The Alabama Writers’ Forum
The Alabama Writers’ Forum, a partnership program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, works to cultivate our state’s literary culture. We do that through supporting writers at all stages. We encourage our young writers to find their creative voice through the Father Goose Poetry Festival for Kids!–and through our Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards. We support the work of our state’s literary community through our Alabama Authors Directory, First Draft magazine, and other programming and opportunities for writers across the state. And we celebrate our state’s rich literary legacy through the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. We are, above all, a community of writers united by our desire to advance the literary arts in Alabama. If that describes you — join us! There are many ways to get involved.
An Interview with Playwright Norman McMillan
Fireball (play) By Norman McMillan Premiered March 8, 2024, at Montevallo Main Street Players; Montevallo, Alabama Directed by Gregory Wayne Martin Starring Ingrid McGraw Based on the book Fireball By Hazel Lindsey and Julia McMillan Walker GreyWalk Books, 2015 Paperback: $15.00 Genre: Memoir Anyone who has had the opportunity to spend time with Norman McMillan knows that he is an engaging and skillful storyteller. McMillan, a long-time professor, department chair, and current Professor Emeritus at the University of Montevallo, has won awards for academic excellence as well as for his creative literary output. He is a past president of the Alabama Writers’ Forum and many other educational and literary organizations. Distant Son: An Alabama Boyhood (2002) is McMillan’s compelling memoir of growing up in Alabama’s Black Belt. The Gold-Plated Scarab and Other Stories (2022) is a recent collection of McMillan’s short stories and other writings. His plays include Against a Copper Sky (2002), Ashes of Roses (2004), and, most recently, Fireball, which premiered in Montevallo in March 2024. Reviewer and critic Don Noble cites McMillan as an [...]
