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SUMMARY:Banned Book Read Out!
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n   \n     – Readings\n     – Music\n     – Banned Book Giveaway\nSpeakers include best-selling author Lauren Groff\, UF Professor Dr. Paul Ortiz\, and civil rights pioneer Dan Harmeling.\nBring folding chairs\, hats\, water\, and umbrellas.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/banned-book-read-out/
LOCATION:Gainesville City Hall Plaza\, 200 E. University Ave.\, Gainesville\, FL
CATEGORIES:Readings
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SUMMARY:Lola Haskins\, Guest Speaker for National Poetry Month
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of National Poetry Month\, WAG’s guest speaker is Lola Haskins! The program is free and open to the public. Join us at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday\, April 14\, at Millhopper Library and enjoy Haskins’ talk\, “How to Keep Growing and Stop Worrying — for Poets and Everyone Else.” She will also share some of her delightful poetry. \nHaskins’ 14th collection of poetry\, Homelight (Charlotte Lit Press 2023)\, was named Poetry Book of the Year by Southern Literary Review. The one before that\, Asylum (University of Pittsburgh\, 2019)\, was featured in the NYT Magazine. \nPast honors include the Iowa Poetry Prize\, two NEAs\, two Florida Book Awards\, narrative poetry prizes from Southern Poetry Review and New England Poetry Review\, a Florida’s Eden prize for environmental writing\, and the Emily Dickinson prize from Poetry Society of America. \nHaskins serves as Honorary Chancellor for the Florida Poets Association. \nA book signing will follow the talk. Enjoy samples of Haskins’ work on her website: www.lolahaskins.com/other-works/. \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/lola-haskins-national-poetry-month-guest-speaker/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Bard & Broadside POETRY FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday night\, April 11\, for a Community Open Mic in the Harn Museum of Art’s auditorium. This event kicks off the 2nd Annual Bard and Broadside Poetry Festival\, April 11-14\, 2024. The festival is co-hosted by: \n\n     ARTSPEAKS gnv\n     Thursday Night Poetry Jam / Civic Media Center\n     Words On Canvas / University of Florida / Santa Fe College\n     Living Poets Society / University of Florida\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. \nFor more information about the Poetry Festival schedule and activities\, visit https://www.artspeaksgnv.org/north-central-florida-poetry…
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/bard-broadside-poetry-festival/
LOCATION:Harn Museum\, 3259 Hull Road\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611
CATEGORIES:Festival,Poetry,Speakers
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SUMMARY:SPEAK YOUR TRUTH - Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/speak-your-truth-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:Pugh Hall Ocora\, 296 Buckman Dr\, Gainesville\, FL 32611\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Join other WAG members on Thursday\, March 14\, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Meet & Greet outside Curia on the Drag. \nWe’ll meet under the pergola north of the Aux Market\, which is directly behind Curia. There are tables and chairs\, but you might take along a folding chair just in case. Also\, bring any books you’d like to give away\, and find one to take home. \nFood Truck\nGet to know fellow WAG members and grab a bite to eat from the food truck. The address is 2029 NW 6th Street\, Gainesville\, FL. See map below. \nNo reservations needed. Just show up.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/meet-greet-3/
LOCATION:Curia on thd Drag\, 2029 NW 6th Street\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32609\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T160000
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SUMMARY:Blogging 101 - by Andy Adkins
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, March 3\, 2024\, at 2:30 p.m.\, author and active blogger Andy Adkins will give a talk at the Millhopper Branch of the Alachua County Library entitled “Blogging 101.” \nA glance at his blog\, A Veteran’s Journey\, reveals that he has been an active blogger since 2019. He writes personal stories about his time in the Navy\, both in Guam and aboard USS Kitty Hawk; his father’s and his father-in-law’s experiences in WWII’s European Theater of Operations; his experiences as a Gainesville firefighter\, and his time as an engineer. \n“Every now and then\,” Adkins says\, “I sprinkle in some life-changing tidbit.” He has certainly had quite a life–now in his fifth or sixth career and not slowing down. \nBesides being a U.S\, Navy veteran\, he is a former City of Gainesville firefighter\, an electronics engineer\, a retired legal technologist\, and an author. He’s written and published several books about the military. His first novel\, Never Forget: A Veteran’s Journey for Redemption & Forgiveness\, debuted in 2021. He is currently in the process of completing a high-tech thriller\, Until We Meet Again.\n \nHe and his wife live in Gainesville. \nFor more information\, visit Andy Adkins’ website: www.azadkinsiii.com. \nAndy\, we thank you for your service. \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/blogging-101-by-andy-adkins/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Speakers
