May 2019
Drama Presentation
Please join us for a short, staged reading of “In Transit,” an original, devised-theater piece with Jay Kuhlmann, Tim McNamara, Margie Shepherd, and WriterHouse member and instructor BettyJoyce Nash. The artists developed the piece, loosely framed around the poetry of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday. We’ll serve light refreshments—and wine. The performance is open to the public, but is not appropriate for children.
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June 2019
Potluck luncheon and private reading – Memoir in a Year II
A mid-year celebration and reading for the students and instructor of the Memoir in a Year II course.
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July 2019
Open Writing Hours Today!
WriterHouse will be offering the volunteer operated Open Writing Hours today. Come in and enjoy a nice quiet place to write, meet with your writer friends, and have a cup of coffee on the house. Want to see more open hours? We do too! Become a volunteer for WriterHouse today to help us promote the creation and appreciation of the literary arts in your community.
Find out more »August 2019
Author Presentation & Signing (Private Event)
Author and WriterHouse member Geraldine Kruger will give a presentation, followed by a signing, of her latest book, TWO OF US: A Father-Daughter Memoir. For more information, contact Gerry at gerry.kruger@icloud.com.
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers 30th Anniversary Anthology Meeting
This is a private planning meeting.
Find out more »October 2019
Open Writing Hours Today!
WriterHouse will be offering the volunteer operated Open Writing Hours today. Members are invited to come in and enjoy a nice quiet place to write, meet with your writer friends, and have a cup of coffee on the house. Want to see more open hours? We do too! Become a volunteer for WriterHouse today to help us promote the creation and appreciation of the literary arts in your community.
Find out more »November 2019
December 2019
End-of-class Celebration: Memoir in a Year II
An end-of-class celebration and reading for the students and instructor of the Memoir in a Year II course.This is a private event for students, family, and friends.
Find out more »January 2020
Blue Ridge Writers Critique Group 2020 (Virtual meetings)
Open to members of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. We build the confidence of writers just starting out, and help accomplished writers polish their work and persevere. All levels and genres are welcome. Submission deadline is the first Friday of the month. Meeting date is the third Friday of the month. Here's what our members are saying: "The atmosphere is congenial; the feedback is essential to improving my writing." "Our critique group always inspires me…
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers Critique Facilitator Training
Training session led by Louise Mitchell.
Find out more »March 2020
Open Writing Hours Today!
WriterHouse will be offering the volunteer-operated Open Writing Hours today. Members are invited to come in and enjoy a nice quiet place to write, meet with your writer friends, and have a cup of coffee on the house. Want to see more open hours? We do too! Become a volunteer for WriterHouse today to help us promote the creation and appreciation of the literary arts in your community.
Find out more »Open Writing Hours Today!
WriterHouse will be offering the volunteer operated Open Writing Hours today. Members are invited to come in and enjoy a nice quiet place to write, meet with your writer friends, and have a cup of coffee on the house. Want to see more open hours? We do too! Become a volunteer for WriterHouse today to help us promote the creation and appreciation of the literary arts in your community.
Find out more »Open Writing Hours Today!
WriterHouse will be offering the volunteer operated Open Writing Hours today. Come in and enjoy a nice quiet place to write, meet with your writer friends, and have a cup of coffee on the house. Want to see more open hours? We do too! Become a volunteer for WriterHouse today to help us promote the creation and appreciation of the literary arts in your community.
Find out more »Open Writing Hours Today!
WriterHouse will be offering the volunteer-operated Open Writing Hours today. Members are invited to come in and enjoy a nice quiet place to write, meet with your writer friends, and have a cup of coffee on the house. Want to see more open hours? We do too! Become a volunteer for WriterHouse today to help us promote the creation and appreciation of the literary arts in your community.
Find out more »Open Writing Hours Today!
WriterHouse will be offering the volunteer operated Open Writing Hours today. Members are invited to come in and enjoy a nice quiet place to write, meet with your writer friends, and have a cup of coffee on the house. Want to see more open hours? We do too! Become a volunteer for WriterHouse today to help us promote the creation and appreciation of the literary arts in your community.
