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Meetings & Events 2008 GCWA usually meets on the LAST Saturday afternoon of each month Critique Sessions are usually held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month Updated 05/12/2009 Visitors Welcome at All Meetings Click here for GCWA members' book signings and events
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No December Meeting | ||
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Saturday November 29 2008 2 - 4 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting
Guest Speaker; the comedian / writer Anne McKee from Meridian MS
will discuss her new book, Pets Across America.
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Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. (10 miles west of Hwy 49) exit north off I-10, 1/10 mile on the right. |
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Nov. 7 by E-mail |
Deadline |
Deadline for the Winter Magnolia Quarterly Contest |
Deadline |
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Saturday October 25 2008 2 - 5 pm |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Barnes and Noble, Mobile AL (251) 450-0084 |
Barnes & Noble Springdale Plaza Mobile AL |
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Saturday October 25 2008 2 - 4pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
The Orange Grove Library Hwy 49 behind Sonic |
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Saturday October 25 2008 10 - noon |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Page & Palette, Fairhope AL (251) 928-5295 |
Page & Palette 32S. Section St. Fairhope AL |
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Saturday October 11 2008 5 - 7 pm |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Bay Books, Bay St. Louis MS (228) 463-2688 |
Bay Books 131 Main St # 2 Bay St Louis MS |
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Sept. 30 2008 Noon |
Speaker |
GCWA President Philip Levin will be a guest speaker at the Biloxi Rotary Club $12 per person, includes lunch. To reserve your seat call Elaine Stevens 523-8516 or e-mail Elaine at stevense@ipbiloxi.com |
Mary Mahoneys 110 Rue Magnolia Biloxi MS |
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Saturday Sept, 27 2008 noon - 2 pm |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Barnes & Noble in Mobile, Gulfport MS |
Barnes & Noble, Crossroads Shopping Center Gulfport MS |
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Saturday Sept, 27 2008 2:00 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting Includes book signing of GCWA's Anthology Teacakes and Afternoon Tales Speakers include: Lottie Boggan, editor of the Red Dog Writers, an anthology group based in Jackson, Anne McKee, the President of the Mississippi Writers Guild, and Richelle Putnam, the executive director of the MWG. |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. (10 miles west of Hwy 49) exit north off I-10, 1/10 mile on the right. |
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Saturday Sept. 13 2008 |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Davidson County Writers Society, North Carolina |
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Saturday Sept. 6 2008 10:30 to 1pm |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Toni Wall's Pentimento Books in Clinton, MS |
Pentimento Books 302 Jefferson St. Clinton, MS |
| September 1, 2008 |
Contest Open |
Magnolia Quarterly Winter Contest Deadline: November 1, 2008 for postal mail November 7, 2008 for E-mail submissions -- For GCWA Members ONLY -- |
Contest |
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Saturday, August 30 2008 10:00 to 12:00 |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing The Gathering Place Coffee Shop in Meridian, MS (601) 553-2988 |
The Gathering Place Coffee Shop
2113 Front Street
Meridian MS
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Saturday August 30 2008 2:00 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting
Terry Miles, our secretary, and author of 8
published books, will speak briefly about her work.
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Heaven Scents Cafe. |
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August 15-16 2008 |
Conference |
2008 Mississippi Writers Guild Writers Conference Time: Starts 3:00 PM, Friday, August 15; ends Saturday, August 16 at 5:20 Cost: see registration at www.mississippiwritersguild.com Contact: Richelle Putnam Phone: (601) 880-1089 E-mail: richput@mywebemail.net Website: www.mississippiwritersguild.com |
Battlefield Inn, Vicksburg, MS |
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August 1 for mail August 7 for e-mail |
Deadline for Magnolia Quarterly Contest | ||
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Saturday July 26 2-4 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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Saturday July 12 2008 1 - 3 pm |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Lemuria Book Store in Jackson, MS |
Lemuria 202 Banner Hall 4465 I-55 North Jackson MS |
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Saturday June 21 2008 2:00 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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Saturday May 31 2008 5-7 pm |
Banquet |
"Let's Write" Literary Contest Banquet Winners of the 20th Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest will be awarded! Guest Speaker: Andrea Yeager, Public Relations Director of Barnes & Noble Door Prizes • Entertainment • Networking - Buffet costs $13 each For more information writerpllevin@gmail.com |
Royal China Buffet 12057 E Hwy 49N Gulfport MS |
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Saturday April 26 2008 2:00 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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April 15 2008 |
Contest Deadline |
GCWA's 20th Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest Contest Closes Today! |
DEADLINE |
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April 4 - 5 2008 |
Spring Retreat |
Sponsored by GCWA and MWG |
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March 27 2008 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting GCWA Author Katrina Estes-Hill Katrina Estes-Hill is an artist, writer, and storyteller who performs "Fatdaddy's Watermelon and Other Tales from the Hollow" at events and shows her art at various venues. She will soon release her first storytelling CD. Her published children's stories "Mary Lou's Biscuit Bar" and "An Afternoon with Papaw", appear in The Cherubic Children's Classic Storybook and Hopscotch Magazine for Girls. |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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February 29 2008 |
Deadline |
LAST DAY to submit for an anthology of stories with a "Mississippi" theme. |
Deadline |
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February 28 2008 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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February 27 2008 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