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SUMMARY:Books at Spring Arts Festival at Thornebrook
DESCRIPTION:WAG will participate in Thornebrook’s 2024 Spring Arts Festival on Saturday and Sunday\, March 2-3\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. \nPlan now to attend this fun event\, held in a park-like setting. Dozens of books will be available in WAG’s tent\, and many other vendors will be there selling artwork — paintings\, sculpture\, photography\, glass works\, fiber arts\, wood carvings\, pottery\, and jewelry. \nFood will be available throughout the day in Thornebrook restaurants: Bageland\, Cintron\, Mini Momo\, and Thornebrook Chocolates. There will also be food truck vendors on site. \nIf you are a WAG member and have questions about book sales\, contact WAG’s Publicity Coordinator\, Michael Urban. \nThe WAG booth is P7\, between Gainesville Kitchen and Bath and Thornebrook Optical shop. Here’s a map that points to it.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/books-at-spring-arts-festival-at-thornebrook/
LOCATION:Thornebrook Village\,  2441 NW 43rd Street\, Gainesville\, 32606
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T150000
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SUMMARY:Writer's Talk: A Journey to Rediscover Old Florida
DESCRIPTION:Cathy Salustri\, the author of Back Roads of Paradise: A Journey to Rediscover Old Florida\, will speak on Saturday\, February 24\, at the Rawlings house. Meet and greet the author at 1:30 p.m. Her talk begins at 2:00 p.m. \nHer book retraces the routes followed by Federal Writers’ Project authors during the Great Depression\, including Stetson Kennedy and Zora Neale Hurston. Salustri conjures up the ultimate Florida road trip–often beautiful\, sometimes bizarre\, almost always exhilarating–over the course of 5\,000 miles. \nFree with regular park admission. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park at Cross Creek\, S. County Road 325\, Cross Creek\, FL. 32640.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/writers-talk-a-journey-to-rediscover-old-florida/
LOCATION:Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park\, 18700 S CR 325\, Cross Creek\, FL\, 32640\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240219T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240219T100000
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SUMMARY:Marketing Coalition Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting is at 10:00 a.m.\, February 19\, 2024\, by Zoom. \n\n\nThe Marketing Coalition was established to help authors who are members of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) to market their works. \nMost authors prefer to just write! But marketing is a necessary aspect of the business of writing. The more we learn and are willing to share\, the better each of the Marketing Coalition sessions will become\, and our businesses will grow. \nJolene MacFadden\nWAG is happy to have Jolene MacFadden serving as the new volunteer coordinator of the group\, which now meets by Zoom* at 10:00 a.m. on the third Monday of each month. \nTo see future meeting dates\, go to the Marketing Coalition page. \n\n\n\nAt each meeting\, Jolene or a volunteer will discuss different aspects of marketing. Speakers will share what has worked for them and tips and ideas that other authors can try. Most of all\, we want to harness the power of the group to help each of us build our businesses as authors. \nThe meetings are for general information\, and in between\, members of the group may send out pertinent marketing strategies they have learned since the previous meeting. They will also share links to upcoming learning sessions that are available on the web. \nFor more information on the Marketing Coalition\, take a look at WAG’s YouTube Channel that Jolene set up. If you wish to join the group\, sign up on the YouTubeChannel or here. \nJolene’s talents and interests are eclectic. She excels in writing\, website design\, crafts\, and marketing\, and she is an active blogger and podcaster who is committed to assisting aspiring writers. \nShe also manages multiple online businesses. On Books and More\, you will find her published works and a vast collection of new and used books. Also. learn about her website design services on Jolene’s Websites and More. \n\n\n_____________________ \n\n*Join Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81913659127?pwd=a1hTQWl1WVphTUxBOWdVWE9oV2ljQT09 \nMeeting ID: 819 1365 9127 \nPasscode: 119030
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/marketing-coalition-meeting-8/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Marketing
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SUMMARY:Writing Accurately About Mental Health Issues - Kassandra Lamb
