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Writers League
of The Villages P.O. Box 1067, Lady Lake, FL 32158 |
WLOV was founded in 2011 in The Villages, Florida, to serve the interests of Villages writers, published and unpublished. Its goals are to: 1) further the education of writers about all aspects of the craft, including editing, self-publishing and marketing 2) foster an environment for promoting the published works of our authors. These goals are accomplished via monthly speaker presentations, special writing seminars, an annual book fair, this website, and a monthly newsletter with information of interest to all TV authors. We also maintain a picture catalogue of books recently published by members, the covers of which are displayed in the slide show at left. We are not a critique group, but many of our members belong to one or more of the Villages' several writing critique groups (click here for list). All Villages residents and guests are invited to come to our monthly meetings. To join and receive our emails and newsletters, plus discounts for special seminars and other paid events, the fee is $15/year (Click on WLOV Membership for Membership Request form). Meetings are the first Wednesday of every month (except June and July) at Laurel Manor Recreation Center, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. In the Table of Contents, WLOV Past Events provides downloads of previous slide presentations and/or handouts. Our monthly newsletters are filed under WLOV Newsletters. Larry Martin Past President, WLOV Newsletter and Website Editor |
Click here for application to reserve table for Holiday Expo, Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Eisenhower Rec Center.
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS...and JOURNEYS WRITING CONTEST
2018 - Meetings & Events
June & July - No regular WLOV meeting
Wed, June 6 - WLOV-sponsored field trip to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings home and State Park; for more info, see May WLOV newsletter (click on "WLOV Newsletters" in the Table of Contents, left side of this page); email Rita Boehm to sign up (ritab1423@gmail.com).
Sat, June 23 - Florida Writers Association all-day workshop Altamonte Springs, FL: Do It Yourself Marketing. Open to non-FWA members. https://floridawriters.net/conferences/focus-diy-marketing/
Thurs, July 12 - WLOV Ice Cream Social, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Laurel Manor Rec Center, with skit produced by Mark Newhouse
Wed, Aug 1 - General Meeting, Laurel Manor Rec Center, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Lt. Siemer, Sumter County Sherriff’s Office, will speak on police
procedures. Should be of interest to all who write crime fiction.
Wed, Sept 5 - General Meeting, Laurel Manor Rec Center, 8:30 a.m. Initially there will be a half-hour business meeting. From approximately 9 a.m. until
noon, Anne Dalton, General Counsel for the Florida Writers’ Association, will speak on copyright and contract issues for authors. There will be a
nominal charge for non-members (no charge for WLOV members).
Journeys Writing Contest
Journeys is an anthology of short stories chosen by a contest committee, with the winners published in a volume called Journeys. It is run by WLOV's Mary Lois Sanders, and is now in its 11th year. Click here for Journeys XI Short Story Contest Guidelines. The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2018, with the results announced in October, and Journeys XI to be published in December. The fee per story entry is $20.
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS...and JOURNEYS WRITING CONTEST
2018 - Meetings & Events
June & July - No regular WLOV meeting
Wed, June 6 - WLOV-sponsored field trip to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings home and State Park; for more info, see May WLOV newsletter (click on "WLOV Newsletters" in the Table of Contents, left side of this page); email Rita Boehm to sign up (ritab1423@gmail.com).
Sat, June 23 - Florida Writers Association all-day workshop Altamonte Springs, FL: Do It Yourself Marketing. Open to non-FWA members. https://floridawriters.net/conferences/focus-diy-marketing/
Thurs, July 12 - WLOV Ice Cream Social, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Laurel Manor Rec Center, with skit produced by Mark Newhouse
Wed, Aug 1 - General Meeting, Laurel Manor Rec Center, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Lt. Siemer, Sumter County Sherriff’s Office, will speak on police
procedures. Should be of interest to all who write crime fiction.
Wed, Sept 5 - General Meeting, Laurel Manor Rec Center, 8:30 a.m. Initially there will be a half-hour business meeting. From approximately 9 a.m. until
noon, Anne Dalton, General Counsel for the Florida Writers’ Association, will speak on copyright and contract issues for authors. There will be a
nominal charge for non-members (no charge for WLOV members).
Journeys Writing Contest
Journeys is an anthology of short stories chosen by a contest committee, with the winners published in a volume called Journeys. It is run by WLOV's Mary Lois Sanders, and is now in its 11th year. Click here for Journeys XI Short Story Contest Guidelines. The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2018, with the results announced in October, and Journeys XI to be published in December. The fee per story entry is $20.