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GCWA’s Monthly Meetings
Meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month, except December.
Saturday, June 13, 2026
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
St. Hilary’s Episcopal Church
Browning Hall
5011 McGregor Blvd
Fort Myers, FL
Gulf Coast Writers Association also offers Zoom access for members who reside out of state or are unable to attend in person. You can access the link on the members-only menu.
For those attending the meeting for the first time and needing access to the Zoom link, please email Christie at czarria57@gmail.com to request a one-time access code.
June 13, 2026 Monthly Meeting
How To Write a Memoir
By Mary Charles
Our June GCWA meeting will be a workshop on how to write a memoir by Mary Charles.
Mary’s career was consumed by the business of storytelling. She told the tales of the Fortune 500
companies who hired her to burnish their public images.
Then, when her parents were in their early 80s, each of them gave Mary a book, in the form of a
loose-leaf three-ring binder. Each contained the story of a life: mother’s life, father’s life. These
books were the least-expensive items her parents had ever given to her. But to Mary, they were
the most precious gifts they had ever bestowed. Realizing that every life is a rich and enduring
story, Mary began a personal project to tell the stories of her late husband, whose swashbuckling
life needed to be memorialized. After moving to SWFL, she began conducting memoir workshops
in her community of retirees.
Memories are the proof of a life, the substance of a life. To let those memories die is a shame.
Memoir is how lives endure.
How To Find Us
The map application on your phone is beneficial.
We welcome you and have attached a Google Map here, along with some pictures and written directions for the end of your trip below, to increase your comfort level.
- Directions:
- It’s at the foot of the Mid Point Bridge.
- Stay far right on Colonial Blvd; Don’t cross the bridge into Cape Coral.
- Turn into the church’s first driveway off Colonial (before you get to the McGregor traffic light),
- Then turn right again into the parking lot. Parking on the grass is allowed.
Meeting Place: Browning Hall is in a standalone building east of the actual church.
Enter through the recessed door that faces the handicapped parking signs. Follow the hallway to the center of the building.
Browning Hall, a large auditorium, will be on your right.
