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Port Orange
Sebring
St. Petersburg
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Tampa
Wellington
Wesley Chapel
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| THE 2012 ROYAL PALM LITERARY AWARD COMPETITION is open for submissions February 15 through June 15, 2012.
 The RPLA competition is a service of the Florida Writers Association established to recognize excellence in members' published and unpublished works while providing blind, objective, and constructive written assessments for all entrants. Entry fees are lowest at the beginning of the submission period, so don't delay. Download your entry package here...
FWA'S COLLECTION. Submit a true or fictional tale connected in some way with wheels by May 15, 2012 for consideration for FWA's Collection #4, My Wheels. Sixty works will be selected for inclusion, and author Julie Compton will choose the top ten entries to appear in the front of the book. Download the entry guidelines here. Direct your questions and entries to fwacollection@floridawriters.net
LET'S TALK, the current edition of FWA'S Collection, is available for sale in The Top Shelf, FWA's online bookstore. So are previous volumes of FWA's Collections, Writing Our History, One Writer at a Time; The First Ten Years, 2001 to 2001, and many wonderful books written by Florida Writers Association authors. |
FWA RUNS ON VOLUNTEER POWER
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| JUDGES ARE NEEDED to read and score entries for FWA Collection #4; My Wheels. To apply, contact Su Gerheim. Judges are also needed for RPLA. For more information, write to: RPLAjudges@floridawriters.net
YOUTH WRITERS PROGRAM. The new organizational structure consists of two new Youth Writers Program co-chairs, Marisette Burgess and Amber Garr and a network administrator, Candice Coghill. The Youth Writers Program is a division of the FWA for members under 18, their parents, and program leaders. It delivers creative writing workshops to Florida children and teens at their local schools and community centers.
We're also pleased to recognize our leadership forum (Blanche Baxter, Brenda M. Weaver and Suzy Katz) and our current Youth Writer Group Chapter Leaders: George Prom- Jacksonville Chapter, Sharyn Germ - Golden Triangle Young Writers Club and Stephanie Priestly - Brandon Club.
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STAY INFORMED & CONNECTED
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| Besides publishing this monthly e-newsletter and The Florida Writer, our quarterly magazine, the Florida Writers Association maintains three websites to keep you informed and connected. Each is unique in format and content and managed by a volunteer.
Do you know and use these great resources?
 http://floridawriters.wordpress.com
Chris Hamilton, with the help of an occasional guest blogger, writes the FWA Conference Blog.
There you'll find a plethora of original articles about the craft and business of writing, detailed guides explaining how to use tools of the writers trade, writing prompts, and much more.
 http://www.floridawriters.net/
Anne Linne' is webmaster for the main FWA website. This is your first resource for all things FWA.
On this site, you can learn how to participate in programs such as RPLA, FWA Collections, and the online bookstore; you can renew your membership and purchase books and logoware, and you can find the time and location for Writers Group meetings. There's even a contact form where you can submit questions about FWA when you can't find what you're looking for. All queries receive a personal response.
 http://fwanetwork.ning.com
Mary Ann de Stefano manages the FWA Network. This is a private networking site where FWA members can meet, mingle, and share information online.
With personal pages, blogs, discussion groups, an events calendar and more, this is a lively interactive site where all content is user-generated.
The content on all three sites changes frequently. Visit 'em, bookmark 'em, and return again and again.
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SAVE THE DATES
| | THE WRITER'S NEST: MINI-CONFERENCE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
Featured Speaker: Tim Dorsey
When: Saturday April 21, 2012
Where: Altamonte Springs FL
Contact: Tom Swartz
WORKSHOP WITH AUTHOR R.J. ELLORY
A fundraiser for the Florida Writers Foundation
Presenter: R.J. Ellory
When: October 18, 2012
Where: Orlando Marriott Lake Mary FL
11th ANNUAL FLORIDA WRITERS CONFERENCE
When: October 19-21, 2012
Where: Orlando Marriott Lake Mary FL
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