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Chanticleer International Book Awards

Avatar for Gulf Coast Writers AssociationGulf Coast Writers AssociationApril 10, 2022
Multiple Contests from Chanticleer Book Reviews The Clue Awards — Thriller/suspense Deadline September 30, 2021 The 2021 CIBA Fiction Series Awards! 16 Divisions Deadline September 30, 2022 The 2021 CIBA ... Continue reading ...

Joe Pacheco on NPR

Avatar for Gulf Coast Writers AssociationGulf Coast Writers AssociationApril 6, 2022
Our April 7th broadcast today on NPR WGCU was a great success and in my opinion one of the best group poetry programs I’ve ever heard or participated in. The ... Continue reading ...
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GCWA 2022 Contest Winners

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GCWA Contest Winners — 2022 Fiction/Children’s Stories (these categories were combined and judged together according to our guidelines, due to the low number of entries in each. 1st — Leah ... Continue reading ...

Lisa Ellis

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Lisa Ellis, owner , operator of Boost Your Health Wellness Center. Lisa has spent more than 2 decades assisting not-for-profit organizations and developing programs for personal and professional enhancement. Lisa ... Continue reading ...
Best Writing Contests of 2022, recommended by Reedsy

GCWA Writing Contest Recommended by Reedsy

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I’m Michelle, a member of the team over here at Reedsy. Thanks for submitting your writing contests to us. I’m happy to let you know that we’ve chosen your contests ... Continue reading ...

Ell Maldonado

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Ell Maldonado is a two-spirit author and educator living in Florida with their family. Ell is passionate about teaching the Tainonaíki language and helping to teach others the Taíno culture. ... Continue reading ...
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JC Bruce

Avatar for Gulf Coast Writers AssociationGulf Coast Writers AssociationFebruary 22, 2022
I’m a journalist and author of a series of books recounting the misadventures of Alexander Strange whose weird news column is published by Tropic Press. The five books chronicling Strange’s ... Continue reading ...
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GCWA Writing Contest Deadline January 31

Avatar for Gulf Coast Writers AssociationGulf Coast Writers AssociationJanuary 20, 2022
The 2022 GCWA Writing Contest  deadline January 31, 2022. Stay tuned for winning submissions in April and watch for next year’s contest. Adult Contest (18 and older) and Youth Contest ... Continue reading ...
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Kristoff — Saddlebags of Gold

Avatar for Gulf Coast Writers AssociationGulf Coast Writers AssociationJanuary 16, 2022
Saddlebags of Gold by DJ Kristoff Book One of the Dino Diane’s Adventure Series. When Diane, a courageous twelve-year-old who loves learning and her books, and her younger brother Benji ... Continue reading ...
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Kristoff — Secrets of the Five Rays of Light

Avatar for Gulf Coast Writers AssociationGulf Coast Writers AssociationJanuary 16, 2022
The Secrets of the Five Rays of Light by DJ Kristoff AND THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES…in the next book of the spine-tingling Dino Diane’s Adventures series. With Asazi as their guide, ... Continue reading ...
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DJ Kristoff

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DJ Kristoff is a world traveler, adventurer, seeker of truth, and award-winning science teacher extraordinaire. The locations in her story are real. The science and history are real. She earned ... Continue reading ...

DJ Kristoff Launches New Children’s Series

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DJ Kristoff has recently launched her children’s book series, Dino Diane’s Adventures. Visit her website for Saddlebags of Gold and The Secrets of the Five Rays of Light for upper middle-grade, young adults. ... Continue reading ...

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