Find out more »April 2020
Virtual Writers’ Happy Hour
Through the magic of Zoom, we are continuing our monthly Writers' Happy Hour. Discuss the writing life, enjoy some refreshments, and safely socialize with your fellow writers from the comfort of your own home. BYOB and computer. Hey, what else have you got to do? To join in, please email Emily Thiede at emilythiede@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers Critique Group 2020 (Virtual meetings)
Open to members of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. We build the confidence of writers just starting out, and help accomplished writers polish their work and persevere. All levels and genres are welcome. Submission deadline is the first Friday of the month. Meeting date is the third Friday of the month. Here's what our members are saying: "The atmosphere is congenial; the feedback is essential to improving my writing." "Our critique group always inspires me…
Find out more »May 2020
Virtual Writers’ Happy Hour
Through the magic of Zoom, we are continuing our monthly Writers' Happy Hour. Discuss the writing life, enjoy some refreshments, and safely socialize with your fellow writers from the comfort of your own home. BYOB and computer. Hey, what else have you got to do? To join in, please email Emily Thiede at emilythiede@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers Critique Group 2020 (Virtual meetings)
Open to members of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. We build the confidence of writers just starting out, and help accomplished writers polish their work and persevere. All levels and genres are welcome. Submission deadline is the first Friday of the month. Meeting date is the third Friday of the month. Here's what our members are saying: "The atmosphere is congenial; the feedback is essential to improving my writing." "Our critique group always inspires me…
Find out more »June 2020
Virtual Writers’ Happy Hour
Through the magic of Zoom, we are continuing our monthly Writers' Happy Hour. Discuss the writing life, enjoy some refreshments, and safely socialize with your fellow writers from the comfort of your own home. BYOB and computer. Hey, what else have you got to do? To join in, please email Emily Thiede at emilythiede@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers Critique Group 2020 (Virtual meetings)
Open to members of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. We build the confidence of writers just starting out, and help accomplished writers polish their work and persevere. All levels and genres are welcome. Submission deadline is the first Friday of the month. Meeting date is the third Friday of the month. Here's what our members are saying: "The atmosphere is congenial; the feedback is essential to improving my writing." "Our critique group always inspires me…
Find out more »July 2020
Virtual Writers’ Happy Hour
Through the magic of Zoom, we are continuing our monthly Writers' Happy Hour. Discuss the writing life, enjoy some refreshments, and safely socialize with your fellow writers from the comfort of your own home. BYOB and computer. Hey, what else have you got to do? To join in, please email Emily Thiede at emilythiede@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers Critique Group 2020 (Virtual meetings)
Open to members of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. We build the confidence of writers just starting out, and help accomplished writers polish their work and persevere. All levels and genres are welcome. Submission deadline is the first Friday of the month. Meeting date is the third Friday of the month. Here's what our members are saying: "The atmosphere is congenial; the feedback is essential to improving my writing." "Our critique group always inspires me…
Find out more »August 2020
Virtual Writers’ Happy Hour
Through the magic of Zoom, we are continuing our monthly Writers' Happy Hour. Discuss the writing life, enjoy some refreshments, and safely socialize with your fellow writers from the comfort of your own home. BYOB and computer. Hey, what else have you got to do? To join in, please email Emily Thiede at emilythiede@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers Critique Group 2020 (Virtual meetings)
Open to members of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. We build the confidence of writers just starting out, and help accomplished writers polish their work and persevere. All levels and genres are welcome. Submission deadline is the first Friday of the month. Meeting date is the third Friday of the month. Here's what our members are saying: "The atmosphere is congenial; the feedback is essential to improving my writing." "Our critique group always inspires me…
Find out more »September 2020
Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Virtual Writers’ Happy Hour
Through the magic of Zoom, we are continuing our monthly Writers' Happy Hour. Discuss the writing life, enjoy some refreshments, and safely socialize with your fellow writers from the comfort of your own home. BYOB and computer. Hey, what else have you got to do? To join in, please email Emily Thiede at emilythiede@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers Critique Group 2020 (Virtual meetings)
Open to members of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. We build the confidence of writers just starting out, and help accomplished writers polish their work and persevere. All levels and genres are welcome. Submission deadline is the first Friday of the month. Meeting date is the third Friday of the month. Here's what our members are saying: "The atmosphere is congenial; the feedback is essential to improving my writing." "Our critique group always inspires me…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »October 2020
Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Virtual Writers’ Happy Hour
Through the magic of Zoom, we are continuing our monthly Writers' Happy Hour. Discuss the writing life, enjoy some refreshments, and safely socialize with your fellow writers from the comfort of your own home. BYOB and computer. Hey, what else have you got to do? To join in, please email Emily Thiede at emilythiede@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers Critique Group 2020 (Virtual meetings)
Open to members of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. We build the confidence of writers just starting out, and help accomplished writers polish their work and persevere. All levels and genres are welcome. Submission deadline is the first Friday of the month. Meeting date is the third Friday of the month. Here's what our members are saying: "The atmosphere is congenial; the feedback is essential to improving my writing." "Our critique group always inspires me…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Virtual 2020 Words and Wine Celebration!
