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June President Letter

MaryAnn CipressyJune 2, 2025
Dear Gulf Coast writer and friend, I am looking for a new level of commitment from our members. This is our 30th anniversary year, and a celebration of that landmark ... Continue reading ...

May President Letter

MaryAnn CipressyMay 20, 2025
I’m a pantser. What are you? You know the distinction, yes? A pantser is, as indicated in the name, one who writes from the seat of the pants, without a ... Continue reading ...

April News From The President

MaryAnn CipressyApril 3, 2025
Fifty-seven years ago on this date – April 2, 1968 – the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey premiered. It was born as a short story by Arthur C. Clarke, who ... Continue reading ...

March News From The President

MaryAnn CipressyMarch 6, 2025
Dear writing friends, Today is Wednesday March 5. In the Christian calendar, it’s the first day of Lent, the beginning of a period of sacrifice and reflection. Sacrifice and reflection ... Continue reading ...

February News From The President

MaryAnn CipressyFebruary 12, 2025
Dear Writer Friends Gulf Coast Writers Association was born in 1995. It’s a point of pride that GCWA is now the largest writers’ group in SWFL, 30 years after founding ... Continue reading ...

January News From The President

MaryAnn CipressyJanuary 8, 2025
Dear Writer Friends In Shakespeare’s time, today’s date would be called Twelfth Night, a raucous occasion punctuated by drinking and mischief making. This is the twelfth day of Christmas in ... Continue reading ...

December News From The President

MaryAnn CipressyJanuary 5, 2025
Dear Writer Friends It’s hard to concentrate in December. Every shiny object launches me on a tangent.  This is especially true after passing a landmark. Saturday December 7 was a ... Continue reading ...

November News From The President

MaryAnn CipressyNovember 20, 2024
Dear Writers, Our GCWA members are getting their books published at a brisk clip. Several members attended the launch party for Patti Walsh’s new Celtic-inspired fiction, Hounded. This middle-grade novel ... Continue reading ...

October News From The President

MaryAnn CipressyNovember 20, 2024
Hello, survivors! Yet again, storms have roared through our area and disrupted our lives. Within two weeks, two violent hurricanes made matchsticks of homes, covered some in sand or mud, ... Continue reading ...

September News From The President

MaryAnn CipressySeptember 4, 2024
Dear members and friends of GCWA, This is our proudest month. At our September 21 meeting, we’ll honor the winners of the annual Gulf Coast Writers Association writing contest. More ... Continue reading ...

August News From The President

MaryAnn CipressyAugust 8, 2024
Dear writers: Book clubs are not for everyone. I’m a member of several, because I not only love to read but I also appreciate the insight of other readers. One ... Continue reading ...

July News From The President

MaryAnn CipressyJuly 19, 2024
Successful writers tell us: read, read, read. Read writers whose work you respect. Read up-and-coming writers, read the classics, read pulp fiction, read biography, read the works of your writer ... Continue reading ...

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