Despite Covid, WAG is planning a Sunshine State Book Festival (SSBF) for 2021. This time it will be virtual. The SSBF Planning Committee would like more WAG members to become involved. We will meet by Zoom on Thursday, August 20, at 3:00 p.m. If you would like more information or … Read More
Are you getting the most out of Zoom meetings, programs, and social events during the Covid-19 pandemic? At 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, Jim Harper will lead a panel discussion via Zoom about Zoom. He and his panel will share tips and tricks aimed at producing a more effective … Read More
Come hear readings from Bacopa Literary Review 2020, the print journal published by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville. Local authors who contributed to Bacopa Literary Review are invited to read from and talk about their 2020 contributions, including Renee Agatep, Justin Blair, J. Brent Crosson, Jennifer Grant, David Maas, Jenna … Read More
The Florida Writers Association's annual conference is scheduled for October 15 - 18. There will be a variety of valuable workshops, a "send me submissions" agent query panel, raffle prizes, and a writers' lounge you won't find anywhere else! The best part? You get a four-day conference from the comfort … Read More
On Sunday, November 8, Susie Baxter will discuss the importance of leaving a legacy. She will share how she wrote about her own life experiences in her memoir, Pumping Sunshine, which won two 2018 Royal Palm Literary Awards: first place in memoir and second place overall. She is quick to … Read More
Ann Henry, novelist and author of The Novel Pitch, will speak at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 6, via Zoom. Submitting a compelling query letter to a literary agent, editor, or scout is the first step for most writers hoping to break into the traditional publishing market, and the heart … Read More
If you missed this talk, you can read a summary of the talk on Bob Dekle's blog. On Sunday, January 10, George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr., will discuss the process he uses for writing and researching nonfiction accounts of historic trials. The template for his talk will be a book … Read More
