The February WAG Marketing Coalition meeting will review the Sunshine State Book Festival to determine what worked and what needs to be improved for 2021. All participants in the Festival, whether volunteers or exhibiting authors, are encouraged to attend and provide feedback. This WAG Marketing Coalition meeting is on February 1, 2020, 1:00–3:00 … Read More
Soundtrack / The Inspiration Behind The Poetry E. Stanley Richardson, Alachua County’s first Poet Laureate and an advocate for social justice, will be WAG’s guest speaker on Sunday, February 9, at 2:30 p.m., at the Millhopper Library. Richardson is the author of Hip Hop Is Dead - Long Live Hip … Read More
Ann~Marie Magné is excited to read from her book Almost Ticked Off, the story of the rare medical condition that put her husband at the brink of death. A love story. A survival story. A memoir. Ann~Marie Magné Ann~Marie is a past vice president of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville … Read More
Note this author reading will be held in the children’s department Story Woods Room. Elaine Robinson will read from her illustrated poetic story, Uncommon Scents, which tells the tale of Marvin, a polite but bullied and lonely little muskrat, who lives in a forest where all the other animals are … Read More
Author, nutritionist, and fitness guru Caroline Anaya, who writes an online newsletter, “FitBits,” is WAG’s March 1 speaker. In her newsletter, now in its seventh year, Anaya writes about food, nutrition, and her life. At the March meeting, she will expand on relevant sales lore, such as “Sell yourself, and … Read More
Podcasts, what are they? Why they help authors build followers, and how do you make and distribute them? Author Virginia R. Bensen will demonstrate how she creates podcasts with equipment she bought for less than $100. She’ll discuss from personal experience how important it is for authors to create their … Read More