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. This year the pandemic forced us to put on our thinking caps and come up with a creative and safe way to hold the event. We gathered…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »November 2020
Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Advanced Creative Nonfiction (Online class)
Instructor: Jay Kauffmann $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/5/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission The goal of this Advanced Creative Nonfiction workshop is to push you to a new level of professionalism and take you from a first draft to a submission-ready final draft. The workshop will be about quality, not quantity, as we adopt a more tough-minded, detailed approach. Since everyone is expected to have a certain…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Mondays and Wednesdays, 9/21/20 – 11/11/20 | 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm NOTE: This class starts one week later than the rest This is a course for students with some experience conceiving and crafting poetic work, though you need not be published. Our focus will be on refreshing our writing practice through new sources of inspiration that help us break our writerly habits. To that end we will explore various poetic prompts, making…
Find out more »Daytime Poetry (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Erika Howsare $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/15/20 – 11/12/20 | 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm The purpose of this workshop is to assist you to claim yourself as an artist/writer and to help strengthen your own unique writing voice through a series of exercises particularly designed for this, writing examples, as usual and helpful feedback from others. (If you happen to be one of few lucky ones who have never had a bad experience with writing and…
Find out more »Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers Critique Group 2020 (Virtual meetings)
Open to members of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. We build the confidence of writers just starting out, and help accomplished writers polish their work and persevere. All levels and genres are welcome. Submission deadline is the first Friday of the month. Meeting date is the third Friday of the month. Here's what our members are saying: "The atmosphere is congenial; the feedback is essential to improving my writing." "Our critique group always inspires me…
Find out more »December 2020
Virtual Writers’ Happy Hour
Through the magic of Zoom, we are continuing our monthly Writers' Happy Hour. Discuss the writing life, enjoy some refreshments, and safely socialize with your fellow writers from the comfort of your own home. BYOB and computer. Hey, what else have you got to do? To join in, please email Emily Thiede at emilythiede@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Find out more »Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Blue Ridge Writers Critique Group 2020 (Virtual meetings)
Open to members of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. We build the confidence of writers just starting out, and help accomplished writers polish their work and persevere. All levels and genres are welcome. Submission deadline is the first Friday of the month. Meeting date is the third Friday of the month. Here's what our members are saying: "The atmosphere is congenial; the feedback is essential to improving my writing." "Our critique group always inspires me…
Find out more »January 2021
Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »Virtual Writers’ Happy Hour
Through the magic of Zoom, we are continuing our monthly Writers' Happy Hour. Discuss the writing life, enjoy some refreshments, and safely socialize with your fellow writers from the comfort of your own home. BYOB and computer. Hey, what else have you got to do? To join in, please email Emily Thiede at emilythiede@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Find out more »Novel Incubator (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Randall Klein $330 Members | $365 Nonmembers Mondays, 9/14/20 – 1/18/21 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm NOTE: This class requires instructor permission Maybe you’ve been meaning to start a novel for ages and you need the extra nudge to finally take the plunge. Or, maybe you’ve started a novel and it’s getting away from you, and you need some guidance on how to grab the reins and steer it back on course. Maybe you have a short story…
Find out more »February 2021
Virtual Writers’ Happy Hour
Through the magic of Zoom, we are continuing our monthly Writers' Happy Hour. Discuss the writing life, enjoy some refreshments, and safely socialize with your fellow writers from the comfort of your own home. BYOB and computer. Hey, what else have you got to do? To join in, please email Emily Thiede at emilythiede@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
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