FWA NETWORK
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 Greetings,
Your Florida Writers Association is in full bloom with a garden full of learning, publishing, and networking opportunities. Read on!
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STATE-WIDE NEWS
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
The conference blog bursts with lively insider details and frequent updates on learning opportunities; faculty, agents and publishers; and other conference events as well as answers to frequently asked questions.
Visit the conference website to obtain descriptive listings of agents, publishers, faculty, and workshop sessions and presenters and to register for the conference.
LAST CALL! FWA COLLECTIONS DEADLINE MAY 31
Get your submission in right away if you want to be considered for our first anthology: FWA Collections: From Our Family to
Yours. Suzette Standring, former President of the National Society of
Newspaper Columnists, will select her top ten stories. Remember: no submissions should have any author-identifying information on the pages of the story. That should be on a separate page. Read the details about other submission requirements...
2009 RPLA SUBMISSION DEADLINE APPROACHING
The Royal Palm Literary Awards committee is accepting submissions for the annual competition through July 13. Don't delay. Submissions received during May and June get a break on the entry fee, so don't wait until the last minute to enter. Remember: all entries to the should be double spaced, not only for the synopsis, but also for the entry itself. Competition details...
GIVE A HELPING HAND & MAKE FWA GREATER THAN EVER!
 Conference volunteers are needed for a variety of jobs during this year's annual writers conference. Contact Frank Ridge, Volunteer Chairperson.
It's time to plan ahead! If you are interested in directing the annual conference for 2010, let us know. This is a great opportunity to give back, get more involved, add to your professional resumé, and have lots of fun! Contact Chrissy Jackson to apply.
We're looking for a Statewide Volunteer Coordinator. This person would be responsible for working with the Executive Committee to determine where help is needed, matching members with volunteer opportunities, and maintaining volunteer records and keeping leadership informed. Contact Chrissy Jackson to apply.
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FWA WRITERS GROUP NEWS
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Henry Herman has been appointed as new Ft. Myers FWA Writers Group Leader. Congratulations, Henry, and thanks for taking the helm!
May 21: At their next meeting the Lakeland/Polk County group will begin preparing for their Annual Young Writers Contest and Award Ceremony
May 23: The New Port Richey/Pasco County group has posted a writing prompt for their next reading and critiquing meeting.
June 6: The Tampa/Wesley Chapel group will host a mini query letter workshop conducted by Molli Nickell, former Time-Life editor.
June 11: Author K. L. Nappier will address the St. Petersburg group about "Exploring E-Publishing and the Internet."
June 20: At the St. Augustine/Ancient City Writers meeting, Berkley Publishing Group author Nancy Haddock will share a method she
calls the "Chia Plot or Growing a Plot from a Simple Sentence." This is an interactive program designed to help writers dive from initial concept into full story development.
June 25: Regional Director Vic DeGenti will be presenting a workshop on "Making A Scene" for members of the Lady Lake group.
 Everyone can join FWA's Virtual Writers Group, and you don't have to attend a meeting to do so! Just visit the Virtual Group Blog. There Chris Hamilton shows you cabout how to use the Internet and online tools to support your writing career and addresses other topics of interest to writers in the digital age. Leave a comment for Chris, so he knows you've been there.
This is just a selection of what's happening in local FWA groups across the state. For information about writers group meetings in your area, or to learn about what FWA members are doing in various locations around the state, click the links in the sidebar.
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FLORIDA WRITERS FOUNDATION
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 The Florida Writers Foundation, sister organization to FWA, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established to promote literacy and to enhance writing skills in children, youth, and adults.
Last year's conference silent auction was a major fundraiser for FWF and featured a whole range of enticing items -- from vacation accommodations to writers' tools and services. to some lovely scarves that were among the most prized auction booty.
To see the great list of items currently available or get information about donating an item, see the silent auction website.
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