About SCWG
Space Coast Writers’ Guild
About the Guild
We’re All About Writers and Writing
Transforming wishes into reality and ideas into words, we offer a variety of programs and speakers at our monthly meetings.
Networking
You’ll have an opportunity to work with others who are dealing with deadlines, characters who won’t cooperate, rejections, re-writes, contract dilemmas, unresponsive editors, and agent searches.
There’s Something for Everyone
Whether you have been published for years and in several different languages, or are pre-published and hoping, the Guild has something for you!
Member Involvement
SCWG currently has approximately 100 members, about one third of which have published books. Members are encouraged to attend monthly meetings and are invited to participate in critique groups, workshops, contests, conferences, and other SCWG activities. Membership is an excellent way to network, learn and promote your work!
We appreciate your enrollment!
SCWG memberships will auto-renew on your credit or debit card every 12 months. You can easily cancel your membership at any time by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button at the bottom of any scwg.org e-mail. (Please note: There are no partial-year refunds).
Join the Guild
Annual dues are $40. Monthly meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of each month at 1 PM at the Eau Gallie Public Library, 1521 Pineapple Avenue.
SCWG Board of Directors
Joanne Fisher
President
Dan Fisher
Vice President
Heather Montgomery
Secretary
A long-time resident of Chicago, Heather is a recent transplant to the Space Coast area. She is working on her first novel, an Urban Fantasy set in the Florida Space Coast. When she isn’t reading, writing or watching live music, she is cheering on her Cubs or Steelers – or the National Basketball Champions from her alma mater – Go Hoos!
James R. Nelson
Treasurer
James has written 12 mystery novels. Four feature the young Stephen Moorehouse and his uncle, a Hollywood movie director. There are also four books in the Archie Archibald private detective series, and four stand-alone novels. He has also published many short stories and was the winner of the SCWG 2020 Short Story Contest.
Kit Adams
Director-at-Large
Ashley McGrath
Director-at-Large
Ashley McGrath is a quality analyst for a call monitoring company. A University of Central Florida alumna, Ashley published her autobiography UnabASHed by Disability (available on Amazon) in 2014. Her writing has appeared in online columns, a disability blog, local publications, and several anthologies. Ashley is a Lifetime Member of the Space Coast Writers’ Guild and the coordinator of its Don Argo Award. She lives in Palm Bay, where she is active at her church.
Jaimie Engle
Director-at-Large
Jaimie Engle is a screenwriter, speaker, and award-winning author. Her character-driven stories set in worlds here and beyond explore the need for redemption, family, and the power of self, sometimes told with a pinch of magic. Her feature films are in development with Brandon Clarke Films produced by Brian Bird. Besides writing, Jaimie speaks on the craft of writing to schools, conferences, and libraries. Fun fact? She was an alien on Seaquest. Please visit Jaimie’s website.