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The Eclectic receives 1st place at Southern Literary Festival
February 20, 2006
CARROLLTON, GA - The 2005 edition of The Eclectic, the University of West Georgia’s literary and fine arts journal, won first place in the art and literary magazine category at the annual Southern Literary Festival.
The Eclectic is an annual publication containing graduate and undergraduate works. This year, the 217-page journal presented works of poetry, music, fiction and non-fiction writing, book reviews and excerpts from student screenplays. The 2005 journal also included a 30-page color section with photographs of paintings, sculptures and mixed media and seven music tracts recorded from performances at the university.
Berry College hosted the Southern Literary Festival, which featured workshops by distinguished Southern writers and sessions that highlighted student writers.
For more information about The Eclectic, contact the Department of English at 678-839-6512.
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