Non-Fiction Mini-Conference June 27th

3RD ANNUAL NON-FICTION MINI-CONFERENCE

When

Saturday, June 27, 2015
Check-in & registration opens 8:30 AM
Bookstore open 9:00 AM – 4:15 PM
Closing & door prizes 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Location

Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs
350 Northlake Blvd., Altamonte Springs, Florida, 32701-5297
Telephone: 407-830-1985

Registration Fee

• $79. Florida Writers Association Member
• $99. Non-Member
• Includes continental breakfast, lunch and snacks
• Last day to register online 6/24/15. On-site registration available.

Tracks

Effective Writing Tools, How to Land an Agent, How to Make Money Writing, Marketing (Author Bootcamp), What’s Your Story? (How to write a memoir).

TO REGISTER: https://floridawriters.net/conferences/mini-conferences/3rd-nonfiction

FWA Collection Contest Accepting Submissions through April 30th

Every year, the Florida Writers Association publishes a collection of sixty short stories written by FWA members. The stories are selected through a judging process known as the FWA Collection Contest.

FWA COLLECTION #7- Revisions, Stories of Starting Over

Deadline for submissions: April 30th.

This year's theme is Revisions, Stories of Starting Over. More on that in the video below.

All FWA members can enter this contest for FREE. There are detailed instructions on how to properly format your entry that you'll want to follow to the letter. Find out exactly how to send in your submission by visiting the website at https://floridawriters.net/competitions-awards/collection/.

Note that they are accepting electronic submissions only.

WHY SHOULD I ENTER THIS CONTEST?

Good question! And there are several great answers for FWA members:

• It's free!
• All types of writing and genres are accepted (fiction, nonfic, poems)
• Sharpen your writing skills with a word limit of 1,200 and poem line limit of 50
• Practice your writing craft--the more you write, the better you get
• If selected as one of the top sixty stories, your story will be published, and that's just one more (or maybe a first!) writing credit to add to your name

Still not convinced? Here's Marie Bostwick, the Person of Renown in this year's collection. Out of the sixty stories, she'll be selecting her top ten which will appear at the front of the book.

Not an FWA member yet? Join (or renew) by clicking HERE.

Upcoming FWA St. Pete Meeting Thurs, Feb 12th

The monthly FWA meeting will take place at the Main Branch St. Pete Library this Thurs, Feb. 12th at 6 PM. Networking begins at 5:30 PM.

This meeting is open to the public, so feel free to invite friends.

Unfortunately, the agenda for this meeting is still one of two possibilities as I've been unable to reach the speaker. If he shows up, he will be speaking on non-fiction.

If not, we will have open mic night. All are welcome to bring writing to read aloud. Active FWA members will have the opportunity to read first, but all attendees will be welcome to do readings. I anticipate an average of 10 minute readings per person with a few minutes for feedback from the audience.

In the future, there will be another open mic opportunity if the speaker shows up.