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AMELIA ISLAND
Name: Amelia Island Writers
Group Leader: Maggie de Vries
Type: speakers
Meets: Third Tuesday of the month, 6:00 PM
Location: Florida House Inn
31 S. Fourth Street, Fernandina Beach FL 32084
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina Name: Asheville Writing Enthusiasts (AWE)
Group Leader: David Pereda
Type: speakers, discussion
Meets: First Saturday of the month, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Type: critique
Meets: Third Saturday of the month, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: Board Room of Pack Place
2 South Pack Square, Asheville NC 28801
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AVENTURA
Name: Aventura Writers Group
Group Leader: Rosemary Stiffin
Type: critique, speakers
Meets: Second and fourth Saturday, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: North Miami Beach Public Library
1601 N.E. 164 Street, North Miami Beach FL 33162
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BRADENTON
Name: Bradenton Writers
Group Leader: Dona Gould
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BRADENTON
Name: Young Writers
Group Leader: Dona Gould
Type: Young Writers Group for Manatee and Sarasota Counties
Meets: Every second Saturday of the month, 4:00 PM
Location: Village Voices
1010 10th Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34205
BRANDON
Name: Brandon Writers Critique Group
Group Leader: Eugene Orlando
Type: critque
Meets: Every second and fourth Thursday of the month, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Barnes and Noble - Westfield Mall on
Highway 60
CELEBRATION
Name: Celebration Writers Group
Group Leader: Beth Ramos
Type: critique, discussion
Meets: First and third Wednesday of the month, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Jones Room, Celebration Lakeside Park
631 Sycamore Street, Celebration, FL 34747
Parking near Columbia Restaurant
CRAWFORDVILLE (near Tallahassee)
Name: WOW (Writers Of Wakulla)
Group Leader: Michelle Welch
Type: speakers, discussions
Meets: Second Tuesday of the month, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Wakulla County Library
4330 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32326
DAYTONA BEACH
Name: Daytona Beach Writers
Group Leader: Veronica Hart
Type: critique, discussions
Meets: First and third Saturday of the month, 12:15 PM to 2:15 PM
Location: City Island Library
105 E. Magnolia Avenue, Daytona Beach FL 32114
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
Name: Northwest Florida Writers Group
Group Leader: Shannon Rachels
Type: writing prompts, critiques, speakers, support
Meets: Second Saturday of the month, 10:00 AM
Location: Walton DeFuniak Public Library
3 Circle Drive, DeFuniak Springs FL 32435
FT. MYERS
Name: Southwest Writers Group Name: Gainesville Writers Group JACKSONVILLE
Leader: Henry Hermann
Type:
Meets: First Saturday of the month, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Richard Rush Library on the Edison State College campus
GAINESVILLE
Group Leader: April FitzGerald
Type: Critique, Discussions
Meets: Fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: United Way of North Central Florida
6031 NW 1st Place Gainesville, FL 32607
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Name: River City Writers
Group Leader: Gregg Golson
Type: speakers
Meets: Second Tuesday of the month, 7:00 PM to 8:45 PM
Location: Southeast Branch Public Library
10599 Deerwood Park Boulevard, Jacksonville FL 32256
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JACKSONVILLE
Name: First Coast Christian Writers
Group Leader: Tracy Redman
Type: Speakers, Critiques
Meets: Every Thursday 6:45 to 8:45 PM (except holidays)
Location: Christ’s Church
6045 Greenland Road, Jacksonville, FL 32258
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KISSIMMEE
Name: One Word at a Time
Type: critique, discussions, reading, discussions, speakers
Group Leader: Vicki Riley-Fischer & Pat Semler
Meets: Second Thursday of the month, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Susan's Courtside Cafe
18 S. Orlando Avenue, Kissimmee, FL
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LADY LAKE
Name: Christian Pen Group
Group Leader: Kenn Kincaid
Type: Critique - bring six copies genres' content consistent with Biblical lifestyle
Meets: Second Tuesday of each month, 4:00 - 6:30 PM
Location: Crossroads Community Church
Griffin Avenue behind Wateroaks Housing
LADY LAKE
Name: Lady Lake Writers
Group Leader: Coco Parmenter
Type: critique, discussions, speakers
Meets: Fourth Thursday of the month, 10:00 AM
Location: Lady Lake Public Library
225 West Guava Street, Lady Lake FL 32519
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LAKELAND
Name: Greater Polk Writers Association
Group Leader: Joe Midzalkowski
Type: critiques, discussions, speakers, writing challenges
Meets: Third Thursday of the month
Location: Highland United Methodist Church
3825 Clubhouse Road, Highland City
LONGWOOD
Name: Longwood Area Writers
Leader: Stephen F. Withrow
Type:
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MAITLAND
Name: Maitland Writers
Group Leader: Betty Wailes
Type: discussions, speakers
Meets: Third Friday of the month, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Wise Owl Tutoring
2228 Winter Woods Blvd. Winter Park, FL 32792
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MELBOURNE
Name: Poets, Authors, and Writers Share (PAWS)
Group Leader: Martha Powers
