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02 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 9 The Villages ® Community yankeetrails.com | 352.633.4643 T C L U B O F T H E M O N T H Writers League of The Villages he Writers League of The Vil- lages (WLOV) was organized in 2011 as a club to support published and non-published writers in The Villages and promote The Villages as a cultural center for all arts. WLOV President, Rita Boehm became a member in 2015 when she was still a snowbird. "Having recently retired and having newly rekindled a passion for writing, which had been postponed while I built my career, I was excited to find a club filled with talented writ- ers at all levels of accomplishments" Rita stated. "I've since published four novels and one children's book and continue to learn from and be inspired by, my peers in the club." Monthly meetings feature speak- ers that cover a variety of topics related to writing. This year they have covered the gamut including The group enjoyed a lecture about Rawlings', the Pulitzer prize win- ning author of The Yearling, as they toured her home. In the future, WLOV is hoping to take other field trips, especially if they can link the travel to an author or book related event or location. marketing, publishing, developing audiobooks, and an expanded pre- sentation on legal issues specifi- cally faced by writers. A major annual event WLOV par- takes in is the Central Florida Book and Author Expo. This year's Expo, featuring over 90 authors, will be held on December 8th from 10:00 – 3:00 at the Eisenhower Recre- ation Center. This exciting event has developed a large following matching thousands of readers with authors of every genre from children's books to romance, sus- pense, and Christian literature. "By holding the event in December, we are hoping people will decide to give the gift of reading for the hol- idays," Rita said. This past summer the club took a trip to the Marjorie Kinnan Raw- lings State Park in Cross Creek. Contact Kelly McKiever at kmckiever@yankeetrails.com For more info, visit wlov.weebly.com Would you like your group to be featured as Club of the Month?

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