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The latest from FAPA and our members
August 2022 Newsletter
President's Message Welcome Robert Jacob I am honored and humbled to become the next President of the Florida Authors and Publishers Association. As I assume this office, I would first like to express my deepest gratitude to our outgoing President, Renee Garrison, and...
June 2022 Newsletter
According to the Wall Street Journal, Medieval scribes were notorious for botching their illuminated manuscripts and used paint tricks to hide their errors. But for a big mistake – for example, when an entire line was dropped – the monks got quite inventive.
FAPACon 2022 Keynote Speaker – Craig Pittman
Craig Pittman is a native Floridian, an author, a podcaster and an award-winning environmental reporter who will deliver our Keynote on July 30. Born in Pensacola, he graduated from Troy State University in Alabama, where his muckraking work for the student paper...
April 2022 Newsletter
“Ah yes. Writing. Life. When? Where? How? That’s the problem. You can have a life or you can do some writing, but not both at once, because although life may be the subject of writing, it is also the enemy.” ~Margaret Atwood Are you going to the IBPA Publishing...
The 2021 FAPA President’s Book Award recipients.
FAPA President's Book Awards For 2021 Recognizing book publishing excellence and creativity in design, content, and production. 2021 Book Awards Winners Congratulations to the 2021 Florida Authors and Publishers Association Founder's Book Award recipients. Our thanks,...
April “Author Series” will feature Karen White
Bestselling author Karen White will be the featured speaker on the April 26 “Author Series” hosted by the Florida Library Association and sponsored by FAPA. White, the author of 28 novels, will discuss her latest book, The Last Night in London, scheduled for release...
March “Author Series” will feature Marie Bostwick
FAPA is proud to sponsor the Florida Library Association’s March “Author Series” featuring New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Bostwick. Bostwick is the author of sixteen uplifting works of historical and contemporary fiction. Her bestselling novel,...
Steve Berry will be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s FAPA Annual Conference
Steve Berry will be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s FAPA Annual Conference in Orlando. Steve is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of 20 novels. His books have been translated into 41 languages with 25,000,000 copies sold in 52 countries....
February “Author Series” will feature Susan Meissner
USA Today Bestselling author Susan Meissner will be the featured author in the February “Author Series” sponsored by FAPA. The author of 20 books will discuss her newest book, The Nature of Fragile Things, to be released on February 2, 2021. Meissner’s historical...