FWA NETWORK
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300+ Members Connect in the FWA Network
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FLORIDA WRITERS FOUNDATION
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Florida Writers Foundation is still accepting donations for their 2009 Silent Auction to be held October 23-25 at the Florida Writers Conference in Lake Mary.
Visit FWF on the web and the silent auction site for information.
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ON WRITING
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sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no
unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have
no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. -~William
Strunk, Jr., The Elements of Style, 1918
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* proposals, queries
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Greetings,
Scroll on down to learn more about how your Florida Writers Association serves you and your writing career.
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8th ANNUAL FLORIDA WRITERS CONFERENCE
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LIGHTING THE WAY · LAKE MARY, OCTOBER 23 - 25
· Information about agents, acquisition editors, and publishers, including the genre(s) they're acquiring in
· Faculty biographies, websites, and photos
· Complete conference schedule of workshops
· Conference FAQs -- the answers to all your questions
· Registration
July 31 is the last day to receive the early bird discount. Register online now for the best fees.
CONFERENCE ROOM RATE: Be sure to mention FWA to receive the guaranteed conference room rate of $115 per night. Let Chrissy Jackson know if you have a problem getting that rate.
 FOR REGULAR CONFERENCE UPDATES: check out Chris Hamilton's conference blog for details about learning opportunities; faculty, agents and publishers; and other conference-related goodies.
NEW THIS YEAR: MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE SESSIONS. Conference registrants can take advantage of manuscript critique sessions with Doug Houck or John Pelot -- fiction, non-fiction and poetry --but you have to make arrangements in advance. Read on for details...
CONFERENCE BOOKSTORE. Each year at the Florida Writers Conference, we have a conference bookstore manned by volunteers. All FWA members are eligible to sell their books, as are faculty members. If you'd like to participate, contact A.J. Robinson for details.
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STATE-WIDE NEWS
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 ONLINE BOOKSTORE IS OPEN!
Here's a new and exciting benefit of membership in FWA for you: an
online bookstore where you can sell or buy members' books! Standing
ovation to Webmaster Anne Linne' for setting this up and to volunteer
Alexa Robinson for working with authors. Learn all about how to sell or buy books online in FWA's bookstore.
THE 2009 RPLA COMPETITION IS CLOSED! If you sent us your submission and have not received an email confirming receipt of your entry, please let us know.
 CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS are needed for a variety of jobs during this year's annual writers conference. Contact Frank Ridge, Conference Volunteer Chairperson.
2010 CONFERENCE DIRECTOR: Yes it's a big job, but you'll get loads of help and it's also a lot of fun, brings you into direct contact with a wide-range of publishing industry professionals, and would look fab on your resume! To learn how to become next year's conference director, Contact Chrissy Jackson.
State Volunteer Coordinator Marilyn Donnellan has finished the Leaders' Operations Manual for FWA. We've sent it out to the Board of Directors for their review and approval and hope to have it available online by September. She's also working on a draft for Volunteer Development manual. By September, she'll be working closely with Writers Group Leaders to match volunteers to needed positions within each group.
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DON'T MISS OUT ON YOUR FWA BENEFITS!
 If any of your contact information changes (mailing address, email, phone number) please inform FWA's Secretary, Shara Smock, so that our central membership records can be updated. (Do NOT send your address changes to the eNews!) Don't miss an issue of The Florida Writer or any other benefit. Make sure your contact information remains up to date.
Speaking of address changes, FWA's Vice President, Chrissy Jackson, has a new email address. Please update your records. |
FWA WRITERS GROUP NEWS
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Writers Group Leaders, Is your group's information up to date on the main website? If not, please submit your update to FWA's webmaster following the standard format for listings on the writers group page on the website.
Darlene Myers is stepping down as the leader of the River City Writers in Jacksonville. Gregg Golson has been appointed to lead the group. Many thanks to Darlene for her service and to Gregg for taking over the reins.
Mark Adducci is leading a new critique group in Wellington.
To learn what's going on at writers group meetings in your area, click the appropriate locations in the sidebar.
Can't get to a meeting or wanting more interaction between meetings? Visit the FWA Network and join one of the genre discussion groups. Mystery Writers, Science Fiction Writers, and Christian Writers are particularly active. Other discussion groups include All About Blogging and Florida Writers Foundation.
Don't see a genre group on the Network you're interested in? Start one!
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