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.
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The Vanishing Woman
The Vanishing Woman By Kelly Dean Jolley Meryton Press, 2023 Paper, $9.99 Genre: Mystery Reviewed by Lisa Harrison In his novel The Vanishing Woman, Kelly Dean Jolley joins the seemingly-impossible-occurrence mystery genre by posing the question of where a woman who disappears from the locked cabin on a moving train might be. If she is on the train, is she hiding, or is she being hidden? Is foul play involved, and if so, who might be the culprit? Protagonist Tad Fowler has recently sold his lucrative software company and is journeying by train from L.A. to New York when he meets and is immediately smitten by Quinn Shepherd, the glamorous sometime actress and owner of a dog-walking business who is traveling with her friend Aubrey Borden. Quinn is concerned about the mental state of her friend, who has recently experienced a break-up with her boyfriend, but Quinn and Tad face a new set of worries when Aubrey is discovered absent from the room in which she planned to ensconce herself for the duration of the trip. Aubrey [...]
