Award winners Richard Gartee, Roz Miller, and Darlene Marshall shared with WAG members and guests their experiences in submitting their works to contests. The panelists focused first on the benefits. Gartee, whose third novel, Ragtime Dudes in a Thin Place, won the first place 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award (RPLA) … Read More
Author Wendy Thornton discussed her latest book, Sounding The Depths, as part of the ongoing Local Author Series at the Alachua County Library headquarters on Saturday, March 17. "Music creates memories," Thornton said, "even for those who are on the verge of losing theirs forever. You hear an old song … Read More
Summary of the April 8 program by Mallory M. O’Connor The Florida Book Awards is an annual awards program that honors, recognizes, and celebrates literature by Florida authors and books about Florida that were published in the previous year. Established in 2006, the program now gives awards in eleven categories … Read More
Come join us! Editors of the Bacopa Literary Review will host an afternoon of readings at the Matheson History Museum, 513 E. University Avenue, in downtown Gainesville, on Saturday, April 14, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event will feature a series of poetry and prose readings by Bacopa … Read More
Daniel Blumberg, the author of The Rise & Fall of MechaniKalle will discuss and read from the book at the library on Saturday, April 21, at 2:30 p.m. Kalle Talbot has always wanted to be a superhero. When her sixteenth birthday passes without her developing any powers, she decides to … Read More
Thanks to WAG member Connie Morrison for writing the following summary: Audience members received an in-depth presentation on writing and marketing the short story. Belea T. Keeney, an award-winning author and editor who has sold many short stories, shared her knowledge and expertise. A short story is 7,000 words or … Read More
The Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) is being featured on The Ilene Silverman Show on these dates:* Saturday, May 12, 6:30 a.m. on WGFL-TV Cox Ch 4 Sunday, May 13, 6:30 a.m. on WNBC (NBC 9) Cox Ch 9 Sunday, May 13, 1:00 p.m. on WUFT-TV, Cox Ch 3 Wednesday, … Read More
