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The Polishing Cloth, a publication of Georgia Perimeter College, collects the best student essays from English composition, developmental studies, English as a second language and other disciplines, complementing the textbook with accessible student models.

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The Polishing Cloth won third prize in the southern division of the 1997 literary magazine competition of the Community College Humanities Association.

The Polishing Cloth is produced and distributed by the Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company: ISBN 978-0-7575-6756-8. It is published by Georgia Perimeter College, Humanities Department, 2101 Womack Road, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338-4497.

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Please email the editor: NaKeya.Bazemore@gpc.edu

Sarah Larson founded The Polishing Cloth in 1984. An annual reception honors the student writers, and awards are given to three students whose essays are judged best in category. Faculty members are asked to submit the best writing from their classes for the next edition. The editorial board consists of  Reggie Abbott, Elizabeth Cranford, Valerie Crawford, Michael Diebert, Sherry Durren, Hank Eidson, Barbara Hall, Michael Hall, Lita Hooper-Simanga, Patty Howell, Ken Johnson, Patricia Knowles, Sarah Larson, Kari H. Miller, Stuart Noel, Sharifa Saa, Janet Shanteau, Tamara Shue, Kim Sisson, Brad Tucker, and Ted Wadley.

For more information, see our 2003 report.
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