DESCRIPTION:Kassandra Lamb\, a retired psychotherapist/college professor turned mystery writer\, will speak at the Millhopper Branch of the Alachua County Library at 2:30 p.m. on February 11\, 2024. In her talk\, she will clarify several misconceptions and misrepresentations she has encountered as a reader of fiction. \nWhile most writers are astute observers of human nature\, they may not know the ins and outs of the psychotherapy field or the specific symptoms and etiology of various mental disorders. \nAmong the topics Lamb will discuss are: \n\n     * Confidentiality in the therapeutic relationship\n     * The nature of therapy ~ much more than listening\n     * The difference between schizophrenia and multiple personalities\n     * Terminology ~ psychopath\, sociopath\, or neither\n     * Matching backstory to the mental disorder\n     * The fickle nature of human memory\n\n Lamb says she now spends most of her time with her characters in an alternate universe. She lives and writes in North Central Florida where her husband and her dog catch occasional glimpses of her. \nShe has authored 36 novels/novellas in three mystery series and a romantic suspense trilogy\, plus a guidebook for novice writers\, Someday Is Here! A Beginner’s Guide to Writing and Publishing Your First Book. Her latest Kate Huntington series book is The Twelve Heists of Christmas. \nYou can read more about Lamb and her books at https://kassandralamb.com.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/writing-accurately-about-mental-health-issues-kassandra-lamb/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T170000
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SUMMARY:2024 Sunshine State Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Bringing Readers and Writers Together\nFor details\, go to this website: https://sunshinestatebookfestival.com/
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/2024-sunshine-state-book-festival/
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Book Signing,Festival,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T210000
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SUMMARY:Reception for 2024 Sunshine State Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Sunshine State Book Festival begins on Friday evening\, January 26 at 7:00 p.m. with a meet and greet reception for the 200 authors registered for the Saturday book sale. \nThe Friday night reception and the book sale on Saturday will be held in the Hilton UF Conference Center\, 1714 SW 34th Street\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32607. There’s plenty of free parking. \nCome to the reception and meet the authors\, the presenters of Saturday’s programs\, and the festival sponsors. Light refreshments will be served.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/reception-for-2024-sunshine-state-book-festival/
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240115T140000
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SUMMARY:Marketing Coalition Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marketing Coalition Resumes!\n1:00 p.m.\, Monday\, January 15\, 2024\n\nAuthors\,\nWhat are your writing business goals for 2024?\n\nThink about this question and join this Marketing Coalition meeting\, led by Jolene MacFadden Kowalchu. We will be discussing our goals as well as the basics of Facebook pages for marketing purposes.\n\n\nHere’s the Zoom link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84439162557?pwd=S2dpOGsrcFVyMjRMZGZuSlpieENndz09 \nMeeting ID: 844 3916 2557\nPasscode: 376909
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/marketing-coalition-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:Marketing
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240114T160000
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SUMMARY:Writing Accurate Historical Fiction by Ray Allen Smith
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar! On Sunday\, January 14\, 2024\, at 2:30 p.m.\, Ray Allen Smith\, author of historical novels based in Florida\, will give a talk on how to write accurate historical fiction. \nSmith molds his words into poetry and short stories. According to him\, he came to Florida in the early 1970s to sample fishing and boating. His years in Miami were studded with motoring and sailing throughout the Keys and Bahamas. A move to Leesburg put him back in the woods and ponds. Still an outdoorsman\, he tempers the Florida sun with stints at the computer. \nHis books include So It’s Been Told: Tales From The Riverside (2015) and Oklawaha Run (2018).  \nOne reviewer (Indiana reader) said of Oklawaha Run\, “I couldn’t put it down! If you like historical Western thrillers (good ones like Olmstead’s Savage Country) and/or post-civil war Southern drama (such as Cold Mountain) this book is for you. It combines those two genres with the interesting twist of locating the story in Florida (a place the author obviously knows intimately.) Most people don’t associate post-civil war south with Florida–but it is. Most don’t associate Florida with logging or cattle drives–but they were there. And it is written in beautiful poetic language with a superbly fast-paced plot. What a delightful combination of characteristics! I highly recommend it.”
