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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Enrique Urueta at WriterHouse Saturday, March 17

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Elizabeth McCullough

Seminar and presentation at WriterHouse THIS Saturday: There are still spaces available in this coming Saturday’s seminar “Say What? Writing Better Dialogue by Thinking Dramatically” with play wright Enrique Urueta. This seminar is for fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, playwrights, screenwriters, anybody whose dialogue could use improvement. Whether you write fiction or drama, your ability [...]

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March and May seminars at WriterHouse

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Elizabeth McCullough

Upcoming seminars at WriterHouse: » On Friday, March 23, 9:30am-Noon, join us for Erika Dreifus’s seminar on freelance writing. This session will provide an overview of the varied opportunities that exist for writers to transform their own knowledge and interests into freelance bylines. Although we’ll use a shared pursuit–writing itself–as a starting-point, we’ll also discuss [...]

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Upcoming events at WriterHouse: February & March

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Elizabeth McCullough

Coming to WriterHouse: » Friday February 3, First Fridays Art Opening for Robert Boucheron’s “The Imaginary City,” a series of pen and ink drawings of buildings, streets, and towns.  The scenes recall European and American cities of the nineteenth century and earlier, drawn freehand and to scale. » Thursday, February 9, 7pm, “Making a Graphic [...]

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WriterHouse: Remembering 2011, Looking Forward to 2012

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

From WriterHouse: During 2011, WriterHouse completed its third year of operation. Hard to believe it’s been such a short time, considering all we’ve accomplished. Here’s a very brief bulleted list of 2011′s highlights: WriterHouse won the inaugural Emyl Jenkins Award for a “…Virginia individual or organization that…makes Virginia a better place for writers” A record [...]

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Announcements from WriterHouse

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

  Tuesday, November 29, 7:00pm–Charles J. Shields (Mockingbird; I Am Scout) has written what Publishers Weekly calls an “engrossing, definitive” biography of cultural icon Kurt Vonnegut. , And So It Goes has just been named a New York Times Notable Book for 2011. Join us at WriterHouse as Charles discusses his new book and the biographer’s art. [...]

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Unleash Your Inner Poet with Mariflo Stephens November 12

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

Check out this upcoming seminar at WriterHouse: Seminar: Unleash Your Inner Poet Instructor: Mariflo Stephens Cost: $55 WriterHouse Members | $60 Non-Members Saturday, November 12, 2011 | 9:00am-1pm A short poetry class for non-poets—the curiosity seeker, the timid versifier. If you’ve ever wanted to try writing poetry but don’t want to jump in the deep [...]

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John Warner, “The Funny Man,” at WriterHouse this weekend

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

This weekend at WriterHouse: Two events with John Warner (not the former senator) John Warner, novelist, humorist, editor for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and TMN’s Biblioracle, will be visiting all the way from Charleston Friday to discuss satire (and his new novel The Funny Man) and Saturday to give a seminar on writing funny. See the [...]

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Learn to write funny or scary at WriterHouse this fall

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

Two more classes on offer at WriterHouse: Seminar: So You Want to Write Something Funny? Instructor: John Warner Cost: $55 Members | $60 Non-Members Saturday, October 1, 2011 | 9:00am-1pm It’s easy. Wait, no it isn’t. Yes it is, once you’ve completed this seminar with McSweeney’s Internet Tendency editor and author of The Funny Man [...]

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September events at WriterHouse

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

After a lazy summer, WriterHouse is ramping up the events, classes, and seminars: Tomorrow’s (Saturday, September 17) seminar still has space. Even if you haven’t yet registered, come in the morning and register before class. Get Your Short Story or Essay Published If you’ve written an essay or short story and want advice on where [...]

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WriterHouse: Fall class session begins September 10

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

The Fall 2011 Session of writing classes begins September 10 at WriterHouse We’ve scheduled an unprecedented five regular 8-week writing classes and six half-day Saturday writing seminars with topics as diverse as humor writing and poetry writing for the reluctant. See the The Fall 2011 Class Schedule for a listing of all the classes and [...]

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WriterHouse still enrolling young writers, travel writers

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

WriterHouse: SPACES AVAILABLE IN TWO UPCOMING COURSES There are still spots available in the second session of “The Writer’s Palette: A Workshop for Rising 7th & 8th Graders.”Instructor Jen Wilson will introduce students to the various tints and hues that writers of all genres use, with a focus on generating a variety of writing, including  [...]

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Summer classes at WriterHouse announced

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

WriterHouse summer classes begin the week of June 13. Writing children’s picture books, workshops for 7th-8th graders, fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Take a 5% early registration discount if you enroll by June 1st and pay by check or cash. Full class schedule and registration form Some scholarships available for the youth class thanks to the generosity [...]

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April events at WriterHouse

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

I do believe WriterHouse has caught spring fever. Check out this loooong list of seminars, public events, and classes taking place this month: Saturday Seminars in April »The Art of Blogging, with Winn Collier, Saturday, April 16, 9:00am- 1:00pm Are you a writer pondering how to launch a blog? Are you an established blogger wanting [...]

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Two WriterHouse seminars enrolling this week

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Elizabeth McCullough

Both of these will be held at WriterHouse at 508 Dale Avenue, behind the Preston Avenue Bodo’s. WRITING ABOUT WINE With Matthew Stowell Saturday, March 26 from 9am-1pm Do you have a passion for good wine? Why not share your passion by writing about wine—and getting paid in the bargain? Matthew Stowell, who has published articles about [...]

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