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Meetings & Events 2008 GCWA usually meets on the LAST Saturday afternoon of each month Critique Sessions are usually held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month Updated 11/15/2008 Visitors Welcome at All Meetings Click here for GCWA members' book signings and events
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No December Meeting | ||
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Saturday November 29 2008 2 - 4 pm |
General Meeting |
NEXT General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. (10 miles west of Hwy 49) exit north off I-10, 1/10 mile on the right. |
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Nov. 7 by E-mail |
Deadline |
Deadline for the Winter Magnolia Quarterly Contest |
Deadline |
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Saturday October 25 2008 2 - 5 pm |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Barnes and Noble, Mobile AL (251) 450-0084 |
Barnes & Noble Springdale Plaza Mobile AL |
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Saturday October 25 2008 2 - 4pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
The Orange Grove Library Hwy 49 behind Sonic |
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Saturday October 25 2008 10 - noon |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Page & Palette, Fairhope AL (251) 928-5295 |
Page & Palette 32S. Section St. Fairhope AL |
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Saturday October 11 2008 5 - 7 pm |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Bay Books, Bay St. Louis MS (228) 463-2688 |
Bay Books 131 Main St # 2 Bay St Louis MS |
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Sept. 30 2008 Noon |
Speaker |
GCWA President Philip Levin will be a guest speaker at the Biloxi Rotary Club $12 per person, includes lunch. To reserve your seat call Elaine Stevens 523-8516 or e-mail Elaine at stevense@ipbiloxi.com |
Mary Mahoneys 110 Rue Magnolia Biloxi MS |
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Saturday Sept, 27 2008 noon - 2 pm |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Barnes & Noble in Mobile, Gulfport MS |
Barnes & Noble, Crossroads Shopping Center Gulfport MS |
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Saturday Sept, 27 2008 2:00 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting Includes book signing of GCWA's Anthology Teacakes and Afternoon Tales Speakers include: Lottie Boggan, editor of the Red Dog Writers, an anthology group based in Jackson, Anne McKee, the President of the Mississippi Writers Guild, and Richelle Putnam, the executive director of the MWG. |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. (10 miles west of Hwy 49) exit north off I-10, 1/10 mile on the right. |
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Saturday Sept. 13 2008 |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Davidson County Writers Society, North Carolina |
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Saturday Sept. 6 2008 10:30 to 1pm |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Toni Wall's Pentimento Books in Clinton, MS |
Pentimento Books 302 Jefferson St. Clinton, MS |
| September 1, 2008 |
Contest Open |
Magnolia Quarterly Winter Contest Deadline: November 1, 2008 for postal mail November 7, 2008 for E-mail submissions -- For GCWA Members ONLY -- |
Contest |
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Saturday, August 30 2008 10:00 to 12:00 |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing The Gathering Place Coffee Shop in Meridian, MS (601) 553-2988 |
The Gathering Place Coffee Shop
2113 Front Street
Meridian MS
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Saturday August 30 2008 2:00 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting
Terry Miles, our secretary, and author of 8
published books, will speak briefly about her work.
