Once again the editors of the Bacopa literary review, the annual printed work of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville, presented the master work of poetry, short fiction and nonfiction. Winners of contests in each category were announced, and selections were read by writers and editors. This was a not-to-be-missed meeting … Read More
Although WAG's annual member shindig on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 was a holiday party, there was little doubt that the evening was more about a changing of the guard. Outgoing WAG president Art Crummer handed over the reins to Susie Baxter in the symbolic form of a 9-pound hammer and a … Read More
Sandra Gail Lambert
by Noel Neff Ron Cunningham said he has given serious consideration to changing his business card to include the words “Trained Observer of the Human Condition.” “That may be actually the best definition of a writer I can give you today,” he said, followed by a wry grin. Cunningham, former … Read More
by Wendy Thornton A large crowd of writers and environmentally concerned attendees heard speaker Rick Smith talk about his father, Patrick Smith, and the many historical books he wrote about Florida. The most famous is A Land Remembered, but it was his fist Florida book, Forever Island, which garnered a … Read More
Pattie Glenn
Nathan Whitaker
