by Valerie Williams | Apr 26, 2019 | Member Blog, News |
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...
by Valerie Williams | Apr 26, 2019 | Member Blog, News |
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...
by Valerie Williams | Feb 27, 2019 | Member Blog, News |
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...
by Valerie Williams | Feb 18, 2019 | Member Blog, News |
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...
by Valerie Williams | Aug 6, 2018 | Member Blog, News |
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...
by Valerie Williams | Jul 2, 2018 | Member Blog, News |
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...
by Valerie Williams | May 7, 2018 | Member Blog, News |
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...
by Valerie Williams | Jan 23, 2018 | Member Blog, News |
Creative Writing Camp for Kids Session I: Monday-Friday, July 16-July 20, 2018 | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Session II: Monday-Friday, July 23 – July 27, 2018 | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. SESSION ONE CAMPS: Grades 6 – 8: Writing Circle with Erin James During this week,...
by Valerie Williams | Jan 17, 2018 | Member Blog, News |
Kathryn Erskine is the author of six children’s novels including National Book Award winner, Mockingbird, Jane Addams Peace Award honor book Seeing Red,and most recently, The Incredible Magic of Being, and the picture book, Mama Africa: How Miriam Makeba Spreads Hope...
by Valerie Williams | Nov 30, 2017 | Member Blog, News |
On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, we dedicated our salon to the memory of Catherine Clarke Coiner, a writerhouse member and founder who died after a brief illness in July. Catherine was an avid, quirky writer with a passion for the arts. She helped lay the groundwork...
