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April 2011  
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In this Issue
Opportunities to Shine
Snippets from the FWA Blog
FWA Runs on Volunteer Power
Opportunities to Shine

sunshineRoyal Palm Literary Awards competition is open to submissions. Polish your work and get your entry in early. The fee increases on May 1. Click here for RPLA submission guidelines.

May 15 is the last day to submit your writing for consideration in FWA's Collection #3; Let's Talk. It's all about dialogue! Be sure to write an exchange between two or more people. Monologues do not qualify. Click here for Collection submission guidelines.

Promote your book or services to Florida Writers Association members by advertising online in the FWA Network or
in print in The Florida Writer. Or check out all the different ways you can reach 10th Annual Conference attendees with your marketing message. There's something to fit every budget!

Connect with FWA members online in the FWA Network. Post your events, participate discussions, meet writers working in your genre, and much more. Click here to join the FWA Network.

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Snippets from the FWA Blog 

We're just starting baseball season this weekend, and we'll be into the World Series before the conference comes (October 21-23 at the Orlando Marriott Lake Mary), but the preliminary schedule for the conference is already in place. The entire schedule will be published on the conference web page soon, we can give you the skinny [read on...]

Last Friday, I was in a hurry. I had a list of things that had to get done by a specific time. Which meant, of course, that everyone else was decidedly not in a hurry. More to the point, they were not in a hurry between me and what needed to occur. It started with [read on...]

FWA Runs on Volunteer Power

 

Dr. Douglas Houck has stepped up to the plate to finish compiling FWA's history as a pictorial in time for the 10th Annual Florida Writers Conference. Thanks to Sunny Fader for her initial research.

Applause for our committee of seven who will work together to get a statewide FWA  Young Writers Group off the ground. Co-chairs are  Blanche Baxter and George Prom. Joining them will be Brenda Weaver, Candace J. Carter, Candice Coghill, Suzi Katz and Deb Gornoski. Yay, team!

Serena Schreiber has completed training with Anne Linne' and is now our Online Bookstore Manager. Thanks, Serena!

We need a volunteer to act as a Liaison at the state level to help Writers Group Leaders organize mini-conferences. Contact Chrissy Jackson to apply.

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