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Avon Park
Boca Raton
Bradenton
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Brooksville
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Celebration
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Daytona Beach
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Hallandale Beach
Havana
Jacksonville
Jensen Beach
Kissimmee
Lady Lake
Lake City
Lake Mary
Lakeland
Maitland
Melbourne
Mount Dora
Ocala
Orlando
Oxford/Lady Lake
Palm Beach
Palm City
Palm Coast
Pembroke Pines
Ponte Vedra Beach
Port Orange
Sarasota
Sebring
St. Augustine
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Wakulla
Wellington
Wesley Chapel
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| THE CENTRAL FLORIDA MINI-CONFERENCE features speaker Tim Dorsey, two acquiring agents, and ten great presenters.
on April 21, 2012 in Altamonte Springs. Download details...
 SUBMIT TO 'MY WHEELS' ANTHOLOGY by May 15, 2012. Sixty submissions will be chosen for publication, and author Julie Compton will choose her ten favorites to appear in the front of the book. More info... ROYAL PALM LITERARY AWARD COMPETITION is open for submissions through June 15, 2012. Polish and submit your entry now. More info... CELEBRITY WORKSHOP. Learn from British thriller writer R.J. Ellory in a daylong seminar October 18, 2012 sponsored by the nonprofit Florida Writers Foundation. Workshop fees support literacy in Florida . More info... FLORIDA WRITERS CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 19 - 21, 2012 The Magic of the Pen 
Soon, details of our 11th annual conference--faculty names and bios, workshop schedules, and more--will be posted on the main website. Meanwhile, download the FAQs... DID YOU KNOW FWA and its sister organization, the Florida Writers Foundation, offer five different electronic resources, each with a special purpose to serve you? More info... |
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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. To apply, contact J.W. Thompson.
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR NEEDED. This is a key position in FWA. We would not be able to do all that we do as an organization without volunteers placed in jobs that match their skills. To learn more or apply, contact Chrissy Jackson.
YOUTH WRITERS PROGRAM LEADERSHIP TEAM NEEDS: YWP Chapter Leaders Recruiter, YWP Public Liaison, YWP Community Outreach Liaison. If you are interested in joining the leadership team, please contact Amber Garr.
YOUTH WRITERS GROUP LEADERS NEEDED with prior teaching, writing coach, instructor or youth group facilitation experience preferred. Please send a brief description of your vision for your group's makeup and activities and a bio of your writing, leadership, education, and experience to Marisette Burgess.
THE TOP SHELF is FWA's online bookstore . Serena Schreiber has been our manager, and done a super job, but is now turning over the reins to Gina Carroll. We thank Serena for her time, creativity, and enthusiasm and welcome Gina! WELCOME GEORGE MINDLING as a new Writers Group Leader for Sarasota. He takes over for Susan Haley who has done a wonderful job for writers and for FWA, but needs to cut back a little now. Thank you, Susan! Welcome, George.
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We are deeply sadden ed by the passing of Dahris Clair, beloved friend, writer, leader, and inspiration. Most of us know Dahris as the dynamo who established the FWA writers group in New Port Richie, coordinated mini-conferences and local writing contests, and published the monthly e-zine The Infinite Writer. Read more of Chrissy Jackson's tribute to Dahris...
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