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Heaven Scents Cafe. |
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August 15-16 2008 |
Conference |
2008 Mississippi Writers Guild Writers Conference Time: Starts 3:00 PM, Friday, August 15; ends Saturday, August 16 at 5:20 Cost: see registration at www.mississippiwritersguild.com Contact: Richelle Putnam Phone: (601) 880-1089 E-mail: richput@mywebemail.net Website: www.mississippiwritersguild.com |
Battlefield Inn, Vicksburg, MS |
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August 1 for mail August 7 for e-mail |
Deadline for Magnolia Quarterly Contest | ||
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Saturday July 26 2-4 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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Saturday July 12 2008 1 - 3 pm |
Book Signing |
GCWA Anthology Book Signing Lemuria Book Store in Jackson, MS |
Lemuria 202 Banner Hall 4465 I-55 North Jackson MS |
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Saturday June 21 2008 2:00 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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Saturday May 31 2008 5-7 pm |
Banquet |
"Let's Write" Literary Contest Banquet Winners of the 20th Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest will be awarded! Guest Speaker: Andrea Yeager, Public Relations Director of Barnes & Noble Door Prizes • Entertainment • Networking - Buffet costs $13 each For more information writerpllevin@gmail.com |
Royal China Buffet 12057 E Hwy 49N Gulfport MS |
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Saturday April 26 2008 2:00 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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April 15 2008 |
Contest Deadline |
GCWA's 20th Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest Contest Closes Today! |
DEADLINE |
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April 4 - 5 2008 |
Spring Retreat |
Sponsored by GCWA and MWG |
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March 27 2008 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting GCWA Author Katrina Estes-Hill Katrina Estes-Hill is an artist, writer, and storyteller who performs "Fatdaddy's Watermelon and Other Tales from the Hollow" at events and shows her art at various venues. She will soon release her first storytelling CD. Her published children's stories "Mary Lou's Biscuit Bar" and "An Afternoon with Papaw", appear in The Cherubic Children's Classic Storybook and Hopscotch Magazine for Girls. |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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February 29 2008 |
Deadline |
LAST DAY to submit for an anthology of stories with a "Mississippi" theme. |
Deadline |
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February 28 2008 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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February 27 2008 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
USM Campus |
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February 10 2008 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
USM Campus |
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January 31 2008 6:30 |
General Meeting |
General Meeting, GCWA Author, Al Molnar, Jr. Alexander Molnar is the author of five best selling action adventure novels. His first, "Mission: Hong Kong 1944-1945" was followed by "Mission: Alpine Redoubt", then came "The Land Beyond Time, An Adventure in the Amazon"; "Sweet Revenge, An Adventure in East Africa", and his latest, "Blood Cheaper than Oil." Al is also a contributing author to "World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia". |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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January 27 2008 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
USM Campus |
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January 15 2008 |
Contest Opens |
GCWA's 20th Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest Opens Today! |
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Wednesday December 12 2007 6:30 pm |
Party |
Holiday Party GCWA provides Food, Beverage and Festivities Shrimp and Oysters! If you'd like to bring something special to drink, please do so. Bring a Holiday Story or Poem to read ! Please RSVP to Connie: csrainey@cableone.net |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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Sunday December 9 2007 2-4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
USM Campus |
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November 29 2007 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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Sunday November 25 2007 2-4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
USM Campus |
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October 27 2007 3 -5 pm |
Tribute |
Reception to Honor Mimi Heitzmann, The Writer, A tribute organized by GCWA member L.L. Lee GCWA is honoring Mimi Heitzmann. Friends and family members are invited to attend the open house reception and to participate in the tribute and presentation of awards to the winners of the Mimi Heitzmann Writers’ Contest. Photos of Mimi and by Mimi, as well as personal tributes to her are welcomed. The event will be part of the Arts Alive Studio Tour. Awards and Cash Prizes presented to the Contest winners! L.L. Lee will be signing her books at 1:00 pm The premiere coast screenings of the movie Mississippi Son will be held in Bay St. Louis in conjunction with our annual ArtsAlive! Studio Tour of Hancock County, This movie features GCWA President Philip Levin discussing how Katrina affected the arts on the coast. We have scheduled a matinee screening for 1:30 on Saturday at the Bay St. Louis branch of the Hancock County Library, located at 312 Highway 90. A reception for filmmakers Don and Leslie Wilson will follow. An outdoor evening screening is scheduled for 6:30, in the public lot adjacent to the Firedog, next to the intersection of Main Street and Beach Blvd in Old Town Bay St. Louis. Bring your own lawn chair, and dress for a cool evening. In case of rain, the evening screening will again be held in the library. |
Bay Books 131 Main Street Bay St Louis, MS 228-463-2688 |
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October 25 2007 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting Winners of the Mimi Heitzmann Fiction Contest announced! |
Heaven Scents Cafe. |
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October 1 2007 |
Open |
Submissions now being accepted for an anthology of stories with a Mississippi theme. |