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/how-to-write-accurate-historical-fiction/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231209T190000
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SUMMARY:WAG's Holiday Social
DESCRIPTION:You’re Invited!\nThe Matheson History Museum\nJoin us for readings\, fellowship\, music\, and refreshments on Saturday\, December 9\, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Matheson History Museum\, 513 East University Avenue\, Gainesville\, FL 32601. \nParking is available at the museum and across University Avenue in the large parking lot of the Alachua County Education offices. \nWAG members who wish to read should contact our WAG Digest editor\, Wendy Thornton. \n  \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/wags-holiday-social/
LOCATION:Matheson History Museum\, 513 E University Avenue\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T130937
CREATED:20230928T233141Z
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SUMMARY:Bacopa Literary Review 2023 - Debut and Readings
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, November 12\, join us at the Milhopper Branch of the Alachua County Library for readings by several winners and published authors whose work was published in this year’s Bacopa Literary Review. \nThe winners of the contest were from all over the world. Obviously\, all of the winners won’t be able to attend\, but our local editors will introduce you to their works and give you information about why they chose the works they did. \nEvery year\, this event has become an unforgettable moment in WAG’s literary history. Come on out and see what grabbed the attention of the Bacopa editors. \nFiction:\nAward – “In the Red” by Lisa Isaac \nHonorable Mention – “Red Yucca” by Emilee Prado \nCreative Nonfiction:\nAward – “Sh’mot (Names) / Exodus (The Way Out)” by Hailee Nielsen \nHonorable Mention – “Portrait and Punctum” by Sue Hann \nHumor:\nAward – “Kringle” by Mary Liza Hartong \nHonorable Mention – “Curly” by Roberta Anthes \nFormal Poetry:\nAward – “Burning Haibun at the Creek” by Haley Winans \nHonorable Mention – “Two faced Abecedarian” by Matthew J. Spireng \nFree-Verse Poetry:\nAward – “st0p bl0cking the sun (car0usel)” by August Reynolds \nHonorable Mention – “How to sing in the electric chair” by Martins Deep \nVisual Poetry:\nAward – “Snow” by Chingshun J. Sheu \nHonorable Mention – “1040A” by Sara Adams \n  \nEditorial Board\nEditor-in-Chief: J.N. Fishhawk \nManaging Editor: Tessa Walters \nFiction Editor: Alec Kissoondyal \nCreative Nonfiction / Humor Editor: Stephanie Seguin \nPoetry Co-Editor: Oliver Keyhani \nPoetry Co-Editor: Reinfred Addo \nEditor Emeritus: Mary Bast
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/bacopa-literary-review-2023-debut-and-readings/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T150000
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SUMMARY:John Hemingway to Speak at Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Park
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, November 4th\, the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Park will host a Writer’s Talk with Ernest Hemingway’s grandson\, John Hemingway\, author of A Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir. The book is an intimate chronicle of the tumultuous relationship between John’s father Gregory Hemingway and grandfather Ernest. \nThe book tells the often harrowing story of surviving in the legendary clan—manic depression\, drinking bouts\, suicide\, cross-dressing\, and yes\, enduring love\, understanding\, and forgiveness. \nA translator and magazine writer\, John Hemingway is also the author of three novels including Bacchanalia: A Pamplona Story\, Murder in Key West 3\, and most recently\, Murder on the Florida Straits. \nMeet the author at 1:30 p.m. and stay for his presentation at 2:00 p.m. The talk will be followed by questions and answers and a book signing. \nThis talk is made possible by the Friends of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Farm and the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park at Cross Creek\, 18700 County Road\, Cross Creek\, Florida. Call 352-466-3672 for more information. \nAdmission to the talk is free with park admission. \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/john-hemingway-to-speak-at-marjorie-kinnan-rawlings-state-park/
LOCATION:Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park\, 18700 S CR 325\, Cross Creek\, FL\, 32640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Character Building: Outside the Box - by Kathy Dobronyi
