The Gulf Coast Writers Association is proud to provide a forum for fellowship, education, and information for writers in our community. Whether you write for pleasure or profit, you’ll find support from our members. And with an average of 175 members, there’s always encouragement and friendly guidance to help you improve your writing skills. Plus, our monthly speakers’ events are informative and fun, providing expert advice on topics such as writing techniques, publishing, marketing, and others. So no matter what your genre: general fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s, young adult, historical fiction, romance, mystery/thriller, memoirs, and more, you’re in good company. Check out our website and see what exciting things we have in store for you.

Announcements

A business meeting will be held at the September 21, 2019 meeting to elect a new Corporate Board Director.

Tom Nelson is leaving Florida and left his position on the Board.

GCWA 2019 Writing Contest winners and their entries are posted
on the contest page!

Meet your Officers and Directors for 2019

Interested in joining a new critique or reading group? [list of current groups] Looking for new members for your critique group? Contact Al York.

more announcements

New Writing Game

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Wilson Hawthorne

Hawthorne is a television producer and writer currently residing in Cape Coral, FL. After attaining a writing degree in the early 1980’s, Hawthorne honed his production skills shooting, editing, writing, producing, and directing for a variety of local and national production entities and networks. His career has spanned hundreds of television commercials, documentaries, corporate videos, environmental projects, and feature film. Additionally, Hawthorne has worked as a sub-contractor for ESPN, The Travel Channel, USA Network, and the environmental activist group Greenpeace. He is an avid boater and outdoorsman, with a passion for nature conservation. Outside of television, Hawthorne has written and published five, full-length novels.

Topic: Where Does Inspiration Come From:

Where does inspiration come from? How do you tap into unfiltered creativity whenever you want? What is the true purpose of art in our society? Hawthorne will explore these and other related topics from his unique point of view as a documentary film maker and author who has studied them. His talk covers how to attain freedom from the mind’s machinations and cultural conditioning during a writer’s voyage upon the sea of creative process. Along the way, Hawthorne will share the secrets of a revolutionary approach to accessing the source of creativity only practiced by a handful of humans, but available to humankind for at least the last 6000 years.

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Next Meeting: September 21, 2019 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
Location: [map] Zion Lutheran Church,
7401 Winkler Rd, Fort Myers, FL 33919
First time guests free