May 17-18, 2013, Tallahassee Writers Conference and Book Festival “Discovering Florida Authors” In honor of the 500th anniversary of Florida’s discovery. For more information go to twaonline.org. Early Bird registration opens on 2/1/2013 and offers discounted registration prices for Tallahassee Writers Association (TWA) members.
“Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society,” by Amy Hill Hearth
November 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
Reviewed by Phil Jason This review also appears in Florida Weekly. One can feel the immense joy of Amy Hill Hearth’s engagement in her first novel. It radiates through every scene and through every page. Sometimes, an exceptional writer finds an exceptional premise, and the result is a truly exceptional book. Such is the case with […]
“American Ghost,” by Janis Owens
September 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
Review by David Kinzer I don’t know if you’re a writer, and if you are, I don’t know if you’ve ever told someone you’re writing about race. What I do know is that if you tell people this enough, you’ll inevitably get a response along the lines of “Why write about race? No matter what […]
“Baptizing the Cat,” by Roberta George
August 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
Reviewed by Niles Reddick Baptizing the Cat by Roberta George is a psychological and realistic novel set in St. Petersburg, Florida in a beach front condo complex and told through the warped perspective of Phillip Craine, a mediocre artist who lives off the monthly stipend from his in-laws’ candy company money. A dysfunctional family portrait […]
Remembering Harry Crews
June 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On March 28, 2012, the South lost one of its most remarkable, most creative, greatest, crudest, weirdest writers: Harry Crews. He would have celebrated his 77th birthday on June 7. Crews was born and raised in a rural, economically underdeveloped part of Bacon County, Georgia. He was perhaps best known for writing about […]
Sanibel Island Writers Conference
June 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Registration for this year’s Sanibel Island Writers Conference is now open. To see the program, click here: www.fgcu.edu/siwc/register.html. Take advantage of the early bird special. Note the new small group manuscript workshop option. If you’re presenting, please be sure to list Sanibel as one of your upcoming appearances on your website. You can also tell […]