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Downtown Festival & Art Show

Downtown Gainesville 111 East University Ave, Gainesville, FL, United States

The Writers Alliance will have a booth in Gainesville's 40th annual Downtown Festival and Art Show, Saturday and Sunday, November 6 and 7, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Come join the fun. View works of art from 190 talented artists and books written by area authors. … Read More

Dan Sharp: 12 Tips to Help You Beat the Public Speaking Jitters

Online

Ever get the heebie-jeebies when you have to speak to a large group? Join us via Zoom on November 14 at 2:30 p.m. when Dan Sharp, PhD, will share how you can conquer your fear of public speaking. Sharp will show you why and how fear is manageable. He will … Read More

Writer’s Talks at Rawlings House Series Returns to Cross Creek

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park 18700 S CR 325, Cross Creek, FL, United States

The Writer’s Talks at Rawlings House Series returns to Cross Creek; under a magnolia tree almost in the shadow of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s home. Ann McCutchan brings us her critically acclaimed, often revealing, sometimes deeply moving biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings herself—The Life She Wished to Live. “Come to … Read More

Book Sale at the O’Connell Center

O'Connell Center, UF Campus 250 Gale Lemerand Dr., Gainesville, Florida

The Writers Alliance will participate in the 2021 Craft Festival at the O'Connell Center on the University of Florida campus, Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. This will be WAG's first time to participate in this annual event that showcases original works … Read More

Books Sale at Thornebrook’s Holiday Market & Open House

Thornebrook Village 2441 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville

Thornebrook Village—fully decorated for the holidays!—is hosting an open house on Friday evening, December 10, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. There will be music and a snow machine, and the big man himself is scheduled to show up. Thornebrook has invited the Writers Alliance of Gainesville to set up … Read More

Holiday Readings at the Historic Thomas Center

The Thomas Center 302 N.E. 6th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Members of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville will read pieces of their work on Sunday, the 12th of December, 2:30–4:00 p.m. The readings will take place in the West Gardens/Veranda area of The Historic Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601. Each author will have seven to ten … Read More

RSVP for Book Launch at the Matheson

Matheson History Museum 513 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL, United States

CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO, THEN TURN ON AUDIO. The Matheson History Museum and the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) are thrilled to announce the publication of their book, Local Lives in a Global Pandemic: Stories from North Central Florida. The anthology was edited by WAG members Pat Caren, Ronnie Lovler, … Read More