Fifty Years of Fine Writing: The Georgia Review
May 5- June , 1997

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The Hargrett Library's exhibit, Fifty Years of Fine Writing, chronicles the evolution and accomplishments of The Georgia Review. Using author manuscripts and correspondence as well as past issues and photos, the tenure of each of the Review's six editors is explored. Additionally, the exhibit depicts The Georgia Review's role in the larger literary community through its involvement in such events as the Roots in Georgia Symposium and the Nobel Laureates of Literature gathering prior to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic games.

Georgia Review Editors
John Donald Wade	1947-1950
John O. Edison	Fall 1950- Summer 1968
James B. Colvert	Fall 1968- Spring 1972
Edward Krickel Interim Editor	Summer 1972- Summer 1974
John T. Irwin	Fall 1974- Summer 1977
Stanley W. Lindberg	Fall 1977- present

Highlights include:

• Correspondence from noted Southern authors including Flannery O'Connor, Katherine Anne Porter, Eudora Welty, Harry Crews, Conrad Aiken and Margaret Mitchell;
• Manuscripts of such authors as Robert Penn Warren, Stanely Cavell, and Mary Hood;
• the Georgia Review's presitgious awards including eleven GAMMAs.