A bit of history: On November 16, 2008, the Bylaws for the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) were presented in writing to WAG's Executive Committee, signed by then-President Wendy Thornton, and subsequently approved unanimously by the general membership. Since that date, WAG has grown from about 50 members to over … Read More
At the June Marketing Coalition meeting, we discussed Instagram as a marketing tool. At the July meeting, Jolene MacFadden will discuss the "Top 5 Ways to Use Instagram to Sell More Books." She will also share some handouts with everyone who attends. The Marketing Coalition was established to help WAG … Read More
Wormhole Books & Records will host an evening of poetry readings by touring poets James Norman and Daryl Gussin and Alachua County locals John Weeks, Charles Ely, and J.N. Fishhawk on Saturday, July 20th, beginning at 7 p.m. The event is a stop on Gussin and Norman’s summer 2024 Wet … Read More
Note that this program is being held at the Headquarters Library downtown. So, you've finished your novel and readers ask, what happens next? That's when you decide to turn it into a series. Sequels pose their own challenges, but what if you want to write about what happened … Read More
At the July Marketing Coalition meeting, Jolene MacFadden discussed the "Top 5 Ways to Use Instagram to Sell More Books." At the August 19 meeting we'll discuss the "Top 10 Things to Do Before Your Book Launch: Attract Readers & Reviews.” The Marketing Coalition was established to help WAG authors … Read More
The Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) is pleased to announce our partnership with The Lynx Bookstore in their Gainesville Reads Program, a month-long community reading festival surrounding one book. The September book is The Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff Goodell. "In The Heat Will Kill You First, Jeff … Read More
George "Bob" Dekle, who served as the prosecuting attorney in the 1980 trial of serial killer Ted Bundy, will be our guest speaker on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at the Millhopper Branch of the Alachua County Library. Dekle has lectured extensively nationwide and is the author of numerous books on … Read More