USM Campus |
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February 10 2008 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
USM Campus |
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January 31 2008 6:30 |
General Meeting |
General Meeting, GCWA Author, Al Molnar, Jr. Alexander Molnar is the author of five best selling action adventure novels. His first, "Mission: Hong Kong 1944-1945" was followed by "Mission: Alpine Redoubt", then came "The Land Beyond Time, An Adventure in the Amazon"; "Sweet Revenge, An Adventure in East Africa", and his latest, "Blood Cheaper than Oil." Al is also a contributing author to "World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia". |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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January 27 2008 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
USM Campus |
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January 15 2008 |
Contest Opens |
GCWA's 20th Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest Opens Today! |
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Wednesday December 12 2007 6:30 pm |
Party |
Holiday Party GCWA provides Food, Beverage and Festivities Shrimp and Oysters! If you'd like to bring something special to drink, please do so. Bring a Holiday Story or Poem to read ! Please RSVP to Connie: csrainey@cableone.net |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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Sunday December 9 2007 2-4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
USM Campus |
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November 29 2007 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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Sunday November 25 2007 2-4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
USM Campus |
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October 27 2007 3 -5 pm |
Tribute |
Reception to Honor Mimi Heitzmann, The Writer, A tribute organized by GCWA member L.L. Lee GCWA is honoring Mimi Heitzmann. Friends and family members are invited to attend the open house reception and to participate in the tribute and presentation of awards to the winners of the Mimi Heitzmann Writers’ Contest. Photos of Mimi and by Mimi, as well as personal tributes to her are welcomed. The event will be part of the Arts Alive Studio Tour. Awards and Cash Prizes presented to the Contest winners! L.L. Lee will be signing her books at 1:00 pm The premiere coast screenings of the movie Mississippi Son will be held in Bay St. Louis in conjunction with our annual ArtsAlive! Studio Tour of Hancock County, This movie features GCWA President Philip Levin discussing how Katrina affected the arts on the coast. We have scheduled a matinee screening for 1:30 on Saturday at the Bay St. Louis branch of the Hancock County Library, located at 312 Highway 90. A reception for filmmakers Don and Leslie Wilson will follow. An outdoor evening screening is scheduled for 6:30, in the public lot adjacent to the Firedog, next to the intersection of Main Street and Beach Blvd in Old Town Bay St. Louis. Bring your own lawn chair, and dress for a cool evening. In case of rain, the evening screening will again be held in the library. |
Bay Books 131 Main Street Bay St Louis, MS 228-463-2688 |
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October 25 2007 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting Winners of the Mimi Heitzmann Fiction Contest announced! |
Heaven Scents Cafe. |
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October 1 2007 |
Open |
Submissions now being accepted for an anthology of stories with a Mississippi theme. |
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October 1 2007 |
Contest Deadline |
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Sept. 27 2007 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting H. Christine Lindblom, content editor and former publishing house manager, will be presenting on publicity in the literary business. As an editor she is accepting a limited amount of appointment times for members of GCWA to have 10 pages of their manuscript reviewed and evaluated for market feasibility. If you are interested please contact her via email at 2.the.letter@totheletter.com. There are only 3 or 4 slots available in the morning and early afternoon, based on author time restrictions. |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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Sunday Sept. 23 2007 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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August 30 2007 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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Sunday August 26 2007 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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July 26 2007 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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July 9 2007 |
Contest opens |
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June 28 2007 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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Thursday May 31 2007 6:30-8:30 pm |
Banquet |
"Let's Write" Literary Contest Banquet Guest speaker: Anne McKee from the Mississippi Writers Guild Winners announced of the 19th Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest. Door Prizes • Entertainment • Networking For more information gulfportdoc@usa.com |
Southern Traditions Restaurant 14538 Highway 67 Woolmarket MS |
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Sunday May 27 2007 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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Thursday April 26 2007 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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Sunday April 22 2007 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496
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April 15 2007 |
Deadline |
"Let's Write" Literary Contest Deadline for Submissions |
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Thursday March 29 2007 7pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven's Scent Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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Thursday February 22 2007 7pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Blow Fly Inn Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS (south of I-10) |
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Sunday January 14 2007 2:30 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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Thursday January 25 2007 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Blow Fly Inn Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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Sunday January 14 2007 2:30 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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Thursday December 14 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting GCWA's Annual Holiday Party |
