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The Virginia Writers Club, Inc. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of writers and poets, screenwriters and playwrights, journalists and essayists, and other publishing professionals whose purpose is to support and stimulate the art, craft and business of writing, as well as advocate the literary arts in the Commonwealth. |
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September 6, 2008, at 2:00 pm Hosted by the In the Fellowship Hall of Guest Speaker John Conlee, Professor of English at the College of William & Mary, will speak at 2:00 pm. Professor Conlee teaches and does research in English Medieval Literature, with an emphasis on Middle English poetry, Arthurian legends, and Chaucer. He has edited scholarly texts on The Prose Merlin (1998), The Poetry of William Dunbar (2004), and on Middle English Debate Poems (1991). The author of a series of short novels, his publications include The Dragon Stone and A Cup of Kindness. Professor Conlee's topic will be in the area of fiction writing. |
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At 1:00 pm, the Chesapeake Bay Writers will hold a catered lunch for its members and those of the VWC who wish to attend. The catered lunch will include both hot and cold buffet. Cost of the lunch will be $13.00. Reservations for the CBW meeting and lunch can be found on the CBW Web site on or about August 15. Or, send a check payable to the Chesapeake Bay Writers Club to: Dave Carr Directions: From points west, take I-64 to Exit 220 (Route 33). Follow 33 into West Point via the Pamunkey River Bridge. Immediately after exiting the bridge, turn left at the first signal onto Main Street-King William Avenue (Route 30--Rite Aid on the corner). Go two miles to West Euclid Boulevard. Turn left (a Catholic church on left just before turn), on more block to West Point Christian Church on left. From Gloucester, Mathews and the Northern Neck, take Route 33 into West Point from the east. After crossing the Mattaponi River Bridge, turn right at the second traffic signal (Main Street-King William Avenue) and follow directions above. Please email or telephone John Bray, 757-345-0405, with questions.
It is time once again for the annual Two Tier Writing Contest. As in years past, there is no fee for entering the contest; however, those writers who join the Virginia Writers Club as part of the contest must submit annual VWC dues of $30.00 with their completed application and their entry. Those who join a Chapter must pay the customary dues for that Chapter. For full rules and guidelines, please read this page or this file (Word required). |
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