WAG Enters the 21st Century
Jennie Jarvis
Jennie Jarvis
Panel of participants
(By Susie Baxter) WAG members Art Crummer and Karen Porter presented a program entitled “Becoming a Writer” to a small group of emerging writers at the High Springs Branch of the Alachua County Library on November 10. Crummer, past president of the Writers Alliance and an award-winning musician, said he … Read More
The Hippodrome Theater invited the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) to host a panel discussion on January 24, immediately following the matinee performance of Collected Stories, a play, by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies, “This is probably Margulies’ best play to date…” -- NY Post “Fluid and lively, the play … Read More
Three published authors, Darlene Marshall, Wendy Thornton, and Larry Brasington, discussed their outlining and writing styles. A book signing followed the program and Q&A. Darlene Marshall writes award-winning stories of romance and adventure, featuring pirates, privateers, smugglers and the occasional possum. She lives in North Florida and loves being a writer … Read More
The Matheson History Museum and the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) teamed up to present the second “Scribes of the Sunshine State” program. Four distinguished authors -- Mary Wood Bridgman, Jack E. Davis, Kate Dupes Hawk, and Darlene Marshall -- shared how Florida inspired their writing. See their bios below. … Read More
The Alachua County Library invited WAG authors to participate in their "Local Author Showcase" held at the Headquarters Library in downtown Gainesville. WAG members Stephen Smitherman and Sandra Gail Lambert were among the five authors who spoke about their books during in the morning session, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. … Read More