Publishing Stories to Build an Audience We had a full house, with nearly 40 attendees at the October monthly meeting listening in on “Publishing Stories to Build an Audience,” presented ... Continue reading ...

Gulf Coast Writers Association Annual Writing Contest Winners 2024 Writing Contest Awards Ceremony  All but one 2024 contest winner was available to read their prized stories on Saturday, September 21st ... Continue reading ...

Feature Speakers: Dave Kratzke and Craig Handel – Jumpstart your Marketing! Thank you for another fantastic turnout at the GCWA Monthly August Meeting held at the Fairfield Inn in Fort ... Continue reading ...

Confessions of a Research Junkie The July meeting, held on July 20, 2024, featured Judith L. Pearson, award-winning author, dynamic speaker, and GCWA member, who shared insights and tips on ... Continue reading ...

Florida Weekly Writing Challenge: An inside View The June meeting, held on June 15, 2024, featured Laura Tichy-Smith, current moderator for the Florida Weekly Writing Challenge. Tichy-Smith shared an interesting ... Continue reading ...

The Many Roads to Publishing The May meeting, held on May 18, 2024, featured an esteemed panel of published GCWA authors sharing their journeys through the various forms of publishing ... Continue reading ...

Creating “Lyrical” Back Stories The Saturday, April 20th Member Meeting was a break from formal presentations, with an experiential, group writing exercise led by Charley Valera. Members formed groups of ... Continue reading ...

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 ...