Summary of M. W. Gordon's talk by Penny Church-Pupke. Retired UF law professor turned mystery writer Michael Gordon (pen name M.W. Gordon) presented a program entitled “Ask not for whom the pen writes, it writes for me.” A published author of nonfiction and fiction, Gordon’s debut novel Deadly Drifts, the … Read More
In booth #128, WAG members dispensed WAG literature, talked with festival goers about our organization, and sold many of the fifty-four books on display by local authors. Thanks to all who participated in this fun event.
On Sunday, October 22, Gene Cowell was the featured speaker in the Alachua County Library’s Local Author Series. Cowell discussed the evolution of popular crime fiction from its Nineteenth-Century roots through classic British “cozy” mysteries of the early Twentieth-Century, and the enduring noir novels of famous American authors from Raymond … Read More
WAG members, local authors with works in the 2017 journal, and Bacopa editors read excerpts from winning entries: FLASH STORY "Excerpts From The Trakl Diaries" by Stephanie Emily Dickinson; CREATIVE NONFICTION "Caregiver’s Journal: How to Survive, or Not" by Raphael Helena Kosek; FICTION "Ignis Fatuus, and More, at Eleven" by … Read More
North Florida’s art scene will swing into high gear on Saturday, November 11, 2017, with the arrival of Gainesville's Downtown Festival & Art Show. Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday. From City Hall to the Hippodrome State Theatre, the streets of Gainesville … Read More
On Sunday, November 19, Susie H. Baxter was the featured speaker in the Alachua County Library’s Local Author Series. She discussed her recently published book, Pumping Sunshine. Believing that everyone has a story to tell, Baxter also encouraged those in the audience to write about their own lives. An Alachua … Read More
On Sunday, December 3, as part of the Local Author Series, Richard Gartee discussed his latest book, Lancelot’s Disciple. Frith, a student of Sir Lancelot, leaves the Christian abbey he has always called home, to join a caravan on the ancient Silk Road. While staying with a Sultan in Central … Read More