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October 1 2007 |
Contest Deadline |
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Sept. 27 2007 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting H. Christine Lindblom, content editor and former publishing house manager, will be presenting on publicity in the literary business. As an editor she is accepting a limited amount of appointment times for members of GCWA to have 10 pages of their manuscript reviewed and evaluated for market feasibility. If you are interested please contact her via email at 2.the.letter@totheletter.com. There are only 3 or 4 slots available in the morning and early afternoon, based on author time restrictions. |
Heaven Scents Cafe |
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Sunday Sept. 23 2007 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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August 30 2007 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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Sunday August 26 2007 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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July 26 2007 6:30 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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July 9 2007 |
Contest opens |
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June 28 2007 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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Thursday May 31 2007 6:30-8:30 pm |
Banquet |
"Let's Write" Literary Contest Banquet Guest speaker: Anne McKee from the Mississippi Writers Guild Winners announced of the 19th Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest. Door Prizes • Entertainment • Networking For more information gulfportdoc@usa.com |
Southern Traditions Restaurant 14538 Highway 67 Woolmarket MS |
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Sunday May 27 2007 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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Thursday April 26 2007 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven Scents Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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Sunday April 22 2007 2 - 4 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496
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April 15 2007 |
Deadline |
"Let's Write" Literary Contest Deadline for Submissions |
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Thursday March 29 2007 7pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Heaven's Scent Cafe I-10 at Menge Rd. |
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Thursday February 22 2007 7pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Blow Fly Inn Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS (south of I-10) |
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Sunday January 14 2007 2:30 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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Thursday January 25 2007 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Blow Fly Inn Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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Sunday January 14 2007 2:30 pm |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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Thursday December 14 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting GCWA's Annual Holiday Party |
Blow Fly Inn Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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Thursday November 30 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Blow Fly Inn Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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November 26 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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November 12 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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November 4 2006 2- 4 pm |
Book Signing |
"Giovanna: Angels in Hell" The true story of a Jewish-Italian child's survival in WWII Italy. written by Sylvia Skrmetta During the Peter Anderson Festival |
Favorite's Book Nook, Washington Ave. Ocean Springs |
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October 22 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
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Sunday October 15 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting |
Blow Fly Inn Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS |
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October 14, 15, 2006 |
Workshop |
Canceled Mike Garret's Workshop for Writers, Two days full of workshops! How to Become a Published Author * The Truth about Self-publishing Screenwriting for the Movies * Creating Your Novel * Short Story & Novel Feedback To sign up for the workshops, click here: www.writing2sell.com/gulfcoast.htm |
The Blow Fly Inn The Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS (south of I-10) |
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Sept. 28 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting Guest Speaker: Author: John Francois Francois will talk about research in writing his historical novels, things he found, and will share them with our members. |
Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS (south of I-10) |
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September 24 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com We're meeting at the USM campus. This is at the old Garden Park Hospital, which is just north of the current Memorial Hospital of Gulfport on Broad Street. We will be in Eagle 101. This is a trailer placed to the right of the brick building. we have it for two hours...... Important!!! Security's cell phone number is: 669-7496 |
Contact Phil Levin for directions. |
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September 10 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
Contact Phil Levin for directions. |
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August 31 2006 7 pm |
General Meeting |
General Meeting A special Katrina anniversary meeting. Please bring a poem, story, or photo to share. |
Holiday Inn Hwy 49 Gulfport MS (south of I-10) |
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August 27 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
Home of Connie Rainey Contact Phil Levin for directions. |
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August 13 2006 2:00 |
Critique Group |
Sunday Critique Group Meeting Contact Philip Levin if you wish to attend. gulfportdoc@usa.com |
18029 Lake Breeze Dr. Saucier MS |
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