Author and illustrator Janny Wurts will talk about Bust the Five Lies That Block Your Creativity Feb. 4 at Selby Library, Sarasota. The meeting begins at 6 pm, is free, and is open to visitors and members. The brief lecture, followed by a Q&A session, will be helpful for writers of all genres, from aspiring authors to those published. Janny Wurts is currently in print with HarperCollins Voyager UK, and Simon and Schuster NY, and has written 19 novels and published 36 works of

At the annual Sarasota Fiction Writers holiday party, the four winners of the 2019 Short Story Contest were announced. Click on the links below to read their award-winning entries. Congratulations to all winners! First Place: Robert Louis Heron One Elephant, Two Elephants, Three Elephants Second Place: Shirley Goldberg Dating Dali Third Place: Bill Levy Daydream Believers Honorable Mention: Judy Gilbert Sal y Mae #story #AnnualShortStoryContest #Winners #2019