On Sunday, October 12, at 4 p.m. join your fellow writers for critique, discussion, and camaraderie at Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd, Magnolia Room. Writers of all genres and experience are welcome.

We will be critiquing at this meeting. If you have a piece (less than 1200 words) to be critiqued, please email it to Sarah no later than October 6th at fisk.sarah@ocls.info. Remember: In order to be eligible for critique, you must have attended at least one Writers Group meeting in the past.

If you would like to receive the critique pieces to read before the meeting, please email Sarah before October 6th.

Beginning this fall, get the deep instruction in poetry you’ve always wanted and couldn’t find. Al Rocheleau says his workshop will help you gain the ability to work in different styles and understand the many methods great poets employ.

Mr. Rocheleau will aid you in turning your reminisces into memorable poems to help prepare you for publication in magazines and journals. To reserve your chair, or for more information contact Al Rocheleau at 407-592-4527 or e-mail ARRO40@aol.com to get started on gaining the craft, scope, and voice of a successful, working poet.

Al Rocheleau’s poems have appeared in over 40 magazines in the United States, Canada, the U.K., France, Austria, and Poland. His work has been read on WMFE, an affiliate of National Public Radio, and can be seen at internet sites as diverse as the Surratt House Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Saint Bernadette Institute of Sacred Art in New Mexico. His teaching articles are archived in resource databases of numerous colleges, high schools, and middle schools. He lives in Orlando, FL.

To see reviews of his book, On Writing Poetry, click here.

Writing is a journey best shared with others. We all need help along the way—be it with a contrary muse, pesky editing, or getting publishing. The motto of the Florida Writers Association is Writers Helping Writers, and they take it seriously!

The 2014 Florida Writers Annual Conference will take place on October 23 – 26, 2014 at the:

Orlando Marriott – Lake Mary
1501 International Parkway
Lake Mary, FL 32746
407.995.1100

Register online here!

Download the schedule of workshops here!

Is there a book inside you? If you can help someone solve a problem, relieve a pain, or provide a solution to get ahead – you’ve got a book ready to be published! That goes for fiction writers too. If you have a great story to tell, the Kindle could be a fantastic way to get started in the dynamically changing world of publishing. You will learn:

• Determining your Topic and Developing your Content.
• Titles, Covers, and Marketing Descriptions
• Layout, Pricing, Uploading and Publishing your Kindle Book.
• Key Marketing Techniques for Bestseller Success!

Attendees get a free copy of Rik Feeney’s “Writing Books for Fun, Fame and Fortune”.

Register online at www.KindlePublishingSeminar.com or at the door between 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Winter Park Library, located at 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789. (407-623-3300)

This seminar is free and open to the public.