This past October, Florida Writers Association (FWA) was pleased to announce the winners for the Royal Palm Literary Awards (RPLA) at a special banquet during the Florida WritersCon conference. RPLA is a prestigious writing competition that recognizes extraordinary writing and is exclusive to FWA members. The winners represented over 28 genres and included both published and unpublished works. As part of the annual RPLA Showcase, FWA interviewed the winners of the grand awards (Published Book of the Year; Unpublished Book … Read More »

This past October, Florida Writers Association (FWA) was pleased to announce the winners for the Royal Palm Literary Awards (RPLA) at a special banquet during the Florida WritersCon conference. RPLA is a prestigious writing competition that recognizes extraordinary writing and is exclusive to FWA members. The winners represented over 28 genres and included both published and unpublished works. As part of the annual RPLA Showcase, FWA interviewed the winners of the grand awards (Published Book of the Year; Unpublished Book … Read More »

This past October, Florida Writers Association (FWA) was pleased to announce the winners for the Royal Palm Literary Awards (RPLA) at a special banquet during the Florida WritersCon conference. RPLA is a prestigious writing competition that recognizes extraordinary writing and is exclusive to FWA members. The winners represented over 28 genres and included both published and unpublished works. As part of the annual RPLA Showcase, FWA interviewed the winners of the grand awards (Published Book of the Year; Unpublished Book … Read More »

This past October, Florida Writers Association (FWA) was pleased to announce the winners for the Royal Palm Literary Awards (RPLA) at a special banquet during the Florida WritersCon conference. RPLA is a prestigious writing competition that recognizes extraordinary writing and is exclusive to FWA members. The winners represented over 28 genres and included both published and unpublished works. As part of the annual RPLA Showcase, FWA interviewed the winners of the grand awards (Published Book of the Year; Unpublished Book … Read More »

We are so very pleased to announce the finalists for 2022 Royal Palm Literary Awards (RPLA)! Join us for Florida WritersCon 2022 and the Royal Palm Literary Awards Banquet and enjoy a weekend of reconnecting with writer friends and making new ones, networking with authors and publishing industry professionals, learning from experts, an open mic, and more. Learn who takes home a Royal Palm Literary Award!    

The winner of the Candice Coghill Memorial Award for Youth is N.M. Collett, an overachieving twelve-year-old who loves to dance and quilt. In addition to being the Candice Coghill recipient for 2021, her poem “Ode to Rain” was awarded the Royal Palm Literary Award Gold Medal for Poetry in the twelve-to-fifteen age group. RPLA Showcase contacted N.M. to share with us her reactions to winning, what she loves most about writing, and advice for other young writers. What did it … Read More »