The Virginia Writers Club strives to support local writers with peer critiques of their work, networking opportunities and speakers to further their knowledge af the art and craft of writing.

At present, the VWC has ten active local Chapters: The Appalachian Authors Guild, Blue Ridge, Chesapeake Bay Writers, Hampton Roads, Hanover Writers, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Riverside, Traveler, and Valley.

The Appalachian Authors Guild serves the City of Norton and Counties of Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Washington & Wise and even north-east Tennessee. For information, contact Chapter President J. Russell "Jack" Rose at (423) 652-2975 or via e-mail; or visit their Web site.

The Blue Ridge Chapter serves the cities of Charlottesville, Staunton and Waynesboro,and counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Fluvana, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange and Rappahannock. Meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of the month at various locations in the greater Charlottesville area. Typical venues include the Barracks Road Barnes and Noble, and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. For further information, please e-mail Jack Trammell, President.

The Chesapeake Bay Writers Chapter serves the City of Williamsburg and the counties of Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King & Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland. The Chesapeake Bay Writers host five luncheon or dinner meetings each year. In addition, the Chapter offers recurrent workshops and outreach events which afford members opportunities to exchange ideas and establish contact with others having similar interests. Individual members also host various critique and novel reading groups which meet regularly at different times and locations to assist members in achieving their writing goals. For further information, please see the Chesapeake Bay Writers Web site, or e-mail Mary Ann Carr.

The James-York Chapter has merged with the Chesapeake Bay Writers. For further information, please see the Chesapeake Bay Writers Web site, or e-mail Mary Ann Carr.

The Hampton Roads Chapter serves the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center in Virginia Beach. For further information, please e-mail Ed DeLong.

The Hanover Writers Chapter meets the third Saturday of each month from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon, at the Mechanicsville Library, 7179 Stonewall Parkway, Mechanicsville. Anyone interested in writing is invited to join this group. Activities include topics of discussion, speakers, workshops, and critiquing. For further information, please email Joanne Liggan.

The Northern Virginia Chapter serves writers in the counties of Fairfax and Arlington, the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church, and the surrounding areas. The Chapter meets the third Sunday of each month at the Tysons-Pimmit Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. For further information, please email a Chapter representative.

The Richmond Chapter serves the City of Richmond and counties of Chesterfield, Henrico and Goochland (and incorporated cities within those counties). For further information, please e-mail Linda Layne, Facilitator.

The Riverside Writers Chapter serves the City of Fredericksburg and counties of Caroline, King George, Louisa, Spotsylvania, Stafford and portions of the adjoining areas. Meetings are held the second Saturday of each month at the Salem church branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. For further information, please e-mail Larry Turner.

The Traveler Chapter serves the cities of Chester, Colonial Heights, Emporia, Franklin, Hopewell, Petersburg, Smithfield and Suffolk, and the counties of Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greenville, Halifax, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottaway, Prince Edward, Prince George, Southampton Surry and Sussex. Meetings are held at 11:00 a.m. the second Saturday of each month, at the Enon Library in Chester. For further information, please e-mail Joseph Fleming.

The Valley Writers Chapter serves the City of Roanoke and surrounding areas. Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of each month at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke, 2015 Grandin Road SW (across the street from Patrick Henry High School). For further information, please visit the Web site or e-mail Betsy Ashton.

Be sure to read Rod Franklin's account of the Valley Writers' 28-year history here.

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