SOUTH FLORIDA
writers association
Welcome to SFWA
The South Florida Writers Association conducts programs, activities and special events that are in accordance with its mission and purpose. Our monthly hybrid meetings are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC with educational presentations about writing, publishing, marketing or award-winning or best-selling authors, agents or publishers.
Membership Benefits
Among others boons, we award four semi-annual grants of $500: for marketing and publishing, awarded at our June meeting along with the installation of the new Board, another pair in December at our annual Holiday Party.
All members can apply and winners are selected by random lottery.
The next General Meeting of the South Florida Writers Association will be on
Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM at
Pinecrest Library
5811 SW 111th Street
and will feature the installation of the new
Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 year that you selected last month.
You can also join us on Zoom at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83899718493
Presiding over the installation will be Ellen Book, Branch Manager of the Pinecrest Branch Library.
Rules and procedures:
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SFWA CASH GRANTS
1. $500 BOOK PUBLISHING GRANT to help with the cost of printing, book cover design, ISBN or book editing. Applicant must submit the application form with a brief description of the book project with the target date of publication (within 1 year of receiving the grant). Printed book, e-book, chapbook, audio book of any genre will be accepted.
2. $500 WRITER OR BOOK MARKETING GRANT to help cover marketing costs, e. g. professional headshot of writer, photographs of book cover/s, website design/maintenance or hosting, advertisement, conference or book fair fees, publicity, travel costs for book tour/s, podcast, book trailer or video production. Applicant must submit the application form with a brief description of the marketing activity or activities that the grant will be used for. Open to freelance writers, journalists, bloggers, authors, playwrights, etc.
3. Eligibility: Applicant must be a paid member of SFWA at the time of drawing/for the period between July 1, 2023 until June 30, 2024.
4. Previous winners of the grants will not be eligible, in order to provide opportunity for other members.
5.. Members who applied for the grants between July – December 2024 and did not win at the July or December 2024 drawings will be automatically included in the June 2025 round
Use this link to apply now!
CONGRATS TO SFWA WINNERS!
LOIS CROCKETT - $500 Publishing Grant
JENNIFER PEREZ - $500 Marketing Grant
Join us on July 5th,
at Pinecrest Library
Our Guest Speaker is:
YOU?
July is our time for member reading.
So, bring your best work to this month’s meeting.
An opportunity not to be missed.
Email Jonathan, reserve a spot on the list.
(Only current members can step up to the mike
But you can join on our website right now, if you like.)
We’ll spotlight 20 Members, give them five minutes each;
So, not enough time for a lengthy speech.
But poetry or prose? Something in between?
Wanna try out that new standup routine?
Have you written new lyrics to a popular song?
If it’s under 5 minutes, bring it! Maybe we’ll sing along!
A thousand words is likely the most you can do
Or 800, to allow for a pause or two.
So, come strut your stuff, be it in prose or in verse.
Don’t be shy, and don’t forget to rehearse.
Written by Don Daniels, SFWA member & Director of Publications
Free and open to the public.
Coffee, tea, and light Refreshments will be served.
Watch Authors Showcase,
Interviews with our members,
on their writing
David Rolland hosts the Authors Showcase. He is a freelance journalist, filmmaker and author of novels "Yo-Yo" and "The End of the Century"
If you’re a member interested in being featured, contact Rolland.
Memories and photos
Poet Howard Camner reads his select works at the SFWA Poetry Month Celebration. 4/6/2019