardcopy pieces workshopped and discussed. Material ranges from poetry, essays, news editorials, music journalism, short stories and/or a chapter from a novel.
There are close to 50 local writers who participate or are involved with Kill Your Darlings ATL, including some published and non-published. Of those published, their work has appeared in Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University, CBS Radio, CommonCreative ATL, Creative Loafing Atlanta, Everyday Genius, The Fanzine, Kill Author, Loose Change Magazine, and skirt! Magazine, among others.
We have received press from Atlanta Magazine, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Creative Loafing, Culture Mob, Loose Change Magazine, Scoutmob, and Thrillist, among others.
All interested parties, please contact us at info@killyourdarlingsatl.com or you can follow us via facebook.com/KillYourDarlingsATL and www.twitter.com/kydatl.
