WOW! WE'RE FAMOUS! The Florida Writer's Conference is featured in The Writer Magazine!
Great interview with FWA's President, Chrissy Jackson, thanks to Chris Coward, FWA's Marketing Chairperson, who put together the background information. Download the article...
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Meeting Locations
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Amelia Island
Avon Park
Boca Raton
Bradenton
Brandon
Brooksville
Casselberry
Celebration
Charlotte
Daytona Beach
Fleming Island/Orange Park
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
Punta Gorda
Sarasota
Sebring
St. Augustine
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Wakulla
Wellington
Wesley Chapel
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| | AT THE ANNUAL FLORIDA WRITERS CONFERENCE, October 19-21 at the Orlando Marriott Lake Mary, you'll choose from some forty workshops to help you hone your craft and navigate the publishing landscape. And in advance, you can sign up to meet one-to-one with faculty for pitch practice, pitches, manuscript critiques, and more. Read on for details...
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DON'T MISS OPPORTUNITIES
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 CELEBRITY WORKSHOP. On October 18, 2012 multi-award-winning author R.J. Ellory presents a daylong seminar sponsored by the Florida Writers Foundation. This workshop is open to the public, so come with a friend. The last day to qualify for an early bird registration fee is August 31. Read on for details...
FWA PROUDLY SPONSORS THE FLORIDA BOOK AWARDS. In fact, several FWA folks are acting as judges for this year for this year's prestigious competition for published authors. Read on for details...
EDITORS HELPING WRITERS. Lifetime member Bobbie Christmas coordinates FWA's editing service. Read on for details...
VIC DIGENTI'S NOVEL IN A DAY WORKSHOP will take place November 3 in Tampa. Everyone is welcome to attend, but FWA members receive a special, reduced price. Read on for details...
MEET AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Timothy Hallinan in an upcoming issue of The Florida Writer through his article, "Setting the Stage for Magic" and attend a free "virtual conference" on his website. JOIN THE CONVERSATION.The FWA Network is a private online social networking site available exclusively to FWA members. There you can meet and mingle with other members as you create a personal page, add your events to the calendar, participate in discussion groups, integrate posts with Facebook and Twitter, and much more. Click here to join... APRIL 20, 2013: SAVE THE DATE. Plans are already underway for the Second Annual Writers Nest Mini-Conference in Altamonte Springs, near Orlando. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for details. |
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FWA YOUTH MEMBER NEWS
| | OUR BRAND NEW FWA YOUTH MEMBERS WEBSITE provides information on FWA youth membership, writers groups, learning tools, workshops, conferences, literary competitions and critiques.  This is a division of the FWA for members under 18, their parents and program leaders. Amber Garr and Marisette Burgess are the webmasters. Content changes frequently. Visit, bookmark, and return to this site again and again.
OUR NEW YOUTH WRITERS NETWORK is a private social networking site where youth members under the age of 18 may participate with parental permission in an online community to provide creative writing workshops, writing critiques and opportunities to make personal and professional connections to support their writing careers. Amber Garr and Marisette Burgess are the webmasters. Click here to visit...
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FWA RUNS ON VOLUNTEER POWER
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| THE BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING. Stay abreast of the industry, rub elbows with authors and agents, ignite your creative spark, gain new skills, and discover your writing "tribe" by volunteering for FWA. You can volunteer a lot of time, or a little, doing things you enjoy. Read on for details...
BE A KEY CONFERENCE VOLUNTEER. We're looking for a Faculty Chairperson for 2013-2014 for our annual conference. Support and help will be provided. We need someone with Excel skills, attention to detail, personable, who knows their way around the publishing world. Contact Chrissy Jackson to apply...
NEW VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR. Jackie Fullerton has done a terrific job coordinating volunteers for several years, and now she's stepping down. As we thank Jackie for her dedication and volunteer service, we welcome the new Statewide Volunteer Coordinator for FWA, Jill Andrews. If you are a writers group or project leader and you need help, or if you want to add your name and skills to our list of volunteers wanting to be placed, contact Jill.
ANNE LINNE' DOES A FABULOUS JOB AS FWA'S WEBMASTER. FWA has grown to more than 1300 members now, and the number of programs we offer has grown too. The website is key for providing members with information about all that's going on and it's a huge job to keep the site up to date. Sharon Russell has been named Administrative Assistant to the FWA Webmaster and will help with receiving new content and relevant follow-up. Thank you so much, Anne and welcome aboard Sharon! Visit FWA's website and have a look around.
VIVIAN DIPPOLD has done a wonderful job as Writers Group Leader in Lakeland, but now is turning the reins over to Alison Nissen. Thank you, Vivian for your time, expertise, and great attitude during your leadership with FWA's Writers Group. Welcome, Alison!
WELCOME MARY LOIS SANDERS & RICHARD MCCLURE as co leaders of the Lady Lake Chapter. Claudette Parmenter has taken a leave of absence from FWA duties.
WOW! PALM CITY WORD WEAVERS CONTINUES TO GROW
under the leadership of Leona DeRosa Bodie. Now up to 42 members, the group continues to refine and expand their offerings to meet the needs of all aspiring, intermediate and advanced level writers. To support the increased number of programs, the group increased their leadership forum from 3 to 4 with the addition of Group Leader Glenn "GE" Gardiner.
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