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Spring is Sprung With Spring Break and St Patricks Day

Spring is Sprung With Spring Break and St Patrick’s Day. Greener on This Side: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in the US Every March 17th, the US transforms into an emerald isle for a day! St. Patrick’s Day, a celebration of Irish heritage and culture, is a bigger deal here than you might think. Sure, it’s […]

Editor 4 weeks agoMarch 14, 2024

Happy Valentines Day to All Romance Writers and Readers

We hope you will find something wonderful to read and enjoy. Even though Valentine’s Day is on a Wednesday this year there is no reason why you cannot take the day off, plan something special with a loved one or, if you do not have someone special right now, plan a special day all for […]

Editor 2 months agoFebruary 12, 2024

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Winter Holidays Updates News and Reviews

Winter Holidays are upon us and here are some updates, news and reviews for the remainder of the coming year. Our Director of Programming has been very busy and has already lined up the next six month worth of Writers Workshop Speakers. The NERFA 2024 will be open to submissions in March 2024. We hope […]

Editor 4 months agoDecember 15, 2023

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July Speaker Wrap-Up and Member News

July Speaker Wrap-Up and Member News – This month’s speaker was Pamela Taylor from Texas who gave us two workshops. One about DIY editing and the other was a great group exercise called Authenticity vs. Creativity in Contemporary and Historical Settings. The first training session went over some of the more common problem areas that […]

Editor 9 months agoJuly 8, 2023

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June Speakers after May Wrap-up

May Speaker was Great! Suzanne Purvis is a transplanted Canadian living in the Deep South, where she traded “eh” for “y’all.” An author of long, short, and flash fiction and poetry for both children and adults, she has won several awards including those sponsored by the University of Toronto, RWA, Bethlehem Writer’s Roundtable, and Women […]

Editor 11 months agoJune 1, 2023

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Coming Soon Workshops Awards and Anthologies

There are lots of great things happening in the next few months. It may be coming to the end of the school year and everyone wants to go on vacation but writers and the First Coast Romance Writers group will be working hard to bring you great workshops, the winners of the NERFA contest and […]

Editor 11 months agoMay 7, 2023

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March Events and Workshop WrapUp

The March Workshop was given by Caron Burmeister. It was a very invigorating discussion about building suspense and creating memorable sense of place. There was even a short writing sprint at the end that we all got to participate in and read our results. A little bit nerve-racking but very helpful feedback and you can […]

Webmistress FCRW 1 year agoMarch 22, 2023

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NERFA and Other Great Member Benefits

Yes folks, our NERFA contest has begun .https://NERFA.FirstCoastRomanceWriters.com Submit Your 2022 Published Romance Book(s) for consideration for this year’s National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award contest. This is annual event in it’s 10th year to showcase our Romance authors – in any sub-genre – anywhere in the U.S. The volunteer judges are romance readers, romance […]

Editor 1 year agoMarch 4, 2023

First Coast Romance Writers

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Spring is Sprung With Spring Break and St Patricks Day

Happy Valentines Day to All Romance Writers and Readers

Winter Holidays Updates News and Reviews

July Speaker Wrap-Up and Member News

June Speakers after May Wrap-up

Coming Soon Workshops Awards and Anthologies

NERFA and Other Great Member Benefits

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