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 Guild meets on the third Saturday of each month, February through November, at the West Melbourne Public Library, 2755 Wingate Blvd. (corner of Minton Road and Wingate). Meetings start with socializing/book signings at 1:00 pm. followed by announcements and the featured speaker.

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July 19, 2008

Dr. Ben Brotemarkle: Writing Florida History

Dr. Ben Brotemarkle is Executive Director of the Florida Historical Society. He is the author of four award-winning books on Florida history and culture, including "Beyond the Theme Parks: Exploring Central Florida" (University Press of Florida, 1999), and most recently "Crossing Division Street: An Oral History of the African American Community in Orlando" (Florida Historical Society Press, 2005). His latest book focusing on the history and culture of Boca Grande will be published in the coming year. For more than ten years, Dr. Brotemarkle has been Professor of Humanities at Brevard Community College, where he has been named Distinguished Educator and the Barnes and Noble College Booksellers Endowed Faculty Chair of Academic Excellence.

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Local Writers to Speak at Book Xchg

Local writers Shara Smock, Diane Marcum, and Joyce Henderson will speak at the Book Xchg at 604 Brevard Ave., Cocoa Village on Saturday, July 5 from 1-2pm. For more info, phone 639-5624.

Help Wanted:

Terra Sancta Press, an independent book publisher, seeks an energetic self-starter for an unpaid internship to learn book publishing. Good keyboarding and computer skills, as well as curiosity and good focus. Fast-paced creative atmosphere with lots of variety. Flexible schedule. Occasional lifting. Previous interns have parlayed their experience into good jobs elsewhere. books4you@cfl.rr.com'.

Shara Smock to Speak at Dallas Romance Writers' Meeting

July 26, 9:30 a.m.
Dallas Holiday Inn Select
Crafting the Opening Line is open to the public.

Byline Magazine Poetry Chapbok Competition

Deadline: September 1, 2008
Entry fee: $20.00
Judging: by published poets; final by Ellen Bass

One poem per page, maximum length 39 lines.
Visit http://www.bylinemag.com for more details.

Congrats to Judy Mammay

Congratulations to Judy on the release of her new book, Knowing Joseph, a story about a young boy and the hardships he must face having a brother with autism. The book is published through Bloomingtree Press and may be purchased on Amazon.com.

BCC Creative Writing Class

Betty Porter will be teaching a 6-hour, non-credit Creative Writing class through Brevard Community College Community Education in September. Classes will meet on Mondays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on September 15, 22, 29 at One Senior Place, 8085 Spyglass Hill Road, Viera. The cost will be $39.00. To register, e-mail www.bcctraining.com or phone 433-7530.

PostSecret
Text and Visual Arts Exhibit

The Brevard Art Museum would like to announce the following event, coming up May 16 through July 13, 2008:

This national tour focuses on secrets both provocative and profound, created by everyday people who have created seemingly works of art. It taps into the universal stuff of being human, the collective, often unconscious level of existence that defies age, culture, gender, and economics. The post cards reveal our deepest fears, desires, regrets, and obsessions. They are beautiful, elegant, and powerfully emotion. For more details, contact:

Brevard Art Museum
1463 Highland Ave
Melbourne, FL 32935

(321) 242-0737