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FEATURED EVENTS
October 2019
First Fridays Art Opening, “Who We Are” by Chris Butler
Join us for food, wine, and lively conversation as we celebrate the artwork of Chris Butler. The exhibition is free and open to the public. “Who we are” represents several aspects of my life and the progression of my artwork – and the progression of what it has taken for me to get to this point, and also includes the continued journey ahead. These works reflect the human experience from conception to death and whatever comes after.” – Chris Butler…
Find out more »Secrets to Writing Every Day – Tricks and Techniques
Instructor: Joan Mazza $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Saturday, 10/12/19 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Whatever style of writing you do or hope to do, you can develop habits for writing every day and find the time to do so. In this seminar, we will discuss strategies to stay in your writing mind and make creative leaps. We'll talk about how to catch ideas and track them, and how as little as fifteen minutes a day can keep you…
Find out more »Putting Your Poor People in Peril! (Creating Realistic Characters Then Throwing Them to the Wolves)
Instructor: Elizabeth Massie $50 Members | $55 Nonmembers Saturday, 10/19/19 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Characters are the experiencers of a story. Without characters who act, speak, and think, there is no story. Without characters there is no problem to solve, difficulty to overcome, or adventure to have. This two-hour workshop will offer activities to get writers into the hearts, minds, and souls of their characters and then introduce characters into frightening situations to determine how they will react…or…
Find out more »Author Event with Clifford Garstang
Join author Clifford Garstang on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 12:30 PM as he discusses his writing career and his latest book, THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY, a novel about place, family secrets, and ghosts, published this spring by Braddock Avenue Books. WriterHouse will provide refreshments. Clifford Garstang is the author of a novel, THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY, a novel in stories, WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Award for Fiction, and a story…
Find out more »2019 Words and Wine Celebration
Art Gallery at Indoor Biotechnologies, 700 Harris Street (across from WriterHouse) Tickets: $50 per person Sponsorship*: Best Seller ($250), Pulitzer ($500), and Nobel ($1,000) It's time for Words and Wine, the signature annual fundraiser for WriterHouse, an organization whose mission is to promote the creation and appreciation of literature and to encourage the development of writers at all levels by providing affordable, secure workspace and meeting space, high quality writing instruction, and literary events for the public. Join us for…
Find out more »Getting Into Character
Instructor: Amanda Korman $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Saturday, 10/26/19 | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm What makes a story “unputdownable”? We know that propulsive plots are one way to keep your readers turning the page. But there are plenty of stories where the captivating factor is instead the intrigue of the characters themselves: the way their minds work, the way their particular sensibilities clash against one another. In this afternoon seminar we will discuss strategies for creating consistent, believable…
Find out more »Science Fiction & Fantasy Group Reading and Open House
Join us for food and fun as we celebrate the varied writing from our speculative fiction group. The event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. Bring friends!
Find out more »Villanelle Crash Course
Instructor: Claudia Gary $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Sunday, 10/27/19 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Improve your villanelle skills, or write your first one. Guided by an internationally published author of villanelles, sonnets, and other metrical poems, you'll first read classic and contemporary villanelles to see why they work. The class will write a group villanelle, and then, with or without shortcuts, you’ll write one of your own. Next you'll see how your new poem can be improved by…
Find out more »November 2019
First Fridays Art Opening, Exhibit by Leslie Wade
Join us for food, wine, and lively conversation as we celebrate the artwork of Leslie Wade. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Leslie is a self-taught artist from Charleston, South Carolina. She first became interested in art as a child and began oil painting around the age of twelve, then moving to commissioned work in 2015. While she is self-taught, Leslie attributes a lot of her creative drive to genetics— her late grandmother Diane Perl was a…
Find out more »Submission Bootcamp, Part I: Getting Noticed – Submitting Your Work
Instructor: Liza Taylor $30 Members | $32.50 Nonmembers Saturday, 11/2/19 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Note: The Submission mini-seminars may be taken separately or together, but you must register for each one individually. Here at WriterHouse we’re taught to be better writers, but it’s up to us to get our work out there and learn how to be writers in the world. So, you might be wondering, how will I know if I’m ready to try submitting? Liza will…
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Weekly writing prompt established. Please join in!
As part of the #TheWrite2Heal series of events, WriterHouse has established a weekly prompt to help our community maintain a writing practice in these challenging times. We hope that these prompts will help you channel your feelings in a productive way. WEEKLY WRITING...
2020 Write On! Summer Camps Are Here!
Creative Writing Camp for Kids Session I: Monday-Friday, July 6 - July 10, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Session II: Monday-Friday, July 13 - July 17, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.SESSION ONE CAMPS: Grades 6-8: Writing Workshop with Erin James During this week, young...
Poetry Contest for Adults
As part of the #TheWrite2Heal series of events, WriterHouse once again joins with the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library to co-sponsor the 2020 Poetry Contest for Adults SUBMISSION PERIOD EXTENDED! Calling all poets! April is National Poetry Month. Celebrate by...
