Welcome to the Space Coast Writers' Guild, dedicated to encouraging, instructing and developing writers of all genres. We're all about writers and writing, transforming wishes into reality, ideas into words. We offer a variety of programs and speakers at our monthly meetings, along with an opportunity to meet others who are dealing with deadlines, characters who won't cooperate, rejections, re-writes, contract dilemmas, unresponsive editors, and agent searches. Whether you have published for years and in several different languages, or are pre-published and hoping, the Guild has something for you. If this is your first visit, please take a moment to explore all we have to offer from the menus above.

Monthly Meetings

The Main Meeting of the Guild takes place the third Saturday of the month at 1 pm at the West Melbourne Public Library, 2755 Wingate Blvd., on the corner of Minton Road and Wingate Blvd. The meeting begins with a brief business meeting with announcements, welcome of new members, introduction of the Board members and treasurer's report. Following the speaker, there is a time for socializing and book signings. We are now also hosting a "Second Saturday" meeting the second Saturday of each month at the Merrit Island Public Library (1195 N Courtenay Pkwy). The Second Saturday meetings start at 1:00 pm with socializing/book signings followed by announcements and the featured speaker.

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Second Saturday Meeting: July 11, 2009
Ben Brothemarkle: Using The Fla. Historical Society
Main Meeting: July 18, 2009
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Book Signing

Goin' Postal Palm Bay is hosting a local authors booksigning on June 27, 2009, 10 am to 3 pm with four of the Space Coast Writers Guild members in attendance. Ruth Manna-Hoeksema, Holly Fox Vellekoop, Valerie Allen and Hank Rhodes will be greeting the public and signing their published books at the Goin' Postal Palm Bay place of business at 3450 Bayside Lakes Boulevard SE in Palm Bay. Manna-Hoeksema is the author of Finding Mike: A Story of Compassion, a tale of helping a homeless person find a home. Vellekoop is the author of the murder mystery, STONE HAVEN: Murder Along the River. Allen is the author of SUFFER the LITTLE CHILDREN, a story of domestic abuse. Rhodes wrote The BRAIN DEAD MANAGER: A Handy Guide, a satirical look at management style and pitfalls. The GOIN' Postal local authors booksigning will be held every three months. Anyone interested in participating, call Holly Fox Vellekoop at 733-9449.

Children's Writing Contest Winners Announced

For the scoop on the 2009 Children's Writing Contest, visit our Contest page.

Writing Contest

Holly Vellekoop, Pulse Magazine and Writers One Flight Up are sponsoring another writing contest. Winner�s story will be published in the July issue of Pulse Magazine. Details are in the attachment and on the Writers One Flight Up website. For info please visit www.partnersincrimepublishers.com or www.writersoneflightup.com.

Congratulations to Judy Mammay

Judith Mammay's book, KNOWING JOSESPH, has been nominated as a finalist for ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award in the category of Juvenile Fiction. ForeWord Magazine supports and promotes books published by small and independent publishers. For more information about the award, click here.

Let Florida Today know about your book

"Local authors have a way to trumpet their new books. Space Coast authors can go to www.floridatoday.com/authors and fill out the form there. The information will go to our staff, and much of it will end up in a column on local authors in our Sunday books coverage. We'll also write features about some of the new authors. This is the best way to get your information to FLORIDA TODAY writers and editors. If your book has been published recently (August or later) or will soon be published, and you haven't already been mentioned in FLORIDA TODAY, please fill out the form. It will ask you, among other things, whether there's a review copy of your book available, so you don't have to send us a copy unless we ask for it. The form also asks for a summary of the book, information on the author and book signings, the price, where to buy it and more. Any time you have a new book to tout, fill out the form two weeks in advance, or as soon as you can, so we can publish the information in a timely fashion."