Posted in News, events on Aug 6th, 2009 No Comments »
WriterHouse Public Events
»The Online Writer: a Two-Part Workshop on Web site Design, Blogging, and Web-based Work for Writers—Our most requested seminar has just been scheduled, this time in a two-part format. This is a soup-to-nuts picture of what it means to be a writer in the digital world, led by copywriter and communications consultant Kristen [...]
Posted in News on Aug 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Last week when WriterHouse called, members and friends answered. Ten good men and women showed up to pull taps and pop corks on Friday, July 31, at the Fridays after Five show at the Pavilion to raise money for WriterHouse.
Many thanks to Andrew, Ben, Brandon, Christy, Dan, Jennifer, Jared, Kris, Mary-Patricia, Rachel, and Sean, for [...]
Posted in News, events on Jul 27th, 2009 No Comments »
1. The Online Writer (part 1 and 2) is a follow-up to Kristen King’s popular offering from January. The new format offers much more time for content and more hands-on and individual attention. Sign up for just part one or both parts one and two. In Part 1 of the two-part Online Writer series, copywriter [...]
Posted in News on May 29th, 2009 No Comments »
Member Spotlight
»Christy Strick’s prize-winning short story, “Just Like Family” is in this week’s issue of The Hook. Congrats again, Christy!
»Judy Longley’s poetry class was mentioned in an article on poetry in the current issue of Cville Weekly.
Volunteers urgently Needed!
»Fridays After Five, June 12—WriterHouse urgently needs volunteers for “Fridays After Five” on June 12 ( also [...]
Posted in News on May 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
Today’s Washington Post Style section devotes nearly a full page to Jen Sorensen and Slowpoke. Jen was WriterHouse’s first guest when her book One Nation, Oh My God came out, and everyone in Charlottesville knows her insightful and incisive comics from C-Ville Weekly. Check out the comic and the interview. Well done, Jen!
Posted in News on Apr 30th, 2009 No Comments »
Board members Catherine Crittenden, Elizabeth McCullough, and Rachel Unkefer, playing as “The Team Formerly Known As The CHERCH Ladies,” took third place in the 2009 Wordplay competition. Way to go, ladies!
Posted in News on Oct 9th, 2008 No Comments »
The Cville participants for National Novel Writing Month now have their own blog. If you’re a participant or just want to follow along with the fun, check it out!
Posted in News on Oct 8th, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve set up a Twitter account, so if you’re into that sort of thing, follow this:
CvilleNaNoWriMo
Posted in News on Oct 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
November is National Novel Writing Month, (NaNoWriMo) during which thousands of people sign up to write a novel of at least 50,000 words. While most of these words are penned in the privacy of the novelists’ homes, there are usually organized events during the month. These might include a launch party, group writing times, and [...]
Posted in News on Sep 20th, 2008 No Comments »
This looks like one for the Creative Nonfiction class: WIRED magazine is blogging the development of a feature article from idea to finished product.
What Is This?
An almost-real-time, behind-the-scenes look at the assigning, writing, editing, and designing of a Wired feature. You can see more about the design process on Wired creative director Scott Dadich’s [...]