Join the Writers Alliance of Gainesville for readings, fellowship, and refreshments at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at the Millhopper Library. Since this event comes just before Thanksgiving, we are likely to hear some stories about Thanksgiving celebrations or expressions of gratitude. In previous years, we held the Bacopa debut in November and […]
The Writers Alliance of Gainesville will feature debut readings from the 2025 Bacopa Literary Review. Many of the prize-winning pieces will be read aloud. WAG members with works published in this journal will also be invited to read. The Bacopa editorial board expects to have physical copies of the journal available (WAG members get a free copy!), […]
The Writers Alliance of Gainesville will feature teacher, storyteller, and author Kathy Connor Dobronyi as she shares her insights on incorporating trauma as a character in your writing. Come join […]
The Writers Alliance of Gainesville will feature a dynamic presentation by Scott Ellis of Ellis-Audiobooks exploring what writers need to know before creating an audiobook. Ellis will address the […]
The Writers Alliance of Gainesville will feature Pamela Marshall-Koons’ Passion Dey Couldn’t Steal, a powerful one-woman theatrical work inspired by the life, voice, and legacy of author Zora Neale Hurston. Hurston […]
Come join the Writers Alliance of Gainesville on Sunday, April 12, at 2:30 p.m., when local poet and former Santa Fe College writing instructor Aliesa Zoecklein will share her secrets about discovery in writing poetry. Zoecklein’s poems have been published in New Feathers Anthology, Bacopa Literary Review, Thimble Literary Magazine, River Heron Review, and other journals. Her chapbook At Each […]
WHAT: Is your high schooler interested in a career in health care? You’re in luck because the University of Florida College of Medicine is hosting the inaugural UF Healthcare Teams of Tomorrow. This complimentary event features a speaker series highlighting program opportunities for prospective doctors, physician assistants and nurses. Other showcases include interactive, hands-on clinical procedure demonstrations, financial aid […]
This program is being held on the FIRST Sunday in May since Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday. Come join us on May 3 at the Millhopper Library, where author Benjamin Coward will share strategies for drafting, writing, and fully developing environmental scenes. Drawing on his background in environmental science, he has interwoven […]
Join the Writers Alliance of Gainesville to learn how to use traumatic events as a resource in your writing. Kathy Connor Dobronyi will share her own stories of trauma and those of her characters to help you write about trauma. Few people reach adulthood without experiencing some painful, emotional, and traumatic events. Yet for us […]
AI won’t take your job. But someone who knows how to prompt it will. In her book, The Writer and the Machine, Jaime Engle shows novelists, screenwriters, and entrepreneurs how to stay relevant and in demand by collaborating with AI—without losing their voice. Instead of fearing the future, she teaches how to prompt AI […]
Kanapaha Presbyterian Church invites you to a free community workshop: Managing stress through faith. This event is free, but donations are appreciated and will benefit Blessing Baskets.