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SOUTH FLORIDA

writers association

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Welcome to SFWA

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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, August 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM at

Pinecrest Library

5811 SW 111th Street

You can also join us on Zoom at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83899718493

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Junior Orange Bowl
Creative Writing Competition

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We're thrilled to have recently celebrated the finalists of the 36th annual Junior Orange Bowl & South Florida Writers Association Creative Writing Contest, and honored first-place winner, Kirsten Hug from Gulliver Preparatory, along with her teacher, Ms. Maria Gonzalez.
 

Open to South Florida 8th graders, the prompt for the competition was:

“In an age characterized by sea level rise and rising temperatures, write an essay inspired by Miami’s ocean and its sea creatures.”


Chair Sophia Espaillat led the Creative Writing Contest with South Florida Writers Association as lead sponsor. Out of more than 100 submissions received this year, the finalists, three winners, and their teachers were honored at an awards ceremony held at the Newman Alumni Center at the University of Miami on May 18. Second-place prize went to Jessica Portnoy of Gulliver Prep, and third-place to Rafael Moro of Riviera Prep.
At the award ceremony, guest speaker Colin Foord, marine biologist, filmmaker, and co-founder of Coral Morphologic, gave a rousing presentation on his innovative work and shared Coral Morphologic’s mission to raise environmental awareness through creative expression with a spotlight on Miami’s unique biodiversity. Coral City Camera, a 24/7 underwater livestream from a coral reef along PortMiami, played on in the background. The Coral City Camera served as inspiration for the entrants.
Connie Goodman-Milone, South Florida Writers Association member and Junior Orange Bowl Creative Writing Committee past chair said;
"I’d like to congratulate our finalists. We’re here to honor your writing and encourage you all to continue down this path. Teachers, thank you for sharing our contest with your students and providing them with this opportunity. Today,
we honor your students’ imagination, dedication, and art of storytelling. These young writers have transported us to a new world and offered fresh perspectives."

The top 10 finalists will all receive Certificates of Achievement, prize bags, and - most importantly- the Golden Quill pin. The top 3 award-winning essays will
appear in the Author’s Voice newsletter of the South Florida Writers Association and will be announced in the Miami Herald. The top 3 prize winners will also be invited to appear on the Junior Orange Bowl float during the
parade in December.

From left to right, Kevin Arnoux, Sophia Espaillat, Jessica Portnoy, Kirsten Hug, Rafael Moro, Jennifer Forbes, Colin Foord.

Join us on August 2nd,

at Pinecrest Library

 

Our Guest Speaker is:

Dr. Myron S. Lubell

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REMEMBERING HOLY JOE AND SILVER DOLLAR JAKE 

 

A presentation by Dr. Myron S.  Lubell, former professor 

at  FIU and columnist for the Miami Herald

 

Based on his satirical essay THE WORLD WAS OUR OYSTER  - which has been published in the current issue of “Wilderness House Literary Review.”   https://www.whlreview.com/no-20.2/essay/MyronSLubell.pdf

 

 

In addition, Dr. Lubell will talk about writing “Creative Non Fiction,” a literary genre that is “almost” non fiction, but not quite.   However,  it definitely is not fiction.    He will also discuss the process of getting published  -  how he has had 9 of his articles published in the last two years. 

About the Author:

 

Myron S. Lubell  was born in Chicago and moved to Miami Beach at age 12. He is a CPA (retired), received a BBA and MBA from the university of Miami, and a PhD from the university of Maryland. He was a Tax professor at Florida International University for 32 years and also wrote a weekly tax column for the Miami Herald.   In recent years he has turned his talents to writing satire.

 


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

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Our next free, public, monthly meetings

will be on Saturday, August 2,

at Pinecrest Library,

5835 SW 111th Street, 

Miami, FL.

from 10:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

Light refreshments will be served.

First Saturday of each month. 
10:30 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M.

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Can't get there? Join us on Zoom

Click on the link, or paste the link below into your browser:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83899718493

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