GCWA does not meet in December.
JANUARY 2021 – To be announced
The January GCWA will be a ZOOM meeting. We are trying to find a location to also meet in person. Instructions for Zoom will be posted in January.
The Southwest Florida Reading Festival is a free annual event celebrating the power of reading for over 20 years in the Fort Myers community. The festival features bestselling authors and a variety of activities for all ages.
Mar 01, 2021 – Mar 13, 2021 (virtual)
Fort Myers, FL 33901
The 2021 SWFL Reading Festival will offer a new, completely online opportunity for local authors to showcase their work in our Virtual Vendor Marketplace. The online festival will feature virtual components throughout March 2021, with the heart of the digital programming and author presentations taking place from March 1 – 13. The event website will have a soft launch the week of February 22 to familiarize vendors/attendees with the new, online platform.
Registration Information:
2021 SWFL Reading Festival Virtual Vendor Marketplace
NaNoWriMo 2020 is right around the corner. This wildly popular phenomenon, National Novel Writing Month, starts November 1, and you’re urged to write an entire novel by the end of the month.
Wouldn’t it be great to actually finish a 50,000-word novel in 30 days? Since 1999, that very idea has inspired millions of writers from all over the world to embark on this journey. In 2015 alone, more than 430,000 finished their manuscripts.
NaNoWriMo is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides tools, structure, community, and encouragement to help people find their voices, achieve creative goals, and build new worlds — on and off the page.
NaNoWriMo believes in the transformational power of creativity. Writing a novel alone can be difficult, even for seasoned writers. NaNoWriMo helps you track your progress, set milestones, connect with other writers in a vast community, and participate in events that are designed to make sure you finish your novel. Oh, and best of all, it’s free!
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Pine Island Writers ARE holding Zoom meetings every Monday at 7 pm. If anyone would like to join us, please have them contact Chai Voris for the Zoom sign-in. We meet weekly to share our writing with each other and get feedback.
Chai Voris
Acting President and Treasurer
Pine Island Writers
Every Sunday, WKDW 97.5 FM nonprofit radio invites amateur writers, poets, and comedians to perform or read on its program “Writers on the Air.” Organizers are looking for funny or family-friendly content.
Sign up at 2:30 p.m. The show airs live at 3:00 p.m. After the show, a participating visitor who reads may be eligible for a three-minute author interview that is posted on the “Writers on the Air” Facebook page.
The public is invited to:
Common Grounds Meeting Hall
12735 Tamiami Trail
North Port, Florida
next door to WKDW 97.5 FM radio station in the Springs Plaza.
For more information, contact Linda at Lschell2@verizon.net and visit the Writers on the Air page on Facebook.
Check the calendar for writing events at your local Lee County Library.
Meetings 2nd Wednesday of the month 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Mackle Park Community Center
1361 Andalusia Terrace
Marco Island, FL 34145
Marco Island Writers
Who We Are
Established June, 2011
Mission Statement: To gather writers from all genres and skill levels to help one another improve their craft by sharing information and inspiration regarding writing or publishing for fun or profit.
Motto: We are writers helping writers.
Strategy:
- Networking and support of our members in the craft of writing
- Writing workshops – among ourselves & with writer coaches
- Critique Sessions (Read and Recommend), Flash Fiction, Technology Tips
- Annual AuthorFest — writers helping writers to reach readers
Every Sunday WKDW 97.5 FM nonprofit radio invites writers of all levels to READ their poem, story, or screen play on its weekly program, “Writers on the Air.” (3 to 5 minutes is suggested). We’re looking for funny and family-friendly content. Sign-up is 2:30. Our show airs live on Sunday at 3:00. Worldwide viewers can hear the show on the Internet. (info@KDWradio.com)
After the show, and time-permitting, a visitor who reads may be eligible for a three-minute author interview that is posted on the Facebook page for “Writers on the Air”.
Join us at Common Grounds Meeting Hall, 12735 US-41, North Port and relax in our family-friendly BYOB Listening Room, which offers snacks and comfortable seating. Find us next door to WKDW 97.5 FM radio station, which is in the Springs Plaza just south of Caddy Carts if heading south from Venice. The public is WELCOME. Readers need not be published.
For more details, contact Linda Schell, Lschell2@verizon.net, 941-223-1262. For cancellations due to weather or holidays, visit our FACEBOOK PAGE: “Writers on the Air.”
