Nick West's presentation - Summarized by Bonnie Ogle - On August 13, novelist and local businessman Nick West spoke to the general meeting of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville about using family stories to create a historical novel. A fifth generation Floridian, West has a plethora of family stories, which … Read More
Mallory M. O’Connor is first on the program for the Alachua County Library's new Local Author Series. On September 16, O'Connor will discuss her debut novel, American River: Tributaries, which follows the entwined lives of three immigrant families as they settle along this river in Northern California during the turbulent … Read More
WAG had the unexpected opportunity to participate in the LIFE EXPO on Saturday, September 23, 2017. The Gainesville Sun designed the event to publicize products, services, and opportunities for active boomers and seniors. It was held in the Holloway Touchdown Terrace, an air-conditioned room at the north end of the … Read More
The Civic Media Center is honoring the life of Stetson Kennedy, famous Florida folklorist, human rights organizer, and environmentalist, on Wednesday, October 4, the day before he would have turned 101. Join the celebration, which will feature a birthday cake, and other refreshments provided by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville. … Read More
Summary of M. W. Gordon's talk by Penny Church-Pupke. Retired UF law professor turned mystery writer Michael Gordon (pen name M.W. Gordon) presented a program entitled “Ask not for whom the pen writes, it writes for me.” A published author of nonfiction and fiction, Gordon’s debut novel Deadly Drifts, the … Read More
In booth #128, WAG members dispensed WAG literature, talked with festival goers about our organization, and sold many of the fifty-four books on display by local authors. Thanks to all who participated in this fun event.
On Sunday, October 22, Gene Cowell was the featured speaker in the Alachua County Library’s Local Author Series. Cowell discussed the evolution of popular crime fiction from its Nineteenth-Century roots through classic British “cozy” mysteries of the early Twentieth-Century, and the enduring noir novels of famous American authors from Raymond … Read More
