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Introducing the Florida Writers Association (FWA)
2013 Nonfiction Mini-Conference                                                                                                                            



Discover the secrets of the nonfiction niche market from experts. Hone your craft at workshops. Pitch your work to agents and publishers.  More information - click here.

Nonfiction Mini Conference
June 22, 2013 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

University Club       841 N Park Avenue     Winter Park, FL 32789

Prices increase on June 1, 2013 - So reserve your spot now!






       Get your entries in! - RPLA  is open now!                                                                                                 
         

Get your entries in!  Entry fees rise as time passes by.  Need more information?  Click here for details.

Are you ready to enter?  Click here to pay your entry fee online.

We're so proud of our FWA members.  RPLA entries are always spectacular!


        Announcing the FWA Collection #5 - It's a Crime                                                                                       


It was a wonderful conference - but now it's time to get back to your keyboards.   The theme of FWA Collection #5 is "It's a Crime".

We're looking forward to reading your submissions and selecting the winners to be included
Our FWA authors always exceed our expectations so there's no doubt we'll be getting amazing submissions.

Need some help getting started, then check out these writing prompts provided by Jamie Morris.

Submissions will be accepted from 2/1/13 through 5/15/13.

FWA is offering editing for entries for a total cost of $29, guaranteed to be done in time for submission to the contest. Payment must be made through FWA’s shopping cart and stories emailed to FWACollectionEditing@floridawriters.net for forwarding to an editor.  This offer expires May 1st.


Be sure to review the FWA Collection #5 Guidelines before submitting your entry.

 

       Mary Burton - FWA Celebrity Author and FWF pre-conference seminar/workshop                                 



Mega-bestselling Mary Burton (23 novels in 11 years) will be the Celebrity Author at the October 2013 FWA conference, and FWF pre-conference seminar/workshop. We are extremely excited to have her participating in our conference!  Mary has also donated 21 advance copies of The Seventh Victim, to be released in February 2013.  For all the details, please visit our Florida Writers Foundation website.

Thank you, Mary, for helping FWF continue its endeavor to promote literacy!







     Kaye Coppersmith Award - Nominations are open                                                                                         

Kaye Coppersmith, passed away suddenly on April 5, 2012. Kaye's passing leaves a huge hole in FWA, in the hearts of all who knew and loved her, and in the world of writing.

Kaye was an FWA Regional Director, creator and coordinator of FWA’s Editing Service, creator and designer of FWA’s t-shirt program, as well as personal editor and mentor to hundreds of writers across the state.

Kaye Coppersmith will be forever remembered as Chris Hamilton described her when he presented the vice president’s award in 2010—as the welcoming arms of FWA.  Leona Bodie was the recipient of our 2012 award.

In Kaye's honor, the Board of Directors of FWA has created the Kaye Coppersmith Award, to be given annually at the conference. Please click here to complete the form to nominate this year’s candidate.






    FWA Youth Writers                                                                                                                                                



FWA  is so proud of our new Youth Writers initiative.  We have big plans to help our young writers develop and growClick here to visit our Youth Writers website to see all the new developments.





       Editors Helping Writers - FWA editing service                                                                                               

Lifetime FWA member Bobbie Christmas is the coordinator for the FWA editing service, Editors Helping Writers, a service designed to link members with professional editors they can trust.

To email Bobbie, please click here. 
To view Rules and Regulations, click here. 
To view our Code of Ethics, click here.
To purchase editing services online, please click here.

Our 2013 FWA Annual Conference is unveiled! 

The Greatest Writers Conference on Earth 12th Annual Conference – October 18-20, 2013

10/17/13 – Foundation Celebrity Fundraiser Day – Mary Burton, speaker Orlando Marriott Lake Mary.
 
For more information, click here!

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To keep members informed about Florida Writers Association news and events across the state, we email members the FWA eNews monthly. To access the current or past issues, please click on the link below:

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