June 2019 FWA Blog

June may be busting out all over, but so is the heat index. Stay cool, folks, and take advantage of these meetings where the air is conditioned.

• River City Writers assemble on Monday, June 3 at 7PM at the Pablo Creek Library. Contact Gregg Golson for details.
• The Clay County Writers are on a forced two-month holiday since the Orange Park Library will be using the meeting room. They will return to their normal meeting dates in August.
• The Amelia Island Writers revert to childhood as they tackle writing fairytales this month. Jim Weinsier will facilitate the program, Tuesday, June 25 at 4PM at Story and Song Bookstore Bistro in Amelia Park.
• Author Susan Slater drops in on the Ancient City Writers to present "Plotting: A Moveable Feast," on Saturday, June 15, 10AM at St. Augustine's Main Library. As the author of two mystery series and a creative writing teacher, Susan brings her expertise to talk about story structure. She says, "Know where you're going with your story, but more importantly–how to get there."
• "Are You Ready to Take Your Pants Off?" is the provocative title of Susan Kiernan-Lewis's workshop at the Ponte Vedra Writers meeting, Saturday, June 22 at 10:30AM at the Ponte Vedra Beach Library. No, her talk isn't about modeling underwear, but instead about the advantages of outlining. The prolific author will introduce an outlining technique that works for any genre of writing.
• The Amelia Island Writers revert to childhood when they work on writing fairytales at this month's meeting. Jim Weinsier will facilitate the meeting, taking place Tuesday, June 25 at 4PM at the Story and Song Bookstore Bistro in Amelia Park.

And now for the rest of the story:

• NE Florida Sisters in Crime welcome back Janet Kuchler, aka Janet Cooper, for part two of her workshop, "Fiction? Nonfiction? What to Write? at the Saturday, June 1 meeting at the Southeast Regional Branch Library at 10AM.
• FWA presents an expanded mini-conference on "Writing Diversely," Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23 at the Hilton Orlando, Altamonte Springs. The various workshops cover writing about diverse characters and cultures. Click here for details, including registration information.
• The deadline has passed to submit your work for consideration for the Royal Palm Literary Awards competition, but now is the time to sign up for both the Celebrity Workshop with Jonathan Maberry and the annual Florida Writers Conference. Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author and five-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award, as well as a comic book writer. His vampire apocalypse series V-Wars, is in production as an original Netflix series. His Celebrity Workshop will cover "The Art of the Pitch."
• The Florida Writers Conference features workshops and panel discussions by dozens of authors, including bestselling authors Jonathan Maberry, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Deliah Dawson. The theme this year is Writers at Work, so make sure you find a way to work your way to the conference. Visit the website for all the details.
• A Gathering of Poets group meets on the first and third Thursdays at 2PM at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. All poets are welcome. For information, contact Sharon Scholl.

That's it for this month. Cheers,
Vic

Vic DiGenti
FWA Regional Director