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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WLOV was founded in 2011 in The Villages, Florida, to serve the interests of Villages writers, published and unpublished.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. |
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UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS...and CURRENT WRITING CONTESTS
2018 - Meetings & Events
Tuesday, April 17 - The Enrichment Academy’s Speaker Series, Rohan Recreation Center, 6 p.m.. Miami author Les Standiford will speak on his book Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise & Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean. $5 fee for Villages residents. To register go to www.districtgov.org, click on recreation tab under departments, then click on icon for The Enrichment Academy.
Saturday, April 28 - Florida Writers Association all-day workshop Altamonte Springs, FL: Focus on Craft. Open to non-FWA members. https://floridawriters.net/conferences/focus-craft/
Wednesday, May 2 - WLOV General Meeting. Laurel Manor, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. General Meeting, Laurel Manor, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. WLOV member Barbara Miller will speak on: CreateSpace - How is Amazon changing the publishing platform and will those changes impact you? During part of this meeting there will also be a special tribute to Mary Lois Sanders, long time WLOV member and past president, who is moving to Texas.
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 April WLOV newsletter (click on "WLOV Newsletters" in the Table of Contents, left side of this page)
Saturday, 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/
Current Writing Contests
There are dozens of writing contests for aspiring authors, some national in scope, others local. Listed here are three contests close to home, with looming deadlines.
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 launched in December. The fee per story entry is $20k.
Royal Palm Literary Award Competition (RPLA) is a yearly writing contest, in multiple genres. Submissions go from February 1 through April 30, and winners are announced at the annual RPLA Awards Banquet in late October. Many WLOV members have won this competition. There is a fee schedule for each submission, the amount depending on the genre and what month it is submitted. RPLA accepts both published and unpublished works. All details are on the website. Even if you don’t win, the rubrics you will obtain provide valuable feedback.
https://floridawriters.net/competitions-awards/royal-palm-literary-award/
Florida Writers Association Collection is an annual writing competition that showcases member writing and helps members grow their skills.
Each year, entrants write to a theme and sixty submissions are chosen for publication. A “Person of Renown” chooses ten stories for special recognition. The Person of Renown is the FWA Royal Palm Literary Award Competition Published Book of the Year winner.
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS...and CURRENT WRITING CONTESTS
2018 - Meetings & Events
Tuesday, April 17 - The Enrichment Academy’s Speaker Series, Rohan Recreation Center, 6 p.m.. Miami author Les Standiford will speak on his book Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise & Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean. $5 fee for Villages residents. To register go to www.districtgov.org, click on recreation tab under departments, then click on icon for The Enrichment Academy.
Saturday, April 28 - Florida Writers Association all-day workshop Altamonte Springs, FL: Focus on Craft. Open to non-FWA members. https://floridawriters.net/conferences/focus-craft/
Wednesday, May 2 - WLOV General Meeting. Laurel Manor, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. General Meeting, Laurel Manor, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. WLOV member Barbara Miller will speak on: CreateSpace - How is Amazon changing the publishing platform and will those changes impact you? During part of this meeting there will also be a special tribute to Mary Lois Sanders, long time WLOV member and past president, who is moving to Texas.
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 April WLOV newsletter (click on "WLOV Newsletters" in the Table of Contents, left side of this page)
Saturday, 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/
Current Writing Contests
There are dozens of writing contests for aspiring authors, some national in scope, others local. Listed here are three contests close to home, with looming deadlines.
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 launched in December. The fee per story entry is $20k.
Royal Palm Literary Award Competition (RPLA) is a yearly writing contest, in multiple genres. Submissions go from February 1 through April 30, and winners are announced at the annual RPLA Awards Banquet in late October. Many WLOV members have won this competition. There is a fee schedule for each submission, the amount depending on the genre and what month it is submitted. RPLA accepts both published and unpublished works. All details are on the website. Even if you don’t win, the rubrics you will obtain provide valuable feedback.
https://floridawriters.net/competitions-awards/royal-palm-literary-award/
Florida Writers Association Collection is an annual writing competition that showcases member writing and helps members grow their skills.
Each year, entrants write to a theme and sixty submissions are chosen for publication. A “Person of Renown” chooses ten stories for special recognition. The Person of Renown is the FWA Royal Palm Literary Award Competition Published Book of the Year winner.
- Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry are eligible
- Prose entries must not exceed 1,200 words; poem entries must not exceed 50 lines
- There are separate competitions for adult and youth members
- Florida Writers Association dues must be paid through October 31 in order to qualify for publication
- There is no entry fee
- Submissions are accepted February 1, 2018 through 11:59 PM EST April 30, 2018.
- https://floridawriters.net/competitions-awards/collection/
