Calling all High School Students: Check out the poetry contest and the chance to win $500.  Deadline is May 15th - see the link below for more info.

                              https://floridahumanities.org/programs/poetry-contest/

Our retreat begins with a feast for the eyes, body and mind.  We enjoyed blueberry scones, fresh organic fruit and time to converse followed by a critique meeting. 

Thank you for baking those delicious scones

 Denny Kato.

Thank you to our Skywriter sister and on

 this day, our hostess with the most-est,

JC Kato. 

Our semi-annual retreat at St. Leo this October. Warm and foggy weather, but a serene and lovely place for contemplation and writing. 

                      Cats, squirrels, horses and pigs, oh my.  

How cute are these paper clips?
Okay, there's an upside down blue bird and pig plus two cats about to pounce, but these clip critters are ready to get to work.    
 What a lovely gift for the Skywriters.

                    Skywriters Back to Business and Fun

We had much to celebrate during this critique meeting at Peaches in Ellenton.

JC's  returned from her sabbatical. Janet's feeling and looking wonderful. Augusta's home. Sue's returned from California too. 

We're back to regular meetings and recently two of us have heard good news from editors. 

Bookstore in Moreton-In-Marsh , England

Books Yule Love, a lovely bookshop  (as it's called in England) is nestled among historic buildings and homes that make up the small market town of Moreton-in Marsh. It's in the Evenlode Valley part of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Gloucestershire, England. 

I kept feeling as if we were walking through Disney because this couldn't be a real town, but it was. 

                                                                     Best trip ever!                                                     

THE HAPPY SQUASH

No, it probably wouldn't make for a riveting PB,

 yet it was a happy squash face among the zoodles I made for dinner last week. 

But, what if it leapt from the bowl onto the counter and asked,

"Which way to the beach?"

    Okay, now we're talking Kid Lit.  

TWO TAMPA BAY AREA AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS 

Fred Koehler presented at the Tampa Bay Times  Festival of Reading

on the USFSP campus today, Saturday, November 17, 2018.

For more on the middle grade novel GARBAGE ISLAND and Fred Koehler go to www.ilikefred.com

                       From left, Greg Neri, author of GRAND THEFT HORSE ( and many other award-winning books), presented at Tampa Bay Times  Festival of Reading. He and Fred Koehler, author of GARBAGE ISLAND (and author-illustrator of many  Picture Books), take a moment to let a friend and fellow writer snap a picture. Of course that request came from me. Both were at the festival to speak about their most recent published books. What a treat for the community and those who drove long distances to hear them speak.

                    For more on Greg Neri and his newest book check out: www.gregneri.com