DESCRIPTION:Kathy Dobronyi\, a passionate storyteller and writer\, will speak at the Writers Alliance of Gainesville meeting on October 8\, 2023\, at 2:30 p.m. at the Millhopper branch of the Alachua County Library. (See the address and map below.) Come join us! The program is free and open to the public. \nEvery writer has strengths and weaknesses in different areas. One writer can think up exciting plot twists for every scene but struggles with bringing characters to the page. Another writer presents sharp dialogue but isn’t so great at creating settings. Dobronyi says she is guilty of being that sort of writer. \n“In my last life\,” she says\, “I was a high school drama coach who taught the development of morgue books to help create characters and scenes. With portfolios of pictures saved in folders\, envelopes\, or three-ring binders\, morgue books help to bring abstract individuals and scenes to life.” She also taught high school special education programs\, introducing students to hands-on projects for language arts\, history\, communication\, and drama. \nDobronyi was born at Fort Monmouth\, New Jersey\, and baptized three years later at Fort Meade in Maryland. She was in Hawaii when it became our fiftieth state and in Vietnam when it became the American War Zone. \nHer narrative memoir\, Under the Wings of a Good Luck Phoenix\, shares her story of being one of 4\,000 American civilians living in Saigon in 1963 when she was twelve. \nShe is now working on her first historical novel\, Echoes of War\, the story of Amos Hillyard\, a seventeen-year-old boy\, who was captured with thirteen other Quakers by the Virginia Militia in Winchester\, Virginia\, on September 23\, 1777\, on the eve of the Battle of Germantown.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/character-building-outside-the-box/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T210000
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SUMMARY:GFAA's 100th Year Anniversary Party
DESCRIPTION:Gainesville Fine Arts Association is turning 100 Years old! YOU ARE INVITED TO CELEBRATE! \nWHERE: 1908 Grand\, 215 N Main Street Gainesville FL\, 32601 \n​WHEN: September 23\, 6-9 PM \n​~ Dressy Casual – Dress up however you would like so you feel elegant & comfortable. \n~ Artwork Raffle  \n~ Music & Dancing \n​GET YOUR TICKETS BY: SEPTEMBER 13\n​Live music will be provided by the Gainesville String Quartet as well as DJ Elio. Your ticket includes dinner and a drink\, with additional drinks available for purchase. Catering is provided by Blue Gill\, with vegetarian options available. \n​​Questions? Email Carly at assistant@gainesvillefinearts.org. \n​Also note: September 29\, 7 – 10 – Artwalk & Opening Reception @ GFAA Gallery – “100 Years of Art” – the History of the Gainesville Fine Arts Association \n(On display Sept 29 – Nov 18\, 2023)
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/gfaas-100th-year-anniversary-party/
LOCATION:Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery\, 1314 S. Main St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230910T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230910T160000
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SUMMARY:Cracking the Story Code™ - presented by Cassie Selleck 
DESCRIPTION:Cassie Dandridge Selleck\, author of an Amazon bestseller The Pecan Man\, will present a program for writers on the basics of the Story Code™. Please join us on Sunday\, September 10\, 2023\, at 2:30 pm at the Milhopper Branch of the Alachua County Public Library. \nHow do you predict the success of a novel or play? Is it even possible? What makes a good story? \nIf you’ve been writing for a while\, you’ve undoubtedly learned how plot drives a story. And\, yes\, plot is important. However\, according to researcher Katherine J. Farmer\, the most accurate way to predict the appeal of a story to a national audience lies in the role functions of the characters. \nThe Story Code™ is a system of narrative analysis discovered\, developed\, and substantiated by Farmer through extensive research. While a deep analysis of a particular work is complex\, the basics of the system are relatively simple and incredibly helpful to writers. \nUnlike the classic plot mountain and other structure-based writing methods\, the Story Code™ does not focus on plot\, event structures\, or archetypal patterns like the hero’s journey. Instead\, this system’s character-centered lens reveals structures that focus on relationships and their conflicting power dynamics. A key finding in Farmer’s research is that story is all about power. Things to consider include: \n– Who has the power in the story and who wants it? \n– What are characters willing to do to get or keep power? \n– How does power shift over the course of the story? \n– How does the power balance change at the end of the story? \nThe Story Code™ shows you how to track the power and harness it for the good of your story. \nIn addition to character functions\, Selleck will discuss the importance of identifiable themes within each story. Farmer’s research found that when the theme was not clear or not easy to state\, the work received low ratings in appeal and quality. Writers often debate the importance or relevance of theme\, but the findings affirm its central nature. \nSelleck will talk about the impact of the audience’s emotional response to the end of the story. \nShe will also discuss how the kind of hero who emerges will determine the story’s genre. Each genre of story comes with a pattern. Understanding these patterns helps writers decide what kinds of stories they want to create\, and it can provide a roadmap on how to get there. \nIn addition to The Pecan Man\, Selleck has written three other novels of character-driven Southern Fiction. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College and a Master of Arts in Communication and Storytelling from East Tennessee State University. She currently teaches Public Speaking at the University of South Carolina but still makes her home on the Suwannee River in Mayo\, Florida.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/cracking-the-story-code-presented-by-cassie-selleck/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T160000
