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  • Banned Book Read Out!

    Gainesville City Hall Plaza 200 E. University Ave., Gainesville, FL

                - Readings      - Music      - Banned Book Giveaway Speakers include best-selling author Lauren Groff, UF Professor Dr. Paul Ortiz, and civil rights pioneer Dan Harmeling. Bring folding chairs, hats, water, and umbrellas.

  • An Evening of Poetry

    Wormhole Books & Records 1801 NE 23rd Ave, Gainesville, FL, United States

    Wormhole Books & Records will host an evening of poetry readings by touring poets James Norman and Daryl Gussin and Alachua County locals John Weeks, Charles Ely, and J.N. Fishhawk on Saturday, July 20th, beginning at 7 p.m. The event is a stop on Gussin and Norman’s summer 2024 Wet … Read More

  • Readings from 2024 Bacopa

    Millhopper Branch, Alachua County Libraries 3145 NW 43rd St., Gainesville, FL, United States

    On Sunday, November 10, at 2:30 p.m., join us at the Milhopper Library for readings from the Bacopa Literary Review 2024. If you cannot attend the program in person, you may watch the readings via Zoom. The link is at the end of this article. Local authors whose works are … Read More

  • Readings by WAG Members

    Millhopper Branch, Alachua County Libraries 3145 NW 43rd St., Gainesville, FL, United States

    Join us for readings, fellowship, and refreshments at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at the Millhopper Library. WAG members who wish to read should contact our WAG Digest Editor Wendy Thornton. Please keep in mind that while WAG supports all writing, we’re also a federal and state non-profit … Read More

  • 2025 Bacopa Literary Review – Debut

    Millhopper Branch, Alachua County Libraries 3145 NW 43rd St., Gainesville, FL, United States

      WAG's program on Sunday, December 14, will feature the 2025 Bacopa Literary Review. Many of the prize-winning pieces (see below) will be read. WAG members with works published in this journal will also be invited to read. The Bacopa editorial board expects to have physical copies of the journal … Read More

  • Meet & Greet – Open Mic Night

    Curia on thd Drag 2029 NW 6th Street, Gainesville, FL, United States

    Join us under the pavilion at  Curia on the Drag on Thursday, June 25. Get to know fellow WAG members and welcome potential members. We'll have an open mic night! Bring one or two pages to read! We'll invite nonmembers to read first. Then, members. Let's offer encouraging words of … Read More

  • Debut of the 2026 Bacopa Literary Review

    Millhopper Branch, Alachua County Libraries 3145 NW 43rd St., Gainesville, FL, United States

    A few copies of previous editions will also be available for $5. Please join us for the annual reading and release of the Bacopa Literary Review, 2026, featuring readings by local and regional contributors. Print copies of the journal will be available (free copies for WAG members and Bacopa 2026 … Read More