Gulf Coast Writers Association

Founded in 1995, the Gulf Coast Writers Association, Inc. (GCWA) provides a forum for fellowship, education, and information for writers, editors and associates

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The Gulf Coast Writers Association Annual Writing Contest is in full swing and submissions will be accepted through July 7, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Nine winners across fiction, nonfiction, & poetry take home cash prizes. Learn more at https://t.co/CbHDDeL3Do and get writing!

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It's that time again! The Gulf Coast Writers Association has opened its annual #writing #contest! Details at https://t.co/bbnnjVWbvN
#WritingCommunity #writers #Essay #poetry #fiction #nonfiction

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Happy 2025! GCWA members and guests enjoyed an end-of-year holiday celebration. Read all about it below! And if you are a #writer in or near Fort Myers, FL, or want to Zoom in, come join us at https://t.co/7rKPq3ItGE.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the 2024 Gulf Coast Writers Association Writing Contest! "It's a joy to honor these talented writers. They remind us of the persuasive power of words," shared GCWA President @MaryCharles97. Read award-winning stories at https://t.co/Raa82QPfkF

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@JudithPWrites, recipient of the 2023 Florida Book Award Bronze Medal for “Crusade to Heal America: The Remarkable Life of Mary Lasker,” will share insights on the importance of research and accuracy in your stories @ the July 20th session. More @ https://t.co/CbHDDeL3Do.

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The deadline to submit to the GCWA annual writing contest is coming to a close this weekend! Hurry & get writing if you haven't entered. Or enter again! Recognition & prizes await. Visit https://t.co/PMZjCj7mGN for more information! #WritingCommunity #Writer

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Exciting News! Due to unforeseen website issues, the Annual GCWA Writers Contest Deadline has been extended to June 30th at 11:59 p.m. EST. Get writing and learn more at https://t.co/BLZFRmPVYK
#write #writing #writingcontest

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GCWA Member News:
Congratulations to best-selling and award-winning author, Judith L. Pearson, for being chosen the 2024 Bronze Florida Book Award winner.
Read the prologue at https://t.co/6PFb0A7jbz

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Gulf Coast Writers Association announces the start of their annual Writing Contest with deadline for submittal May 31, 2024 at 11:59pm.

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GCWA welcomed Sean Martinelli of NBC2’s “Story 2 Share” @ the March mtg. No surprise, Sean had the group in tears regaling lives of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. TY for what you do and inspiring others! .

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Irène Joliot-Curie
Discovered artificial radioactivity

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Florida State Poets Association:
2024 FSPA Spring Fling

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Native American writers: time is running out to apply for the 2024 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award! One fiction writer and one poet will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to NYC to meet with literary professionals. Entries must be submitted by March 1. https://t.co/SMx0uHwHxa @IAAWC_Writers @AllianceNative #NativeAmericanWriters

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Submissions to the Royal Palm Literary Awards are open and active
as of February/01/2024:

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Gulf Coast Writers Association:
President’Letter for March

https://t.co/NWLkRbktaK

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NBC2 TV’S Sean Martinelli to Speak at Gulf Coast Writers Association Meeting, March16, 2024

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Lemon Bay High School 11th Annual Shout out at the bay poetry contest

Link to the Event: https://t.co/bGheL2fHVV

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Book Writer’s Boot Camp

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“To Kill a Mockingbird” At Barbara B. Mann:

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