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The Atlanta Writers Club (AWC) created the Toni Bellon Memorial Scholarship Fund to remember a beloved author and longtime AWC volunteer and to assist college students who want to attend an Atlanta Writers Conference or Atlanta Self-Publishing Conference but demonstrate a financial need.
Help support young writers in the greater Atlanta metro area. Your tax-deductible contribution in any amount can help make a difference in someone’s life.
About Toni Bellon
Toni Bellon retired as a professor from the University of North Georgia. She left to care for her alcoholic mother. During that time, writing became cathartic. Toni uses humor, hoping that her snarky view brings a smile to those reading. L.E.A.P. is her first novel and an award winner. Toni wrote this book to acknowledge her biggest regret—allowing others to stop her from seeking help for a much younger brother and herself in dealing with their mother’s alcoholism. This book was published in 2024 by Kinkajou Press. Her second book, The Cost of Sin, was published on September 1, 2026, by Histria Books. This book is about a young girl trying to find her way though an adult world she doesn’t understand. This book is based on Toni’s grandmother’s life with the names and places changed to protect the guilty. Both books found homes during the Atlanta Writers Conference. After living in nine states, Toni last resided in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a member of the Atlanta Writers Club and several critique groups. “Grandma” was her favorite title.
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