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SUMMARY:Creating Individual Voices and Fictional Settings That Feel Real
DESCRIPTION:Join us Sunday\, August 13\, 2023\, for a presentation by author Sarah Bewley. \nEvery character in your story/novel should have an individual voice. How do you find this voice and keep it consistent throughout your work? Voices with individual word choices and rhythms of speech are as important as giving your readers an image of that individual. How do you make those decisions? Are there any tricks to the trade? \nWhen generating a fictional place to put your characters into\, how do you anchor it to reality so that the reader feels as if the place can be found on a map? What if you want to write about a place unrecognizable to the people who live there? Bewley will discuss how the writer can manipulate both maps and landscapes yet create places that read as real. \nShe is a Florida mystery novelist and playwright who has had many “firsts.” She was the first woman to ever win the McClaren Comedy Prize at the Midland Community Theater in Midland\, Texas. She was the first to win the Dayton Playhouse FutureFest new plays competition with a play that only received a staged reading and the first playwright to ever be asked to be the “Playwright in Residence” at the Alliance Repertory Company. \nShe also won the 2012 William F. Deeck-Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers for her work in progress\, Burning Eden\, which is now available. A book signing will follow her presentation. \nFind out more about Bewley on her website: https://www.sarahbewley.com/
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/creating-individual-voices-and-fictional-settings-that-feel-real/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230805T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230805T130000
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SUMMARY:Happy Birthday Marjorie Rawlings!
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin the birthday celebration of Florida’s most famous writer as she turns 127 on Saturday\, August 5. \nFrom 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.\, you can enjoy live fiddle music and cake with the legendary mango ice cream from Rawlings’ classic cookbook. \nAt noon\, join the special walk-through tour of Rawlings’ historic Cross Creek farmhouse. \nFree with $3.00 per vehicle park admission. \nMarjorie Rawlings Historic State Park\, 18700 CR 325\, Cross Creek\, Florida. For more information\, phone (352) 466-3672. \n  \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/happy-birthday-marjorie-rawlings/
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230709T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230709T160000
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SUMMARY:How to Write About Local History
DESCRIPTION:Two of Gainesville’s local writers and experienced historians\, Richard Gartee and Shamrock McShane\, will discuss the ins and outs of writing about local history. \nThey will share with you: \n\n–  how they research a topic\,\n–  what useful resources they use\, and\n–  how to get readers interested in reading about local history.\n\nRichard Gartee\nGartee’s most recent book is a history of a Gainesville treasure: The Hippodrome Theatre: First Fifty Years.   \nA poet\, author\, and award-winning novelist\, Gartee’s poems have been published in literary magazines\, in chapbooks\, and in his five poetry collections. \nHe is a full-time author and has written six novels\, a biography\, and seven college textbooks\, with multiple editions. \nShamrock McShane\nMcShane was a teacher for over thirty years and is a graduate of the University of Florida’s creative writing program\, where he studied with Donald Justice\, Harry Crews\, and Padgett Powell. \nHe is the author of the novel\, Rock Beauty\, and Hall of Fools\, a nonfiction novel about American public education. As a screenwriter\, he collaborates with his son\, director Mike McShane. His films include The Seven Sides of Shakespeare\, The Votive Pit\, You Are Not Frank Sinatra\, and It’s All Good.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/how-to-write-about-local-history/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T200000
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SUMMARY:June Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Join other WAG members under the pergola at the June 29 Meet & Greet outside Curia on the Drag and the Aux Market on NW 6th Street. There are tables and chairs\, but you might take along a folding chair just in case. Also\, bring any books you’d like to give away and find one to take home. \nFood Truck\nGet to know fellow WAG members and grab a bite to eat from the food truck. We’ve been having a nice turnout at previous get-togethers. The address is 2029 NW 6th Street\, Gainesville\, FL. See map below. \nNo reservations needed. Just show up.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/june-meet-greet/
LOCATION:Curia on thd Drag\, 2029 NW 6th Street\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32609\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230611T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230611T160000
