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May 17-18, 2013

Tallahassee

Writers Conference

and Book Festival

"Discovering

Florida Authors"

in honor of our state's

500th anniversary

of its discovery

It's over and

it was fantastic!

 

 

 

 

Topics

Everything from flash fiction to aspects of the writing craft

Meet these authors at the Friday evening book fair:

Bruce Ballister

Darryl Bollinger

Marina Brown

Ann Marie Bryan

Judy Conlin

Rhett DeVane

Lyla Ellzey

Agnes Furey

Peggy Kassees

Marsha Lyons

Donna Meredith

Lourdes Rodriquez

Stephen Sandler

Eileen Sperl-Hawkins

Sam Staley

M. R. Street

Ellen Thomas

and publisher Terry Gerrell

 

 

 

 

Interested in speaking at a future Tallahassee Festival of Books and Writers Conference?
Contact talwritersassn at gmail dot com. Please send bio, website, and topics prepared to speak on. Note: no honorarium is offered for book festival appearances, but we do offer honorariums to out-of-town conference instructors when funds permit.

 

 

May issue of the TWA newsletter.

May Calendar

21 Author Jeff Shaara will sign copies of his latest book, A Chain of Thunder, a Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg at Barnes and Noble. 7 p.m.

June Calendar

2 Authors Doug Alderson and Michael Lister at Jubillee Cottages at Goodwood, 2-6 p.m. Ice Cream Social and Summer Celebration
to support Apalachicola Riverkeeper. Live Acoustic music with Cows Don't Care & The Three Brunettes.

20 TWA general meeting 

at the American Legion Hall on Lake Ella at 6:30 p.m. Speaker: Darryl Bollinger, author of The Medicine Game and A Case of Revenge. Details.

29 Book Review Workshop with Mary Jane Ryals. Special guest Randi Atwood of the Tallahassee Democrat. Free to TWA members.Westminster Oaks Maguire Center, 10 a.m. to Noon. Registration required.

Tentative Meeting Programs for 2013

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NOTICE: Tallahassee Writers Association has changed its mailing address. Effective immediately all correspondence should be sent to the following address:

Tallahassee Writers Association
2910 Kerry Forest Parkway D-4-357

Tallahassee, FL 32309.

 

Contact talwritersassn at gmail dot comwith any questions.

All newsletter items must be received by Diane Carlisle, newsletter editor, no later than 9 p.m. on the 28th day of each month except for the month of February when the deadline is 9 p.m.  on 2/26.

 

Congratulations

to Pat Spears, who has two short fiction pieces accepted for publication.  “Who Will Tell Their Stories” has been accepted by Snake Nation Review.  “From Day One” will appear in the anthology Crimes and Misdemeanors from Main Street Rag, scheduled for publication this fall.

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Seven Hills and

Penumbra

contests now accepting

submissions. Win cash,

publication, and recognition. Details.

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Blog opportunity

TWA members are writing blogs for the Tallahassee Democrat on books and on writing. Check it out.

If you are interested in writing a book review for the blog, let Peggy Kassees know. Here are tips compiled by

Peggy.

Book Review Tips.

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Liquidating Life: In sharing this first-hand account of her husband's battle with glioblastoma multiforme, Laura Cogdill hopes to touch a chord with others on the same path, and to show God's grace and mercy to the end.

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Loosing the Lightning is Lyla Faircloth Ellzey's novel about Lily, whose innocence is stolen at age five. Thiis abuse affects every choice Lily makes as she hides her painful secret behind closed lips that don’t smile as often as before.

 

        

Lyla Faircloth Ellzey has released a second edition of her short story collection. She Is Woman has tales of love, of betrayal, of fears, of global warming, of vampires, of fun and adventure.

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The third book in April Kelly and Marsha Lyon's detective series is now available on amazon. When movie action hero Micah Deifenschlictor is accused of murdering his longtime agent, private investigators Maureen O’Brien and Blake Ervansky are offered a small fortune by Micah’s attorney to prove her client’s innocence.

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Catherine Cameron has created a how-to book that helps get job hunters from the resume to job ready and be able to successfully function in a business environment. Check out Are You Looking for an Administrative Job?

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Stefan Kulakowski has published a new novel, Yesterday’s Tides, available as an e-book and paperback. A Florida panhandle story, the novel is a salty sea tale accented with tragedy, love, heartbreak, and endurance.

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In God Provides a Way of Escape, author Dr. Gwendola Williams explores the concept of nouthetic counseling— counseling with the scriptures—to help abuse victims escape from the abuse and begin to heal from their traumatic experiences.

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In Lourdes Rodriquez's new book, Mandy, Princess of LaLa Land, Mandy and her Abuela (Spanish for grandmother) shared a special bond.

GET THE 4-1-1 ON TWITTER FOR AUTHORS!

Learn how to create your own account.

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Contest Corner

If you are interested in receiving information on contest and writing opportunities, join Yahoo! groups for creative writers. You'll get up-to-date listings of contests, job openings, and prizes in your inbox.

 


 
 

 

 

     

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