Blow Fly Inn Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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Thursday November 30 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Blow Fly Inn Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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November 26 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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November 12 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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November 4 2006 2- 4 pm |
Book Signing |
"Giovanna: Angels in Hell" The true story of a Jewish-Italian child's survival in WWII Italy. written by Sylvia Skrmetta During the Peter Anderson Festival |
Favorite's Book Nook, Washington Ave. Ocean Springs |
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October 22 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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Sunday October 15 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Blow Fly Inn Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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October 14, 15, 2006 |
Workshop |
Canceled Mike Garret's Workshop for Writers, Two days full of workshops! How to Become a Published Author * The Truth about Self-publishing Screenwriting for the Movies * Creating Your Novel * Short Story & Novel Feedback To sign up for the workshops, click here: www.writing2sell.com/gulfcoast.htm |
The Blow Fly Inn The Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS (south of I-10) |
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Sept. 28 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting Guest Speaker: Author: John Francois Francois will talk about research in writing his historical novels, things he found, and will share them with our members. |
Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS (south of I-10) |
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September 24 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
Contact Phil Levin for directions. |
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September 10 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
Contact Phil Levin for directions. |
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August 31 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting A special Katrina anniversary meeting. Please bring a poem, story, or photo to share. |
Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS (south of I-10) |
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August 27 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
Home of Connie Rainey Contact Phil Levin for directions. |
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August 13 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
18029 Lake Breeze Dr. Saucier MS |
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July 27 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting Guest Speaker: John Freeman "How to Get Poetry Published" |
Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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July 23 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
18029 Lake Breeze Dr. Saucier MS |
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July 9 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
18029 Lake Breeze Dr. Saucier MS |
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June 29 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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June 25 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
18029 Lake Breeze Dr. Saucier MS |
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June 11 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
Barnes & Noble Crossroads Shopping Center Gulfport MS |
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May 28 2006 2:30 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
Barnes & Noble Crossroads Shopping Center Gulfport MS |
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May 25 2006 7:00 pm |
Let's Write Banquet |
"Let's Write" Literary Contest Banquet at Southern Traditions Restaurant Winners announced of the 18th Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest. Door Prizes • Entertainment • Networking For more information gulfportdoc@usa.com |
14538 Highway 67 Woolmarket MS |
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May 14 2006 2:30 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
18029 Lake Breeze Dr. Saucier MS |
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April 27 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting Members are encouraged to purchase meals from the Blow Fly Inn, located in the Holiday Inn |
Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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April 15 2006 |
Contest Deadline |
"Let's Write" Literary Contest DEADLINE |
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March 30 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting GCWA Member Laura Evans will talk about her newly published book. No cover charge--but buying food and drink is encouraged |
O'Charlies Hwy 49 (just N or I-10) Gulfport MS |
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March 19 2006 1 pm |
Critique Group |
Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
18029 Lake Breeze Dr. Saucier MS |
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February 23 2006 |
General Meeting |
General Meeting Canceled Due to the destruction of Katrina, GCWA can not find an adequate place to hold meetings. If you have suggestions for anything centrally located (around Gulfport), please e-mail our president Phil Levin at gulfportdoc@usa.com |
to be announced |
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Sunday February 19 2006 1 pm |
Critique Group |
Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
18029 Lake Breeze Dr. Saucier MS |
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Sunday February 5 2006 1 pm |
Critique Group |
Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
18029 Lake Breeze Dr. Saucier MS |
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January 26 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting The meeting is upstairs in the Education Room |
Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center 1600 Government St. Ocean Springs |
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January 25 2006 6:00 |
Critique Group |
GCWA's first Critique Group since Katrina! Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. |
18029 Lake Breeze Dr. Saucier MS |
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January 15 2006 |
Contest Open |
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Thursday January 12 2006 6:00 pm |
Board Meeting |
Board Meeting at the office of GCWA Vice President, Rick O. Amos. Contact GCWA President Philip Levin if you would like to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
14092 Customs Blvd. Gulfport MS (across from the airport) |
