Fifty Years in the Writing Life
Shelley Fraser Mickle
Shelley Fraser Mickle
(by Skipper Hammond) The first advice writers get is “Write what you know.” Bob Lee has done exactly that, writing about his three decades with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). But instead of common, everyday life, his stories are pure adventure-thriller, the stuff of Indiana Jones’ experience. … Read More
Mark Wayne Adams
Book Sale! The Writers Alliance of Gainesville participated in the 2015 Thornebrook Village Art Festival held on Saturday and Sunday, October 10-11, 2015. The two-day event featured food, live music, and the works of 130 artists. A short rainstorm early Saturday morning made WAG authors wonder if the turnout would … Read More
Panel of participants
(By Joan H. Carter) The Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) presented the sixth annual edition of their literary journal, the Bacopa Literary Review, and announced the winners of their 2015 contest. The forty-one works selected for Bacopa included authors from as far away as Australia, Brazil, and Canada as well … Read More
(By Susie Baxter) WAG members Art Crummer and Karen Porter presented a program entitled “Becoming a Writer” to a small group of emerging writers at the High Springs Branch of the Alachua County Library on November 10. Crummer, past president of the Writers Alliance and an award-winning musician, said he … Read More