Emerald Coast Writers

08/28/2026

SATURDAY AT NAVARRE LIBRARY the Friends Bookstore will give every child a free book of their choice....a small remembrance of Dolly.

08/28/2026

UPCOMING EVENT! ECW Youth Virtual Critique Group Starts September 17! Sign up now. Joshua Khan, Emerald Coast Writers' Youth Poet Laureate is launching our first ever Youth Critique Group for 7th to 12th graders living in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, or Bay Counties. The goal is to build a community that is able to workshop poems and help each other grow as young writers; members will get constructive feedback on their work and participate in writing exercises! It will be fully virtual (via Zoom), meet biweekly 6-8 pm Central on Thursday starting September 17, AND the only cost of joining is a bit of time plus a $15 yearly student membership fee to the Emerald Coast Writers. If you are interested in attending, please reach out to our Youth Writing Director, Charline Barger, at [email protected].

The group will primarily focus on poetry, but it is open to everyone regardless of experience and will eventually expand to fiction and nonfiction. Joshua looks forward to seeing you there!

08/25/2026

Thank you to the "Digital Renaissance Woman" Sydney Alger for coming to speak as part of our Perspective Speaker Series! She gave some incredible insights into the social media process through the ten steps to social media marketing:

1) Define your brand voice
2) Design your brand look
3) Create a logo
4) Prepare your pillars of content
5) Lay out your posting schedule
6) Design image posts
7) Create video posts
8 ) Research other content streams
9) Schedule your posts
10) Analyze your analytics

For those who may have missed this talk, don't fret! If you want a copy of the overview notes, reach out to HiyaMargo by emailing her through her website: https://hiyamargo.com/

08/21/2026

Mark your calendar!

Mary Oliver's poetry changed the way countless readers process love, grief, and the natural world. “American Masters – Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” premieres Tue, Aug 25 at 9/8c.

08/20/2026

Youth Virtual Critique Group Starts September 17!

Joshua Khan, Emerald Coast Writers' Youth Poet Laureate is launching our first ever Youth Critique Group for 7th to 12th graders living in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, or Bay counties. The goal is to build a community that is able to workshop poems and help each other grow as young writers; members will get constructive feedback on their work and participate in writing exercises! It will be fully virtual (via Zoom), meet biweekly 6-8 pm CST on Thursdays starting September 17, AND the only cost of joining is a bit of time plus a $15 yearly student membership fee to the Emerald Coast Writers. To attend, contact Youth Writing Director, Charline Barger, at [email protected].

The group will primarily focus on poetry, but it is open to everyone regardless of experience and will eventually expand to fiction and nonfiction. Joshua looks forward to seeing you there!

08/18/2026

Congratulations to the Youth Poet Laureate of the Emerald Coast Joshua Khan for this recent award!

GBHS just found out that last year's Literary Magazine, "Angle of Reflection" received an "All Florida" (their top award)!
Josh Khan and Anna Lu were the Editors--
The rest of the staff included Caroline Smith, Cora Smith, and Violet Sandifer.
This is the second year in a row that they received the top award.
Special thanks to Mr. Ken Killam who sponsors the Literary Magazine for GBHS!
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08/14/2026

Join us for this free event, open to all authors and writers.

08/14/2026

This articles come out just in time to brief you before Sydney Alger's presentation on Sunday, 1 p.m. at the Cultural Center.

More than once I’ve been asked a question like this: “My book comes out this week. What should I do to market it?” Unfortunately, by the time the author asks me that question, several important marketing opportunities have already passed. Book marketing should start at least six months before ...

08/14/2026

As part of our Perspectives Speaker Series, we will be having Sydney "HiyaMargo" Alger leading a workshop on the 10 Steps to Social Media Marketing!

She will be giving insights into the entire social media process from creating a brand voice to studying your analytics. This is also a workshop, so alongside her presentation, she will be walking around guiding authors through the process to help them get started in content creation.

Join us at Pensacola Little Theatre this Sunday, August 16th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, and make sure to bring questions! Sign up for the event using the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10-steps-to-social-media-marketing-tickets-1992016858046