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Thursday December 15 2005 7 pm |
General Meeting |
Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina Holiday Party |
to be announced |
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Wednesday Dec. 7, 05 5:30 pm |
Critique Group |
Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina |
Gulfport Library |
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Thursday November 17 2005 7 pm |
General Meeting |
Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina Speaker: Glyn Godwin N.O. attorney, PhD in science, published author of Body Politic, and writing teacher. |
The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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Wednesday Nov. 10, 05 5:30 pm |
Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina |
Gulfport Library | |
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Thursday October 27 2005 7 pm |
General Meeting |
Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina Speaker: John Freeman John Freeman and his wife Dee currently reside in Harvey LA. He has been the poetry editor for the Magnolia Quarterly for the past 5 years. He taught English and Writing in several schools and colleges and currently has had his 3rd book of poetry published, In the Place of Singing. |
The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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Wednesday Oct. 26, 05 5:30 pm |
Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina |
Gulfport Library | |
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Wednesday Oct. 12, 05 5:30 pm |
Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina |
Gulfport Library | |
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Thursday Sept. 29 2005 7 pm |
General Meeting |
Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina Speaker: Dr. Bharat H. Sangani Medical columnist |
The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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Wednesday Sept. 28, 05 5:30 pm |
Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina |
Gulfport Library | |
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Wednesday Sept. 14, 05 5:30 pm |
Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina |
Gulfport Library | |
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Thursday August 25 2005 7 pm |
General Meeting |
Speaker: Robyn Jackson, Features editor / Hattiesburg American Author of Lakota Moon and completing her second novel. Focus on marketing her books, research, self publishing |
The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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Thursday July 28 2005 7 pm |
General Meeting |
Open Mike Read your Poetry, Prose, or Sing OUT LOUD ! 5 minute maximum |
The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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July 7 2005 7 pm |
GCWA Fundraising Event |
Raiders Boys Roll Film for GCWA! See the internationally acclaimed cult classic "Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation" $7.00 admission • Children under 7 FREE |
Silver Screen Theatre Edgewater Village Shopping Center Biloxi MS |
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Thursday June 30 2005 7pm |
General Meeting |
Speaker: Melina Rimassa-Merrill Milena is president of ISIS Films, a New Orleans based film production company. She came here after a successful career in Hollywood, so she has all the contacts out there. The reason for her move? She married a Louisiana boy. She'll discuss the film industry's presence at the local (New Orleans) level and how local writers can participate in an expanding opportunity. |
The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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Thursday May 26 2005 6 - 9 pm |
Banquet |
"Let's Write" Literary Contest Banquet Keynote Speaker: WLOX's Natalie Campon, Executive Producer Winners announced of the 17th Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest. Door Prizes • Entertainment • Networking $15 per person includes dinner, Children 3 and under are free. |
Ryan's Steak House 2400 Beach Drive Gulfport MS |
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Thursday April 28 2005 |
General Meeting |
Subject: Creative Writing Facilitator: Writer / English Professor Tommy Snell Election of the 2005-2006 Board of Directors
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The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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April 15 2005 |
"Let's Write" Literary Contest Deadline |
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Thursday March 31 2005 7 pm |
General Meeting |
GCWA Member Al Molnar and a representative from FOX 25 TV will present the idea of a GCWA weekly TV show, spotlighting our authors and writing events. Bring your ideas and add to the plan! OPEN MIC --Bring a 5 minute piece of writing to READ OUT LOUD! Sign up to read at the beginning of the meeting. Nominations for the 2005-06 Board of Directors |
The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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Thursday February 24 2005 7 pm |
General Meeting |
Subject: Play Writing Facilitator: Lee Green Pope Guest Author: Mary Helen Lagasse The Fifth Sun, "one of the best debut novels of 2004" by Susan Arson, book editor for Times-Picayune |
The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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Sunday Feb. 20 2005 9 am |
TV Fox 25 |
This weekend, Elaine Stevens interviews several coast writers and authors as part of a possible feature that will be sponsored by the Gulf Coast Writers Association. Al Molnar of Diamondhead, author of four best selling novels: Mission: Hong Kong 1944-1945; Mission: Alpine Redoubt; The Land Beyond Time, An Adventure in the Amazon; and Sweet Revenge, An Adventure in East Africa will discuss his experiences and books, and Mimi Monti Heitzmann of Bay St. Louis, author of women’s mainstream and romantic novels, Fantastic Stranger and No More Tears in Heaven, will talk about her books, publishing and how another local writer, L.L. Lee helped her to get her stories into print. |
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Saturday February 19 2005 4 to 6 pm |
Fundraising Event |
GCWA presents a Fundraising Event to honor |
The Pleasant Reed House Biloxi MS |
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Saturday February 12 2005 10 am |
Marketing Meeting |
Morning Coffee and Marketing Meeting for all GCWA Authors & interested about-to-be published GCWA members Sell! Sell! Sell! |
The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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January 27 2005 7 pm |
General Meeting |
Subject: RESEARCH Facilitators: Author Tommie Thompson Author: Nicholas Edwards |
The Coffee House 2511 13th St Gulfport MS |
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January 15 2005 |
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