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SUMMARY:Superhero Workshop\, Michael Tomaino
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever been the hero of your own story? \nCome join us on Sunday\, June 11\, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for Michael Tomaino’s Superhero Workshop. PLEASE BRING SOMETHING TO WRITE ON! You will learn how to find your real-life superpowers and discuss creating your own stories. \n Tomaino is the author of How To Be A Superhero: The TOP SECRET Official Guide\, which is heavily inspired by his time teaching in Gainesville. The book is being used by Guardian ad Litem\, Shand’s Children’s Hospital\, and Partnership For Stronger Families. The book was also featured as a giveaway by Santa Fe College at the 2023 Spring Arts Festival. \nTomaino is a multiple award-winning game developer. You can learn more about him by watching his TEDx Talk on “The Power Of Being A Superhero” (currently titled “How To Be A Real Life Superhero”). \nWant to meet Michael before June 11? Join him for his free frisbee events where he teaches kids and adults to play frisbee: GainesvilleFrisbee.com \nTomaino’s author website is SuperheroHill.com\, and his Portfolio Website is MichaelTomaino.com. \nA book signing will follow the presentation.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/superhero-workshop/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230312T043536Z
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SUMMARY:Creating Engaging Characters
DESCRIPTION:Join members of the Writers Alliance on Sunday\, May 7\, at the Millhopper branch of the Alachua County Library where Mary Bast and Wendy Thornton will present a program on Creating Engaging Characters. \nBast will discuss the use of the Enneagram\, a device that has been used for years by writers and screenwriters as a powerful tool to develop original and dimensional characters. She will give a simple overview of the nine Enneagram personalities along with fictional examples of each. \n“Whether you are writing memoir or fiction\,” she says\, “you can easily adapt this approach to strengthen your character’s descriptions and actions.” \nThornton will discuss Developing your Character’s Backstory. How do you create a character that will be engaging to your readers? “Sometimes it’s important for the writer to know more about a character than the reader\,” Thornton says. “If you develop the backstory\, you may be able to write more realistically\, and develop your character’s story in a more engaging way.” \nSome things to consider: \n\n     –  Is the character a good guy or a bad guy?\n     –  Is the character super-normal or super-defective?\n     –  What are your characters’ quirks?\n     –  What are their backgrounds?\n     –  How do you decide these things?\n\nThornton will answer these questions and offer suggestions and outlines to help you create your characters before you start writing your story. \nIf you would like to learn more before May 7\, go to “Deepening Written Characters with Mary Bast.” \nThere are also a number of books that delve into this topic. The most comprehensive is The Literary Enneagram: Characters from the Inside Out\, in which author Judith Searle shows how knowledge of this model can help writers create “credible character arcs and character-driven plot twists” and “sharpen conflicts between characters to make dramatic situations more compelling.” \nMary Bast\nBast has a PhD in Social Psychology. She retired in 2020 from a forty-year career\, first as Director of Executive Development for Federated Department Stores\, then for a decade as an independent leadership consultant\, and another twenty years as a personal coach and mentor using the Enneagram model of nine personalities. In addition to her published poetry and memoir\, she is the author of five Enneagram-based books that feature fictionalized stories of clients’ transformational journeys\, including the first Enneagram coaching book\, Out of the Box Coaching with the Enneagram. \nWendy Thornton\nThornton\, a Pushcart Prize nominee\, is a prolific freelance writer who helped found the Writers Alliance of Gainesville. Her many works have been published in Riverteeth\, Epiphany\, MacGuffin and other literary journals and books. Her memoir\, Dear Oprah: How I Beat Cancer and Learned to Love Daytime TV\, was published in 2013. Her latest book of essays\, Sounding the Depths: Memories with Music published in 2018. Bear Trapped: Blowback (June 2020) is the most recent mystery in her Bear Trapped Series. She has also published two books of short stories: Arrested Motion (2022) and Hanging On (2023). She teaches community ed writing courses at Santa Fe College in Gainesville.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/creating-engaging-characters/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230426T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230520T180000
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SUMMARY:WAG & GFAA Art Exhibit Open Until May 20
