Posted on September 1, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
Later this month at WriterHouse: Mixing Journalism with Memoir: A Literary Salon with Fran Hawthorne September 19 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm WriterHouse, 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville Fran Hawthorne, award-winning author of The Overloaded Liberal: Shopping, Investing, Parenting and Other Daily Dilemmas in an Age of Political Activism (Beacon Press, 2010), will talk about making the [...]
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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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Posted on August 26, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
It’s an art show to raise funds for The Haven, and — this is rare — writers are included! The Haven: There’s No Place Like Home is a benefit to raise money for The Haven at First & Market. The Haven at First & Market is a safe and welcoming place for the homeless and [...]
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Posted on August 26, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
Combine catchy web design with great storytelling, and you get Life With Objects – Objects: Those things in the backgrounds of our pictures, cluttering our bookshelves and stuffed in drawers. We’re collecting their stories here—to celebrate and remember the strange intimacies of life with ordinary objects. Tell us a good story and we’ll make sure [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
Tickets for the 2010 Words & Wine WriterHouse Fundraiser are now available! On Sunday, October 24, 2010, Keswick Vineyards will host the first annual Words and Wine event, a fundraiser for WriterHouse. Tickets are now available! Admission includes wine tasting, complimentary wine glass, light hors d’oeuvres, and one raffle ticket towards a number of prizes generously donated from local [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
A couple of upcoming events at WriterHouse to put on your calendar: »Susan Gregg Gilmore—After the Debut: The Second Novel. Susan will be back on Sunday, August 22 to discuss her second novel, The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove, answer questions about the publishing process and share insights into the journey from debut novel to [...]
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Posted on August 2, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
Here, in plain text, are three entries from the University of Virginia’s online library catalog: 3. Fortune Format Journal/Magazine Location Multiple locations Availability check availability 4. Fortune Format Journal/Magazine Location Multiple locations Availability check availability 5. Fortune Format Journal/Magazine; Book Location Multiple locations Availability check availability Can you tell which one I should click on [...]
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Posted on August 2, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
Posted on July 6, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
Lauren Baratz-Logsted is a talented and prolific writer whose next book is never anything like her last. Her latest book is a historical novel for the young adult reader, The Education of Bet, about a “16-year-old girl in Victorian England who impersonates a boy in order to get a proper education.” Lauren has embarked on [...]
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Posted on June 14, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
A Tale to Tell: Fantasy Writing for Rising Fifth and Sixth Graders Instructor: Carey Morton Cost: $125 (Scholarships are available for low-income students) 5 afternoons, Monday-Friday, June 21-25 | 1:30-3:00 p.m. WriterHouse, 508 Dale Ave, behind the Preston Avenue Bodo’s Calling all friends of mythic heroes, time-travel, shape-shifting, and various magical beasties. Spin words into [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
Friday May 28 at noon Join novelist Martha McPhee at WriterHouse for a brown-bag lunch literary salon. We will discuss the role of research in fiction, highlighting her foray into the world of mortgage-backed securities for her latest novel Dear Money. In this Pygmalion tale of a novelist turned bond trader, McPhee brings to life [...]
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Posted on May 18, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
I want to share with you an announcement I received from local author Tim Lewis: I would like to invite you and any of your site visitors to attend the launch of, not one, not two, but three of my latest books. The event will be held on the evening of Wednesday 2nd June from [...]
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Posted on May 14, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
About this time of year, we at CvilleWords start getting requests for ideas for children’s writing classes in the Charlottesville area. I’ve got a great one to tell you about this summer — A Tale to Tell: Fantasy Writing for Rising Fifth and Sixth Graders. The class will be held at WriterHouse Monday through Friday [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
Coming up fast, and just a pleasant train ride away: The first Compleat Biographer Conference will be held on May 15, 2010 at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The conference, run by the Biographers International Organization (BIO), will focus on the practical aspects of the craft and art of biography. It also aims to create [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
From the WriterHouse announcement list: 1. Spaces are still available in our Saturday Seminar, “Happily Ever After: Writing Romance Novels for Love and Profit,” taught by Leeyanne Moore this Saturday, April 17, from 9am-1pm. By the end of the session you’ll be ready for your next step, whether it’s churning out pages or submitting your [...]
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