COMING SOON FOR FWA MEMBERS ONLY!An online bookstore where FWA authors can sell their books ~ and ~ The opportunity to be published in FWA Collections due for publication 2009 Watch for details*** YOU'RE INVITEDto take a leadership role in the 2009 FWA Conference. Historian,
Registration Chair, and Royal Palm Literary Awards Contest
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accomplishments of our members!
FWA eNews items to: Mary Ann de Stefano
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 Greetings!
Your turkey isn't the only thing that's stuffed this week! So is this issue of eNews! FWA has so much to tell you about, your eNews Editor is wondering how she's going to cram it all in here. So dig in now and happy reading.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
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NOTES ON THE 7th ANNUAL FWA CONFERENCE
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 THE FWA CONFERENCE IN NUMBERS: 303 total registrations....
278 pre-registrations & 25 walk-ins.... 202 Royal Palm Literary
Awards Contest entries.... 12 new people joined FWA.... at least 200
manuscripts or partials requested by the 10 agents/acquisition
editors/publishers in attendance.... at least 5 writers who were told
for sure they would be published.... 31 workshop sessions.... 1 truly
hilarious keynote address by Eliot Kleinberg and
a lucrative one by C. Hope Clarke.... 6 delicious meals prepared by an
award-winning chef.... 1 spectacular night-time shuttle launch.... 1
successful Florida Writers Foundation fundraiser to support
literacy.... scads of door prizes and silent auction items won.... cartons of books
sold and autographed.... countless inspirations, ideas, tips, connections,
smiles, and new friendships.
 VOLUNTEERS
CELEBRATED:
Pictured here are just some of the volunteers who worked hard to make the conference so successful. FWA VP Chrissy Jackson
was crowned "Queen" at the conference in recognition for her leadership
and boundless wisdom, energy, and good spirit. Volunteers, too numerous
to name here, were awarded certificates in thanks for their service to FWA.
Writers Group Leader Claudette Parmenter received the President's Award for her gracious and dedicated leadership. Treasurer Anne Linne'
received the Vice President's Award for creating FWA's beautiful
website and shopping cart with one hand while she managed FWA's money
with the other.
Thanks to Karen Lieb's extraordinary photography skills and energy, a conference play-by-play in pictures is available for all to see.
 CONGRATULATIONS TO RPLA WINNERS. A list of winners has been posted in the FWA Network and will appear on the website shortly.
POST CONFERENCE BUZZ: For various points of view on the conference experience, check out what Meadowhawk Press's Jackie Gamber, author and faculty member Elissa Malcohn, Book Doctor Bobbie Christmas, Syndicated Columnist and RPLA Winner Suzette Martinez Standring, and Gainesville Group Leader April FitzGerald have to say.
TELL YOUR CONFERENCE STORIES. Your feedback can aid planning for next year's conference and educate and inspire members who weren't able to attend. Share your thoughts and experiences in the forum in the FWA Network.
CONFERENCE SPEAKER C. HOPE CLARK has generously posted her Grants for Serious Writers as a free download for conference attendees. Expires 12/20/08.
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MORE THAN 150 WRITERS HAVE ALREADY JOINED!
 Why haven't you? On this private website, exclusive for FWA members, writers across the state are critiquing each other's work, sharing writing tips and calls for submission, meeting and with writers working in their genre, publicizing books and events, expressing their creativity in personal blogs, and more.
Sign up here.
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CHAPTER EVENTS & NEWS
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Dr. Lorraine Haataia leads a new affiliate -- First Coast Christian Writers in Jacksonville. Jane S. Dunn has been appointed to lead a second Naples chapter. Martha Powers has stepped up to lead the Melbourne group.
And now for something completely different! Chris Hamilton has been appointed to lead FWA's new Virtual Group. Chris will use of a variety of Internet technologies to offer FWA members opportunities for learning and collaboration--without regard to where members are located. He has already started a virtual critique group with privacy controls in the FWA Network. (The only writers group meeting you can come to in your pajamas.) If you want to participate, contact Chris by email.
Thank you and congratulations to all these fine people for sharing their time and talents and taking on leadership roles.
For information about writers group meetings in your area, click the links in the sidebar.
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BEST REASON TO BUY A 2009 CALENDAR
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 FWA: Your Beacon to Success
8th Annual
Florida Writers Association Conference
October 23 - 25, 2009
Marriott Resort - Lake Mary, Florida
October 22, 2009 - Special Pre-Conference Master Class: Empowering Characters' Emotions by Margie Lawson
Sponsored by the Florida Writers Foundation. Details on the FWA website soon.
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