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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Symposium Sponsorship &amp; Advertising Opportunities (06/03/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 21px;" face="Times New Roman, serif"&gt;Sponsoring the Virginia Writers Club 2026 Symposium&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman, serif"&gt;The Virginia Writers Club (VWC), founded in 1918, is one of the oldest organizations of its kind in the United States. Comprised of chapters throughout the Commonwealth, the Virginia Writers Club is dedicated to fostering the art, craft, business and advocacy of the literary arts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman, serif"&gt;In 2026 VWC will host its sixteenth annual Symposium: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ink and Inspiration&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. This one-day symposium will take place Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, and will feature workshops on topics related to the art, craft and business of writing for writers of all levels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman, serif"&gt;Sponsoring the symposium is a fun and impactful way to promote literacy in the Commonwealth as well as offer the attendees information about goods, services, and opportunities for writers and those interested in writing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman, serif"&gt;See our sponsorship opportunities by clicking on your choice from the list at the left. You can purchase your sponsorship by choosing which level of sponsorship you desire or contact Chuck Tabb at &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:ctabb919@gmail.com"&gt;ctabb@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; if you'd like to mail a check.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Please send the ad, along with a link you wish to include, if there is one, to Chuck Tabb at the email address shown above &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 VWC Symposium (08/01/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.virginiawritersclub.org/resources/Pictures/Kris-Spisak-author-headshot-2048x2048.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="142" align="left"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#000000" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;2026 Symposium&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font face="georgia, serif" style=""&gt;Living Your Writing Life: Ink and Inspiration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Georgia" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sixteenth Annual VWC Symposium&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Georgia" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;August 1, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;This year's Symposium will be in-person at the Copley Science Center at Randolph-Macon College. The Copley Science Center is located at the corner of Calhoun and Caroline Streets in Ashland, Virginia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"&gt;We are happy to have Kris Spisak as the keynote speaker for this year’s event. She is well-known for her expertise in the writing field. Check out her bio page at&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://kris-spisak.com/Bio/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#5574B9"&gt;Bio for Bookish Events - Kris Spisak&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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