SAVANNAH WRITERS
My short story “Maggie and
the Snake” was awarded Third Place in the Savannah Authors Anthology 2013
Writing Contest. The sponsoring writers held a reception in honor of the
winning writers Friday evening, and I drove to Savannah with my husband Doug.
At a quintessential
Southern home on Victory Drive, we noshed on grapes, strawberries, cheeses,
petit sandwiches, and chicken wings while our host, Christopher Scott,
circulated with wine fill-ups. Even better than this setting was the company of
the writers themselves. Most of the ones I met were transplanted Georgians who
moved to Savannah either for careers or retirement. Christopher and his wife
June Hopkins are typical. They’re well traveled, but she’s a New Yorker and
he’s from Canterbury, England. The amazing thing is that, to a person, they
were enthusiastic about the city. Makes you want to pack up and move south.
Doug and I stayed overnight
at a hotel that was conspicuously historical on Bay Street with a view
overlooking the river. After the reception we walked downstairs to the
riverfront’s cobblestone street where restaurants and bars plied the passing
pedestrians with posters, music, and mayhem. The temperate evening brought out
families and children, as well as the beer crowd. It was noisy, but in a cheerful
way. We sat at an outside table, ate ice cream, and watched the traffic. One of
the river boats looked like a paddle-wheeler from bygone days, with many lights
on the three terraces. A site from an antebellum fantasy.
My thanks to the Savannah
writers for an enjoyable evening, for promoting writing with its contest, and
for selecting my short story for recognition. They have a website which
provides the list of all the winning manuscripts as well as information about
the group: http://www.savannahauthors.org.
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