February 4, 2012 at Miami-Dade County Health Dept. - 4th Floor, 1350 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL

Presenting Authors:

Mort Laitner and Dr. Lillian Rivera Healthy Stories from Miami-Dade County Health Dept.

Don Daniels conveys the importance of contests and critique groups.

Michael Milone creating a community around literacy with music.

Christine Pointer discusses African American experience through poetry and singing.

Ellen Brazer shares historical fiction and researching facts.

 Judith Welsh, Cara Nusinov and Deborah DeNicola generating new poetry including a  workshop.

Linda Cardinal Schneider shared her second book in the series about Salome the Mouse and writing children's books.

 Discussion group in Hemingway Room

Lynn MacKinnon, Christine Pointer, Amy Tejirian, Connie Goodman-Milone and guest reading poetry.

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 Keynote Lunch guest speakers from Lip Service Andrea Askowitz and Esther Martinez

Amy Tejirian writing Healthy Stories

Tracie Dickerson also of the Healthy Stories team.

Mary Greenwood tells the important of receiving book awards.

Bob Goldstein talked about what is involved in writing your own memoir

Lily Prellezo in the small conference room presented writing other people's stories.

Dave Bricker shared information on self-publishing and media.

Dorothy Danaher White discussed social networking using Facebook and Twitter.

Seth Bramson talked about writing the history of the local areas and his memorbilia collection.

SFWA Past President Holly Schwartztol with SFWA Program Director Jonathan Rose