Friday, November 21, 2008
FWA HILLSBOROUGH WINNERS OF THE 2008 ROYAL PALM LITERARY AWARDS
We had five Hillsborough members win six awards at this year’s Royal Palm Literary Awards held on Saturday, November 15, 2008.
They are:
1st Place Published Essay titled Goodness Knows
- - - - Ruth Ellen Jones
1st Place Unpublished Women’s Fiction titled The Great Hunger
- - - Eugene Orlando
2nd Place Unpublished Women’s Fiction titled The Maypole of Valhalla
- - - Robert West
2nd Place Published Humor/Satire titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
- - - Amanda Martin
Honorable Mention Published Children’s titled Imagine That!
- - - Jan Evans
Hon. Mention Unpublished Science Fiction title The Ascension
- - - Eugene Orlando
Congratulations to the winners and all who submitted
Sunday, November 02, 2008
No November Meeting
Due to the FWA conference falling the same weekend as our November meeting, our regularly scheduled meeting on November 15 will be cancelled. See you at the conference.
A reminder that there is never a December meeting at Barnes and Noble for any group. Stay tuned for news on an early December Christmas party.
Eugene Orlando
Regional Director of Hillsborough County
Janet Evanovich Book Signing
Special Event – Volunteers Wanted
Our own special Barnes & Noble is hosting a book signing for the famed author Janet Evanovich and has asked FWA Hillsborough is we would like to volunteer to help them in this very special event. An author signing of this fame will bring in hundreds of people. They estimate they need 12 volunteers and I know that more than 12 of you will want to help. I know I'm first in line (benefit of being group leader). The event is not until January 6th, which is just over 2 months away. So, I know that some people may not know if they can commit to that date until closer to that time, so here's what I'm going to do. Press the 'Volunteer' button above to send me an email. PLEASE: Make sure your full name is in the email. I will take everyone's name down on a first come first serve basis. About two weeks prior to the event, I will confirm with the top twelve or so to see if they can still keep their commitment. If they can't, then I'll use the next person in line, and so on. Sound fair? One last thing, you must be a current FWA member to participate.
Janet Evanovich is the multi-bestseller of many novels, most notably the Stephanie Plum series and the Alex Barnaby Series.
Barnes & Noble BooksellersCarrollwood11802 N. Dale Mabry HighwayTampa, FL 33618 813-871-6446
Feel free to contact me with any questions.Steven Mather - Florida Writers Association Hillsborough Group Leader steven@steven-mather.com
Our own special Barnes & Noble is hosting a book signing for the famed author Janet Evanovich and has asked FWA Hillsborough is we would like to volunteer to help them in this very special event. An author signing of this fame will bring in hundreds of people. They estimate they need 12 volunteers and I know that more than 12 of you will want to help. I know I'm first in line (benefit of being group leader). The event is not until January 6th, which is just over 2 months away. So, I know that some people may not know if they can commit to that date until closer to that time, so here's what I'm going to do. Press the 'Volunteer' button above to send me an email. PLEASE: Make sure your full name is in the email. I will take everyone's name down on a first come first serve basis. About two weeks prior to the event, I will confirm with the top twelve or so to see if they can still keep their commitment. If they can't, then I'll use the next person in line, and so on. Sound fair? One last thing, you must be a current FWA member to participate.
Janet Evanovich is the multi-bestseller of many novels, most notably the Stephanie Plum series and the Alex Barnaby Series.
Barnes & Noble BooksellersCarrollwood11802 N. Dale Mabry HighwayTampa, FL 33618 813-871-6446
Feel free to contact me with any questions.Steven Mather - Florida Writers Association Hillsborough Group Leader steven@steven-mather.com
