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, February 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM at
Pinecrest Library
5811 SW 111th Street
(the holiday luncheon will take place in lieu of the December 6 meeting)
You can also join us on Zoom at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83899718493
Join us on February 7,
at Pinecrest Library
Our Guest Speaker is:
YOU!
Member Readings
5-minute time limit
It’s February, folks! Step up to the mic!
For five minutes, read whatever you like.
Doesn’t matter if it’s new or old
Or lyrics to music you heard while “on hold.”
Select some poetry, some prose, or a mix
But remember, five minutes. That doesn’t mean six.
Rehearse with your phone, to perfect your pacing
You don’t want to sound like you’re nervous or racing.
Email Jonathan to get your name on the list
But you must be a paid member; on this we insist.
If you’re not one yet, joining online is fast
You can join us via this link right here.
Your membership will last till the following year.
You’ll get a free tee-shirt; you can join a group for critiques
Pay member rate for our conference in just a weeks.
And you’ll still be a member for the November Book Fair
And can be a Featured Author at the booth we’ll have there.
You can vote in our May elections, even run for the Board
We’re a welcoming group, of that be assured.
So, just show up of zoom in, see what we’ve got.
Or email Jonathan to reserve your spot.
Poem by Don Daniels
Spots are limited for current SFWA members!
Deadline to email Program Director, Jonathan Rose,
to reserve your member reading spot is February 4th!
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Winners of the SFWA Grants
AND THE WINNERS ARE…
* RITA FIDLER DORN (Ricki Dorn) for the $500 Book Publishing Grant
* SUSANA JIMÉNEZ-MUELLER for the $500 Author/Book Marketing Grant
CONGRATULATIONS to the latest winners of the South Florida Writers Association (SFWA) financial grants selected during the SFWA annual holiday luncheon on December 6, 2025 at Duffy’s Sports Grill in Kendall, Florida.
Publishing Grant winner Rita Fidler Dorn (Ricki) is a former news reporter, retired professor and the author of three poetry books. She plans to use the grant to publish her newest book “Profiles in Poetry.” For more information about the author and her books, click here.
Marketing Grant winner Susana Jiménez-Mueller is a Cuban American writer, storyteller, and podcaster. She is the author, producer, and host of Cuban Stories on The Green Plantain—a Cuban Stories Project podcast—currently ranked number 5 in Cuban-American podcasts and 14 on the top 100 Cuba podcasts. The grant will fund several marketing activities and to promote her book “Now I Swim - Ahora Yo Nado” (English and Spanish versions). Visit http://www.susanasbooks.com
In addition to the financial incentives and members engagement, the grants program also provides information about the genres and book projects of members plus innovative marketing ideas and tools that other members can learn from. Article to be published in the next Author’s Voice. A win-win for all!
SFWA members may apply for the next financial grants for JUNE 2026 by clicking here.
Visit http://www.southfloridawriters.org for more information about SFWA and member benefits; or evelynbenson2@aol.com for grant questions.
YOU MIGHT BE THE NEXT WINNER!
Rita Fidler Dorn (Ricki)
Susana Jiménez-Mueller
Watch Authors Showcase,
Interviews with our members,
on their writing
Cecilia Shaw hosts the Authors Showcase. She is the author of "The Spell."
If you’re a member interested in being featured, contact Cecilia.
Memories and photos
Poet Howard Camner reads his select works at the SFWA Poetry Month Celebration. 4/6/2019