2023 Write On! Summer Camp is here — sessions for middle- and high-school youth!
Session 1: Creative Writing Summer Program for Rising Grades 6-8 Dates of CampSession 1: Monday-Friday, July 17 – July 21, 2023 | 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Instructor: Erin James In this week-long writing workshop, we will read and discuss a variety of published...
Read the Winning Entries from the 2022 JMRL and WriterHouse Poetry Contest
JMRL and WriterHouse Announce Poetry Contest Winner! The Poem, “Everyone Alone With The Moon,” by Matt Dhillon has been selected as this year’s JMRL-WriterHouse Poetry Contest winner. Michael Monaco was named runner-up for the poem...
2022 JMRL and WriterHouse Poetry Contest for Adults
Submit one original poem to any Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (JMRL) location, WriterHouse*, or via our online entry form for a chance to win prizes and glory. Contest open from Sept. 24 – Oct. 25, 2022 for poets age 18 and above. One 30-line or less poem...
Read the Winning Entries from the 2021 JMRL and WriterHouse Poetry Contest
JMRL and WriterHouse Announce Poetry Contest Winner! The poem, “Carolina Wrens,” by Mary McCue has been selected as this year’s JMRL-WriterHouse Poetry Contest winner. Laura Wallace was named runner-up for the poem “Aphasia.” Congratulations to Mary and...
2021 Write On! Summer Camp is here (CANCELLED!)
Creative Writing Summer Program for Grades 6-8 Dates of Camp (virtual camp)Monday-Friday, June 28 – July 2, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Monday-Friday, July 5 – July 9, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Grades Rising 6th – Rising 8th: Writing Workshop with...
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 2021 Poetry Contest for Adults Calling all poets! April is National Poetry Month. Celebrate by entering our Poetry Contest. The...
Watch the first virtual book launch co-sponsored by WriterHouse and New Dominion Bookshop!
The launch of “Half” by Sharon Harrigan was celebrated virtually on July 11, 2020. We as a writing community continue to adjust to the current situation. The success of the WriterHouse online classes (offered via Zoom) encouraged us to give a...
Read the Winning Entries from the 2020 JMRL and WriterHouse Poetry Contest
JMRL and WriterHouse Announce Poetry Contest Winner! The poem, “Play a Note,” by Fred Everett Maus has been selected as this year’s JMRL-WriterHouse Poetry Contest winner. Joan Mazza was named runner-up for the poem “Elinor White Frost.” Congratulations...
April Weekly writing prompt
As part of the #TheWrite2Heal series of events, for the month of April WriterHouse established a weekly prompt to help our community maintain a writing practice in these challenging times. We hope that these prompts helped you channel your feelings in a productive...
2020 Write On! Summer Camps have been cancelled due to COVID-19
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...
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...
Unity Days Poetry Event
Unity Days Poetry Event to Highlight the Power of Writing to Heal On August 9, 2019, from 12:00-1:30 PM, WriterHouse, in partnership with The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative and the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, will host a free poetry writing event open to...WriterHouse teams with City Clay for multi-media summer camps!
Writerhouse is joining with City Clay to host three summer camps offering children from 9 – 11 years old the opportunity to sculpt, write, and paint during the course of one week. All camps run Monday – Friday, from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm. Children will...
Read the Winning Entries from the 2019 JMRL and WriterHouse Poetry Contest
We received an overwhelming response to this year’s JMRL and WriterHouse Poetry Contest judged by Poet Laureate of Virginia, Henry Hart. We’d like to congratulate winner Ron Berube for his poem “A Differential Calculus of My Feelings” and...
2019 Write On! Summer Camps Are Here!
Creative Writing Camp for Kids Session I: Monday-Friday, July 8 – July 12, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Session II: Monday-Friday, July 22 – July 26, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. SESSION ONE CAMPS: Grades 6-8: Writing Workshop with Erin JamesDuring this...
A Valentine for WriterHouse
Member Blog Entry by Cora Schenberg Today, February 14, I’m sending a Valentine to WriterHouse. For those who hate sappy Valentines, have no fear: Writers know there’s nothing sappy about writing. It’s a messy, risky practice. I’m at work on a memoir that...
When Publishers Fail to Market Your Book
This post appeared in the August 1, 2018 edition of the WriterHouse Newsletter. Jane is teaching Getting Your Book Published: A Year-Long Master Class during the fall 2018 term. As may have heard, not all books are adequately marketed by publishers, who may rely...
The Power of Digression
Lately, I’ve been editing my own work, trying to put together a collection of short stories I’ve worked on for three years. Revision, for me, involves a lot of cutting. I value clarity to a fault in my early drafts; later I aim to lose the excessive unnecessary...
Read the Winning Entries from the 2018 JMRL and WriterHouse Poetry Contest
We received an overwhelming response to this year’s JMRL and WriterHouse Poetry Contest judged by former Virginia Poet Laureate Ron Smith. We’d like to congratulate winner Erin Wells for her poem “Nevertheless, Isabella Gibbons...
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