Tracie Adams had a book signing and readings for her new release, Our Lives in Pieces, at Classic Coffee Tea and Books in Ashland on July 19, 2025. (My sincere apologies for not getting this reported prior to the event.)

Loralee Clark will be giving a reading and signing of her chapbook, Solemnity Rites, an account of reimagined myths and truths of who we are as humans and how we live our histories. The event will be on August 30, 2025, from 12-4pm at Turn the Page bookstore in Williamsburg, Virginia. She will also be encouraging patrons to make poetry zines (supplies will be provided).  https://sites.google.com/view/loraleeclark/eventsmedia

Emily Walls Ray will be reading from her collection of short stories, Tracks From Tuscaloosa, on September 8, 2025, from 7-8pm at the Twin Hickory Library in Richmond, Virginia as part of the Henrico Authors Showcase series. Books will be available for sale and signing. She cordially invites you to attend. The library is located at 5001 Twin Hickory Rd., Glen Allen, VA 23059. https://henricolibrary-va.libcal.com/event/14847598 

Jennifer Artley, in collaboration with Soul Speak Press, is hosting a writer's retreat on the Business of Writing on September 13 & 14 in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. This immersive experience includes hands-on workshops and A Taste of Northern Italy dinner. For more information, DM or email HELLO@SOULSPEAKPRESS.COM

N. Jed Todd:  2 poems were included in the anthology Midwest Futures published March 5, 2025, by Middle West Press.

Jeffrey James Higgins:  The Havana Syndrome is scheduled for release on June 17, 2025, by Severn River Publishing.

William Prindle:  Medicine Cache Under Lichen is scheduled for release on June 27, 2025, by Finishing Line Press.

Caroline Crocker:  My Splendiferous Everyday Set was released on April 15, 2025, by Rambling Ruminations.

William Tang:  The Pact was released on April 22, 2025, by Tannauser Press.

Cherlin Simon:  Heroes of the Class is scheduled for release on June 9, 2025, by CSimon Publishing LLC.

Caroline Crocker was invited to be a speaker at a workshop on "Read My Writes" at the Home Educators Association of Virginia conference held on June 6, 2025.  https://heav.org/convention/   https://ramblingruminations.com

DM Frech's 2 poems, 3 essays, and 6 photographs were published in November 2024 in Dreams, Doubts & Determinations with Man in the Middle Press, and another poem and 9 photographs were published in their December 2924 issue.

This is a gathering for members of the VWC - one of many enjoyable perks of being a member of the Virginia Writers Club.

The June GATHERING OF AUTHORS will be on Tuesday evening, June 17, beginning at 7:30 PM. These last until 9:00 PM. Information to join in will be emailed to all members before the event. 

As a reminder, you do NOT have to arrive at 7:30 to take part in the Gathering. Also, you are not "required" to remain until the end. This is like a cocktail party of sorts, where you can "drop in" when it suits you and leave when you want. You can even leave and come back if something comes up.

Members attend for free. Nonmembers can attend their first Gathering for free but must join VWC to attend a second one, so you are invited - no, urged - to pass this on to someone you feel would enjoy the time with other authors. This is not formal in any way. It's really more like an online party without the dancing. (Well, if you want to dance, you certainly may, but that would be out-of-the-ordinary.)

We look forward to seeing you at the June GATHERING OF AUTHORS! An RSVP is NOT necessary. Just show up, or don't. Your choice.

Sharon Pajka will be running FREE Transformative Language Arts Writing and Reflection Workshops at Hollywood Cemetery this summer! 

https://www.hollywoodcemetery.org/visit/events

Serafina Finnegan:  Her picture book manuscript, The Storyteller, was shortlisted for Searchlight Awards Best Picture Book Text of 2024!

Congratulations, Serafina!

Jennifer Artley:  Improvising in Italian is scheduled for release on March 8, 2025, by Koehler Books.

Miranda Faye Dillon:  The Unshatterables was released on April 16, 2024, by Koehler Books.

J T Hine:  Black Amazon, Roads to Rome, and As Our Mothers Made Us were all scheduled for release on January 17, 2025, by Scriptor Services LLC.

Mark Bailey:  Unknowable Minds:  Philosophical Insights on AI and Autonomous Weapons is scheduled for publication on February 4, 2025, by Academic Imprint. 

Tina Wortman:  The Ascendants Rebirth Series: ANGEL Book 1 is scheduled for release on March 29, 2025, by Milton & Hugo.

Bruce Wetterau:  What My Refrigerator Said to Me - Misadventures in the Digital Age was released November 26, 2024, by Amazon.

Mary Donna Hankle:  Ask! Seek! Knock! was released on November 29, 2024.  (self-published) and can be purchased at Amazon.

J Thomas Brown:  "Dr. William Ferguson Reid: A Legacy" was included in the literary journal, Virginia Writers Project Winter 2024: Volume 2, Number 3, published December 15, 2024, and is available at Amazon. 

Richard Rose read from his collections of poetry and stories at the Retro Reads Bookstore at 7:00 pm on October 10, 2024. retroreadsbookstore.com

Join the Book Launch Celebration with the LGBTQ+ community and allies of Living Into the Truth: A Daughter's Journey of Discovery, a memoir by Annette Marquis exploring family secrets and the search for identity. At the Iridian Gallery at Diversity Richmond on December 8, 2024. All are welcome!  https://www.eventbee.com/v/book-launch-reading-with-the-lgbtq-community-allies/event?eid=211622904#/tickets

Acclaimed author and poet Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt has released her 13th book, The World Has Changed from When I Last Was Here (ATW Publishing), a collection of award-winning and new poems centered around adversity, the strength and resilience required to overcome it, and a movement toward peace. A statement of the times exploring late-stage capitalism's impact on individuals--especially those who have been marginalized--the pieces touch on socioeconomic instability, homelessness, injustice, and other underlying factors contributing to a global deterioration in mental health. But it is also a statement of what is needed to create a better world, a healthier world, according to Gotthardt. Read more at Prince William Living.  https://princewilliamliving.com/katherine-gotthardts-newest-book-takes-on-global-topics-paths-to-healing/