Gulf Coast Writers Association

14/11/2023

GCWA NOVEMBER MEETING INFO:

November’s Speaker to Focus on Writer Web Sites.
Brian Devitt will talk using visual aids about Creating and Improving Your Web Site. Brian is a computer scientist, an information technology consultant, and a college instructor. As a member of GCWA’s Executive Committee, he is helping us upgrade our organization’s website. His discussion should be very interesting.

Meeting Date & Time:
Saturday Nov 18, 10am to 12pm.

Meeting Location:
Word of Life Church
6111 South Pointe Blvd.,
Fort Myers, FL 22913

11/10/2023

We plan to rebuild our website, www.gulfwriters.org, and value our members input. Please take the time to access the link below and complete our short survey. The goal is to enable our website to serve members best now and in the future.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y29PLDZ

Please take the survey titled "GCWA Member New Website Survey". Your feedback is important!

06/10/2023

October Talk on Editing. Veteran editor and book coach Claudia Volkman will be the featured speaker at our next GCWA meeting on Saturday, October 21, from 10 a.m. to noon. The meeting is open to the public. Location: Word of Life Church, 6111 South Pointe Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33913

25/09/2023

Mary Charles of GCWA was featured on ABC7 News today talking about the success of Storm Stories - Hurricane Ian book.

Catch the interview, below:

09/09/2023

Can you believe it??!!

Storm Stories - Hurricane Ian is now a best seller on Amazon.

Get your copy now bit.ly/3P9Eo2S

09/09/2023

Storm Stories - Hurricane Ian was featured as well on ABC-7 this week. Tomorrow is the sold out book launch at the Alliance of the Arts in Fort Myers. You can still get your copy from Amazon : bit.ly/3P9Eo2S

07/09/2023

Storm Stories - Hurricane Ian book launch made NBC news. See the report, below:

25/08/2023

The ‘Storm Stories – Hurricane Ian’ continues to get attention in the local press. See a recent release from the Pine Island Eagle https://tinyurl.com/rk8vfapa

09/08/2023

Storm Stories - Hurricane Ian: Stories of Survival, Heroism, and Humanity is Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in Southern US Biography category!

Available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover September 1, but you can pre-order on Amazon today.

03/08/2023

Robert N. Macomber, the well-known author of naval historical fiction, has written the foreword to Storm Stories-Hurricane Ian, an anthology of stories, poems, and photos to be published this September recalling personal experiences during Hurricane Ian. Book to be published in September. Pre-orders for eBook available on Amazon.

20/07/2023

This year’s Gulf Coast Writers Assn.’s writing contest entries come from Collier and Lee counties. The winners will be announced this Saturday at their monthly meeting in Fort Myers. Open to the public.

14/07/2023

Hurricane Season is here again. Last year's season brought us Ian.

Soon you'll be able to read the personal experiences of those who endured the wrath of Ian in the upcoming book release:

STORM STORIES -- HURRICANE IAN
Stories of Survival, Heroism, and Humanity

Brought to you by Gulf Coast Writers Association

The ebook pre-order from Amazon begins August 1. The publication date for the ebook and paperback is September 1.

08/07/2023

It's coming, the chronology of personal accounts in facing the perils and destruction of Ian.

Storm Stories - Hurricane Ian is a 400-page collection of 80 stories, poems, and photos submitted by those who experienced the vicious storm.

Pre-orders for ebooks on Amazon.com will begin August 1.

27/06/2023

GCWA Talk on July 22 to Focus on
Creating Video for YouTube
--Annual Writing Contest Winners to Be Announced--

FORT MYERS, FL., July 27, 2023--

Tired of being the publishing world’s best-kept secret? Want to catch the attention of agents and increase the audience for your writing?

Here’s an easy way for existing and aspiring writers, editors and others to get noticed, expand readership and sell more books. It’s called YouTube.

Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bdx285kn

31/05/2023

Don't forget, today is the last day to get your entries in for the writing contest!🏅Go to www.gulfwriters.org to enter.

PRESIDENT’S LETTER FOR MAY 2023 by Admin2 - May 6, 2023 President’s Letter for May 2023 Storm Stories is our biggest initiative in years and is becoming a major success. With over 50 stories submitted so far, and the deadline extended until May 15, we expect a book approaching 300 pages. A forew...

29/05/2023

Thank you to all those who have served. ❤️