Upcoming events at WriterHouse

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Elizabeth McCullough

Friday, May 18, 2012, 7 PM–FREE EVENT: Learning How to Laugh with author Jim Minick Jim Minick, author of  The Blueberry Years, (called “delicious reading” by Naomi Wolf), will discuss what he learned about writing humor while toiling away in the field. He’ll read excerpts from this memoir about one of the first, certified-organic, pick-your-own [...]

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Coming events at WriterHouse

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

Coming soon to WriterHouse: SEMINAR: WRITING FOR THE EDUCATION MARKET, SATURDAY, JAN 22 FROM 9AM-1PM Are you a teacher or do you have experience with some aspect of education such as curriculum development, technical support, administration, counseling, sports, or building management? Magazines such as School Administrator and Media & Methods need articles from practitioners like [...]

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James River Writers Conference: Early Bird registration is ending

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough

Re-posting here an email I received from James River Writers about this year’s conference. Will I see you there? Early Bird Registration for Conference 2010 ends at 11:59pm on August 31 Pitch NYC agents and editors. Improve your craft. Meet fellow writers. Register online today to save on registration fees, or postmark your registration by [...]

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Upcoming WriterHouse Public Events

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough

Coming to WriterHouse: »The Many Worlds of Speculative Fiction with Edward Lerner, January 22, 7pm–Tor Books author Edward Lerner’s imagination has taken readers to colonies on other worlds in the 27th century, let loose murderous computer viruses in the internet, and shown what happens to humans when nanotechnology runs amok. He will share his thoughts [...]

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Coming to WriterHouse: Literary Journals–An Editor and a Writer Give Perspectives

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough

Title: Literary Journals–An Editor and a Writer Give Perspectives When: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2:30-4:30pm Where: WriterHouse – Charlottesville Editors and writers enjoy a symbiotic relationship: A literary journal needs writers to function and thrive. Writers need literary journals to showcase their writing. How do they find each other? What can writers do to facilitate [...]

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Still time to sign up for The Online Writer this Saturday

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough

SPACE STILL AVAILABLE IN “THE ONLINE WRITER” SEMINAR THIS SATURDAY But don’t wait—register now if you want to learn about blogging, social networks, websites and how to be a freelance writer on the web. This is a soup-to-nuts picture of what it means to be a writer in the digital world, led by copywriter and [...]

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Announcements from WriterHouse

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough

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 [...]

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The Online Writer: a Two-Part Seminar on Website Design coming to WriterHouse

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough

The Online Writer: a Two-Part Seminar on Website Design, Blogging, and Web-based Work for Writers WriterHouse, 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, 434-296-1922. 2 Saturdays, August 15, and September 12, 9 am – 4:30 pm In Part 1, copywriter and communications consultant Kristen King will give a soup-to-nuts picture of what it means to be a writer [...]

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June WriterHouse Events

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough

A couple of reminders, plus two new events to add to your calendar: WRITERHOUSE PUBLIC EVENTS »An Evening of Student Readings—Monday, June 15, 7:30 pm. WriterHouse Spring Session students from all classes will present brief samples of their work. So far, readers include Mary Ashton Burgh, Sharon Harrigan, Gary Johnson, Matt Jordan, Polly Lazaron, Linda [...]

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News from WriterHouse: Upcoming Events

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough

»Judy Longley’s poetry class was mentioned in an article on poetry in the current issue of Cville Weekly. »Unveiling Iranian Women Writers in America with UVA Professor Farzaneh Milani, Friday June 5, 7:00 pm. UVA Professor Farzaneh Milani discusses the recent flowering of Iranian women’s memoirs in English in the context of modern Iranian literature [...]

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GET AN AGENT | Editor Unleashed

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough

I won an e-book from Editor Unleashed: Get an Agent (regularly $15). It looks great — here’s a little information about it from the website: GET AN AGENT It’s no secret that getting a literary agent can be just as difficult as writing a book. And of course, you’d rather be writing than spending your [...]

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The Big List gets bigger

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough

A couple of years ago I posted about the Big List of Literary Magazines. Well, according to a comment left on that post by Scott, who I’m guessing is the Content Editor at Every Writer’s Resource, home of the Big List, they’re giving the list a makeover. Check it out — it looks even more [...]

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VQR » Submissions Temporarily Closed for Poetry & Nonfiction

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Submissions Temporarily Closed for Poetry & Nonfiction By The Editors December 17th, 2008 Because of a backlog in accepted work in poetry and nonfiction, VQR will be closing submissions temporarily, beginning on January 2, 2009. We’ve accepted a year’s worth of poems and essays, and it’s just not fair to writers for us to continue [...]

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Brain, Child editors give the inside scoop at WriterHouse

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Inside the Editing Process Stephanie Wilkinson and Jennifer Niesslein, co-founders of the award-winning Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers, gave the inside scoop on magazine publishing during a presentation at WriterHouse on October 30, 2008. Stephanie Wilkinson is editor and publisher of Brain, Child. She lives in Lexington, Virginia, where she and a partner [...]

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Talk with the editors, walk with the editors…

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

…grunt and squeak and squawk with the editors — at WriterHouse: Inside the Editing Process with the Editors of Brain, Child Magazine Thursday, October 30, 7pm at 508 Dale Avenue So you’ve submitted your writing for publication. What happens next? Stephanie Wilkinson and Jennifer Niesslein, co-founders of the award-winning Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking [...]

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