DESCRIPTION:WAG members were asked to write 500 words or less\, prose or poetry\, on the theme of Communications for GFAA artists to interpret as a work of visual art. The written pieces and the visual art are on display in the GFAA Gallery through May 20\, 2023. This exhibit is open to the public. \nAt the opening reception during Artwalk on April 28\, several writers read their written words and met the artists who had interpreted their words. \n \n\nThis project is funded in part by Visit Gainesville\, Alachua County\, in part by the Department of State\, Division of Cultural Affairs\, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida\, and in part by a grant from the City of Gainesville\, Parks\, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/wag-gfaa-art-exhibit-opens/
LOCATION:Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery\, 1314 S. Main St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reception & Exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T200000
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Join other WAG members at the April Meet & Greet outside Curia on the Drag \nFood Truck\nWe’ll meet under the pergola north of the Aux Market\, which is directly behind Curia. There are tables and chairs\, but you might take along a folding chair just in case. Also\, bring any books you’d like to give away\, and find one to take home. \nGet to know fellow WAG members and grab a bite to eat from the food truck. We’ve been having a nice turnout at previous get-togethers. The address is 2029 NW 6th Street\, Gainesville\, FL. See map below. \nNo reservations needed. Just show up. \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/meet-greet-2/
LOCATION:Curia on thd Drag\, 2029 NW 6th Street\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32609\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230402T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230402T160000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday\, April 2\, at the Millhopper branch of the Alachua County Library as we celebrate National Poetry Month with two of Gainesville’s most talented local poets and authors\, Jenna Nishida and Reinfred Addo. \nNishida will discuss “Found Poetry” — from poet’s helper to high art. Whether as an end unto itself or as an exercise in creative thinking\, found poetry can be enriching\, enlivening\, and freeing for poets—especially poets who might be feeling depleted or blocked. Learn about a variety of forms of found poetry\, as well as tips and methods for how to write (and cite) and perform found poems. \nNishida\, who served as Fiction Editor of WAG’s 2021 Bacopa Literary Review\, is one of the co-hosts of Gainesville’s Thursday Night Poetry Jam at the Civic Media Center. An educator by vocation\, she earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in literature at the University of Florida. She also has an educational specialist degree in the teaching of secondary English and has taught language arts to children\, teens\, and adult learners. She has made a lifelong study of poetry from multiple cultures and has explored contemporary poetry through events such as the Dodge Poetry Festival. \nReinfred Addo will explain how to do a poetry book launch. \n \nAddo is a Ghanaian-American writer\, and author of the poetry collections Washed Over (finalist for Eyelands Book Awards) and The Dedicadas (recipient of the Royal Palm Literary Awards). His works\, including his health humanities creative writing\, have been published by various organizations such as Tampered Press and in publications such as Signs of Life: An Anthology. \nHe has headlined a series of programs centering on poetry and prose. Performances at many local venues in Gainesville have included works published in Washed Over (such as a crowd-favorite poem “Life’s Students”) as well as unpublished works. \nAddo currently lives in Gainesville and enjoys the area’s arts initiatives\, including Bacopa Literary Review (he’s the poetry co-editor)\, Thursday Night Poetry Jam (host)\, DOPEnmic\, and ARTSPEAKS. \nA book signing will follow the program. \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/celebrate-poetry/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230312T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230312T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T130937
CREATED:20221026T192212Z
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SUMMARY:Polish Up That Manuscript!
DESCRIPTION:Get your manuscript ready for publication in this workshop\, led by small press owner Arielle Haughee\, where we will discuss tightening prose\, the most common copy editing mistakes to look for\, and how to format your document for submission. Leave with two(!) editing checklists to shine up your manuscript. \nHaughee (Hoy) is a six-time RPLA-winning author and the owner of Orange Blossom Publishing. She is an editor\, speaker\, and writing coach\, and was previously the Executive Vice President and Marketing Chair for the Florida Writers Association. She was honored with the President’s Award from FWA in 2020\, and in 2021 Pling’s Party was awarded Children’s Book of the Year. Her press\, Orange Blossom Publishing\, publishes books about love\, humor\, and wellness for women and children. \nShe has written a number of books. You may check them out on her author page on Amazon and in person on the day of her talk.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/polish-up-that-manuscript/
LOCATION:Millhopper Branch\, Alachua County Libraries\, 3145 NW 43rd St.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker,Workshop
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