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Four stories in 20 minutes: “Copacabana” the story

MaryAnn CipressyMay 3, 2024

Four stories in 20 minutes! At the April meeting of Gulf Coast Writers, everyone was talking at once. Amazingly, the result was not chaos. Four teams of writers collaborated to ... Continue reading ...

Four stories in 20 minutes: Bad, Bad…” story

MaryAnn CipressyMay 3, 2024

President Letter April 2024

MaryAnn CipressyApril 1, 2024

Dear Gulf Coast Writer, I’d like for us to become more than colleagues. I want us to become friends – people with whom we can share our highs and lows, ... Continue reading ...

GCWA March Monthly Meeting Recap

MaryAnn CipressyMarch 25, 2024

GCWA March Monthly Meeting Recap Keynote Speaker: Sean Martinelli of NBC2 TV’s “Stories2Share” Sean Martinelli, journalist and host of NBC2 TVs “Stories2Share,” was the speaker at Gulf Coast Writers Association’s ... Continue reading ...

The Way Cancer Has Shaped Me

MaryAnn CipressyMarch 7, 2024

By Brian Sluga Looking back on my experience with testicular cancer at a young age, I realize that cancer didn’t define me — it helped shape me. Illustration of a ... Continue reading ...

Presidents Letter March 2024

MaryAnn CipressyFebruary 29, 2024

Dear Gulf Coast Writer: There’s a new energy in the air. To the dozens who attended our February meeting, thank you for your participation, your interest, your ideas, and ... Continue reading ...

President Letter February 2024

MaryAnn CipressyFebruary 19, 2024

My Dear Fellow Writers: Membership in the Gulf Coast Writers Association requires annual dues of $50. Those dues allow us to pay rent for a place to meet and to ... Continue reading ...

PRESIDENT’S LETTER JANUARY 2024

Brian DevittJanuary 8, 2024

PRESIDENT’S LETTER Revised January 8, 2024 IMPORTANT ALERT: JANUARY 20 MEETING LOCATION HAS CHANGED. JOIN US AT THE MASONIC LODGE/PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, 17671 PINE RIDGE ROAD, NEAR FORT MYERS BEACH, ... Continue reading ...

PRESIDENT’S LETTER DECEMBER 2023

Brian DevittDecember 26, 2023

Dear GCWA Member,This is my first letter to our Gulf Coast Writers Association as our new president. Irene Smith,having served as president so energetically, has earned her emerita status. We ... Continue reading ...

October Meeting

Brian DevittNovember 4, 2023

We all gathered together for our October meeting on Saturday the 18th. It was well attended and a great opportunity for members to meet and enjoy each other’s company. Speakers ... Continue reading ...

STORM STORIES – HURRICANE IAN Book Reading at the Alliance of the Arts

Gulf Coast Writers AssociationSeptember 14, 2023

Storm Stories Book Launch Event from Emily Radomski on Vimeo. ... Continue reading ...

Storm Stories Press Release

Gulf Coast Writers AssociationAugust 24, 2023

The ‘Storm Stories – Hurricane Ian’ continues to get attention in the local press. See a recent release from the Pine Island Eagle, below: Gulf Coast Writers Association set to ... Continue reading ...

Four stories in 20 minutes: “Copacabana” the story

Four stories in 20 minutes: Bad, Bad…” story

President Letter April 2024

GCWA March Monthly Meeting Recap

The Way Cancer Has Shaped Me

Presidents Letter March 2024

President Letter February 2024

PRESIDENT’S LETTER JANUARY 2024

PRESIDENT’S LETTER DECEMBER 2023

October Meeting

STORM STORIES – HURRICANE IAN Book Reading at the Alliance of the Arts

Storm Stories Press Release

Swick – Dreaming—The Sacred Art: Incubating, Navigating and Interpreting Sacred Dreams for Spiritual and Personal Growth

Swick – Comfort and Mirth

Head – When Thirteen Became One : The Many Colonial Revolts Become a Revolution

Meeks – Gator Bait

Kratzke – It’s okay to not eat your peas

Meeks – Eternally Yours, Robert