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.

As of June 2010, the Main Meeting of the Guild takes place the third Saturday of the month at 1 pm at The Fountains on Stack Blvd in Melbourne (directions). 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.

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July 17, 2010:

Holly Vellekoop: Perception Affects our Writing. Holly offers this opportunity for writers to hear how our own perceptions of life in general and events in particular affect our writing.

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The Cadence Group Offers Free Advice Friday

Free Advice Fridays is a weekly session of free consulting and advice from The Cadence Group. This week at 12:00 pm EST they are having a session with Emily Gable from PUBLISHGREEN.COM about eBook creation and distribution. Feel free to email them your questions ahead of time at advice@thecadencegrp.com, text them at 330.219.7108, or ask them directly on their Cadence Group Free Advice Friday line:

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Space Coast Writers' Guild Has Moved!

As a preemptive measure against the cutback of public library hours, the Space Coast Writers' Guild will no longer meet at the West Melbourne Library. As of June, the Guild now meets at The Fountains on Stack Blvd in Melbourne. For directions click here.

October Writers' Workshop

Writers' Workshop, October 16th: Working with an Agent, Proposal to Pitch

Jennifer Mattson, Associate Agent, jmatt@andreabrownlit.com

One-on-one appointments available for all genres.

Jennifer comes to Andrea Brown Literary Agency after nearly five years of reviewing children's literature as part of the Books for Youth staff of Booklist magazine. That adds up to close readings of around 1,000 books, lending Jennifer a wide-angle view of the tastes of individual houses.

Prior to Booklist, Jennifer was an Associate Editor at Dutton Children's Books, where she acquired and edited titles that included CHICO, by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; and THE HEROIC ADVENTURES OF HERCULES AMSTERDAM, by Melissa Glenn Haber. (She also enjoyed an amusing turn on the other side of the desk as a coauthor of THE OFFICIAL EASY-BAKE COOKBOOK).

Jennifer loves picture books that are story time-ready stories (no one-joke tales or mood pieces) that resonate with universal childhood experiences and concerns. Fables and folktales aren't for her. For the older set, she is drawn to richly imagined fantasies that depart from old-hat heroic quests (alternate realities, magical realism, and steam-punk are all styles/premises to have recently caught her notice). She has a special interest in dystopian fiction for middle graders and in sprawling, atmospheric tales with Dickensian twists and satisfying puzzles. But as much as high-concept novels pique her interest, the most mind-blowing premise can't hide a flat narrative that rarely reaches for unexpected descriptions, fully fleshed characterizations, or a zinging narrative voice.

Recent sales include Tom Leveen's debut contemporary YA, entitled PARTY (Random House); BOBO GOES TO SCHOOL, a picture book written and illustrated by Gail Page (Bloomsbury); and TEN ON THE SLED, a picture book written by Kim Norman (Sterling).

A native of California now based in Chicago, Jennifer has a degree in English from Amherst College.

* Renowned Author to Speak at January Conference *

We are pleased to announce that renowned romance author, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, is scheduled to speak at our January 2011 conference. Here is a list of her outstanding accomplishments:

Recipient Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006
Inducted into Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame, 2001

NATURAL BORN CHARMER
Named Bestselling Romantic Comedy by Borders Books
Audie 2008 Winner, Best Audiobook Romance
Debuted at #4 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list
Quill Nominee as Best Romance of 2007
Outstanding Romance of 2007, American Library Association Genre Fiction Award
Audible.com’s Best Audiobooks of 2007, Romance (#2 Ranking)
One of the Best Audiobooks of 2007, Library Journal
Booklist's 2007 Editor's Choice, Audio for Adults
MATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Borders Best of 2005 Romance
A Top Five Romance of 2005, Library Journal
Best Contemporary Romance, Nominee, Romantic Times

AIN'T SHE SWEET?
Borders Bestselling Contemporary Hardcover Romance
Borders Best of 2004 Romance
Best Contemporary Novel, Nominee, Romantic Times

BREATHING ROOM
Top Ten Favorite Book of the Year, Romance Writers of America
Best of Romance 2002, Borders Books
Best Contemporary Romance, Nominee, Romantic Times

THIS HEART OF MINE
Waldenbooks Best Selling Hardcover Debut
Top Ten Favorite Book of the Year, Romance Writers of America
Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence 2001, Reviewers Int'l Organization

FIRST LADY
RITA Award; Single Title Contemporary Romance, 2001
Top Ten Favorite Book of the Year, Romance Writers of America

LADY BE GOOD
Top Ten Favorite Book of the Year, Romance Writers of America (#1 ranking)
Finalist, RITA Award, Single Title Contemporary Romance, 1999
Best Books of 1999, Library Journal
Top Ten Favorite Writer 1999, Affaire De Coeur

DREAM A LITTLE DREAM
RITA Award, Single Title Contemporary Romance, 1998
Top Ten Favorite Book of the Year, Romance Writers of America (#1 ranking)
Favorite Book of the Year nominee, Romantic Times Bookstores That Care

NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE
Favorite Book of the Year, Romance Writers of America, 1997
RITA Award, Single Title Contemporary Romance, 1997
Best Contemporary Romance, Bookstores That Care
Nominee, Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, Best Contemporary Romance,1997

KISS AN ANGEL
Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, Contemporary Romance, 1996
Nominee, Romance of the Year, Affaire de Coeur
Top Ten Favorite Author, Affaire de Coeur

HEAVEN, TEXAS
Nominee, Favorite Book of the Year, Romance Writers of America, 1995
Nominee, RITA Award, Single Title Contemporary Romance 1995
Best Contemporary Romance, Bookstores That Care
Nominee, Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, Best Contemporary Romance, 1995
Nominee, Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, Contemporary Romance, 1995

IT HAD TO BE YOU
Favorite Book of 1994, Romance Writers of America
Romance of the Year, 1994, Affaire de Coeur
Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, Best Contemporary Romance, 1994
Best Contemporary Romance, 1994, Affaire de Coeur
Best Single Title Contemporary, 1994, The Readers' Voice
Top 25 Romances of the Century, Amazon.com

HONEY MOON
Nominee for Romance Writers of America Members Golden Choice Award
Best Romance of the Year.

HOT SHOT
Reviewer's Choice Award, Best Contemporary Novel of 1991
Romantic Times Publishing Group

FANCY PANTS
Nominee for Romance Writers of America's Members Golden Choice Award, 1990
Best Romance of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award, Romantic Times, 1988-89

RISEN GLORY
Silver Medallion for Historical Romance, Romance Writers of America, 1984
Critic's Choice Award, Best New Historical Romance Author, Romantic Times, 1985

DANGEROUS MEN AND ADVENTUROUS WOMEN:
ROMANCE WRITERS ON THE APPEAL OF THE ROMANCE
(contributor) The PCA/ACA Women's Caucus Susan Koppelman Award
for Excellence in Feminist Studies of Popular Culture and American Culture
(Best Anthology, multi-authored or edited work)

Second Saturday Critique Meetings Back On

Thanks to Gene Vlahovic for stepping up and organizing the 2nd Staurday Meetings critique group, which is back on at the Merrit Island Public Library the second saturday of each month. More details will be announced as we know them.

Suspense Critique Group Wanted

One of our members is looking for a genre-specific group where a few writers could meet once or twice a month and read/critique each other's material. She writes suspense but sees the group encompassing mysteries, thrillers, detective novels, etc. If interested please contact Toni at: grnwdts@cfl.rr.com