Type: critiques, writing workshop
Meets: One Wednesday each month, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: West Melborne Library
2755 Wingate Blvd., Melbourne FL
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NAPLES
Name: Naples Writers Group
Group Leader: Jack Foard
Type:
Meets: The last Thursday of the Month, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Books-a-Million North in the Mercato Center, Upstairs
Highway 41 North and Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples FL 34108
NEW PORT RICHEY
Name: New Port Richey Writers
Group Leader: Dahris Clair
Type: critique, discussions, speakers
Meets: Fourth Saturday of the month, 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Location: New Port Richey Library
5939 Main Street, New Port Richey FL 34562
Sponsors: Pasco/New Port Richey Writers Conference
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OCALA
Name: Ocala Writers
Group Leader: Carol Jones
Type: critiques
Meets: Third Saturday of the month, 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Freedom Library
5870 SW 95th Street, Ocala FL 34476
OCALA - East
Name: Sunshine Scribblers
Group Leader: Lucy Beebe Tobias
Type: discussions, speakers, critiques
Meets: First Thursday of the month, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
(no meetings during June, July and August)
Location: Brick City Center for the Arts
23 W. Broadway St., Ocala FL
ORLANDO
Name: Orlando Area Writers
Group Type: discussions, speakers
Leader: Stephen Evans
Meets: First Wednesday of the month, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: University Club of Winter Park
941 North Park Avenue, Winter Park FL 32789
OXFORD
Name: Oxford Writers
Leader: Chris Coward
Type: critiques, workshops four times a year
Meets: Third Thursday of the month, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Oxford Community Center
4027 Main Street, Oxford FL 34484
PALM BEACH
Name: Palm Beach Writers
Group Leader: Robert Mykle and Wendy Pottinger
Type: speakers
Meets: First Tuesday of the month, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Barnes & Noble Booksellers
11380 Legacy Place, Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410
PONTE VEDRA BEACH
Name: Ponte Vedra Writers
Group Leader: Vic DiGenti
Type: speakers
Meets: Fourth Saturday of the month, 10:30 AM
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach Library
100 Library Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach FL 32802
Sponsors: Lighthouse Book Awards, Annual Writer's Conference
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SARASOTA
Name: Sarasota Writers
Group Leader: Susan Haley
Type: discussions, speakers
Meets: First and third Wednesday of the month, 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Location: Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department - at the SW corner of US41 and Pavonia Street in Nokomis, Florida
SEBRING
Name: Sebring FWA Scribblers & Scribes
Group Leader: Barbara Beswick
Type: critique, discussions, speakers
Meets: First Monday of the month, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Quality Inn Conference Center
6525 US 27 North., Sebring FL
ST. AUGUSTINE
Name: Ancient City Writers
Group Leader: Jeff Swesky
Type: critique, speakers
Meets: Third Saturday of the month, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Main Library
1960 N. Ponce de Leon Boulevard, St. Augustine FL 32084
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ST. PETERSBURG
Name: St. Petersburg Writers
Group Leader: John Rehg
Type: critique, speakers
Meets: Critique - First and Third Thursday of the month, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Speaker - Second Thursday of the month, 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Contact John Rehg for the location of critique meetings
Monthly meetings are held at St. Petersburg Main Library,
37th Street North and 9th Avenue
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TAMPA
Name: Tampa Writers
Group Leader: Vicki M. Taylor
Type: critique
Meets: Second and fourth Monday, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Type: discussions, speakers
Meets: Third Saturday of the month, 10:00 AM to Noon
Location: Barnes & Noble Booksellers
11802 N. Dale Mabry, Tampa FL 33618
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WESLEY CHAPEL
Name: New Tampa/Wesley Chapel Writers (NTWC writers)
Group Leader: Toni Martin
Type: discussions, speakers
Meets: First Saturday of the month, 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon
Location: Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Shops at Wiregrass
28152 Paseo Dr Suite 100
Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
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REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Can't find a writers group in your area or interested in starting one?
Contact the Regional Director nearest you:
Vic DiGenti
Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
Lucy Beebe Tobias
Marion
Dan Griffith
Bradford, Gilchrest, Union, Brevard, Indian River, Lake-Sumter, Broward, Martin,
Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Flagler, Putnam, Volusia, Okechobee, St. Lucie, Citrus
Chrissy Jackson
Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Monroe, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee, Alachua, Marion, Sarasota, Polk,
Hardee, Highlands, Calhoun, Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson, Taylor, Leon , Hillsborough
A.J. Robinson
Orange, Osceola, Seminole