BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//James River Writers - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:James River Writers X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for James River Writers REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T200000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20250620T154923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T231529Z UID:10000562-1756404000-1756411200@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:ONLINE MASTER CLASS: Success with Writing and Publishing Short Stories with Virginia Pye DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThis project was supported\, in part\, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts\, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency.   \n  \n  URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-success-with-writing-and-publishing-short-stories-with-virginia-pye/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:2025,Featured,Master Classes GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240709T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240716T193000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20240618T232656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T232656Z UID:10000455-1720546200-1721158200@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Querypalooza 2024 DESCRIPTION:Querypalooza 2024 | 2 Parts\nTuesday\, July 9 | 5:30–7:30 pm | Query Letter Master Class\nTuesday July 16\, 2024 | 5:30–7:30 pm | Private Consultation with a Query Expert\nJames River Writers is bringing back this popular program that provides an in-depth Master Class on crafting your perfect query letter (taught by experienced literary agent JENNIFER UDDEN)\, followed up with a one-on-one meeting with a query expert to get personalized feedback on your finished product. Both segments will be hosted online\, and registrants will be provided with a recording of the Master Class. Details and registration HERE. \n  \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/querypalooza2024/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:2024,Featured,Master Classes GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T200000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20240527T191503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T201722Z UID:10000453-1719338400-1719345600@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:ONLINE MASTER CLASS: Shaping Your Family History Into Compelling Stories DESCRIPTION:Do you have family stories in your head\, a few trinkets you inherited\, or a box of old family photographs\, letters or family documents with which you always wanted to “do something?” This workshop will explore different approaches to creating compelling stories from family history. We will study how artifacts such as letters and official documents can be used to develop a narrative\, discuss different research methods\, and look closely at how source material is transformed into a story. We will also practice writing short scenes and examine literary devices and structure to help shape our stories. \n\nTime:  6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern \nWhere: In the comfort of your home\, via the Zoom platform \n$50 Members; $75 Non-members \nRegistrants will receive a short reading on Friday\, June 21\, to review ahead of the master class. If you register after June 21\, we will email the reading to you as soon as possible. \nMaster Class details\, including the Zoom link to join\, will be sent to registrants in a reminder email prior to the class.  \nMaster Class Instructor:\n \n\n\n\nAnnette Gendler is the author of the award-winning children’s book Natalie and the Nazi Soldiers\, the guide How to Write Compelling Stories from Family History\, and the memoir Jumping Over Shadows. She writes the Substack The Art of Living and Writing and teaches courses on writing stories from family history. \nWebsite  |  Facebook  |  Instagram\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n  \n \nThis project was supported\, in part\, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts\, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency.   \n  \n  URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-shaping-your-family-history-into-compelling-stories/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:2024,Featured,Master Classes GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220813T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220813T233000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20220802T140121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230104T190615Z UID:10000514-1660383000-1660433400@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:ONLINE Master Class: GROWING YOUR AUDIENCE DESCRIPTION:How do you create buzz and excitement about your work? How do you get your content in front of new audiences and engage existing ones? This Master Class will help you map out a plan to: create media releases and a master list to send them to; find “sweet spots” for natural collaboration with like-minded organizations and individuals who are also looking to grow their audiences; think outside the box to reach your target readers. We’ll use a template and look at examples to help you find the unique aspects of your writing that allow you to build a story about your work to make connections that draw people in. This class is being taught by community engagement pro and JRW staff member\, Brynn Markham\, and is being offered at discounted rate!\nDate:  Saturday\, August 13\, 2022 \nTime:  9:30 am – 11:30 am Eastern \nWhere: In the comfort of your home\, via the Zoom platform \n$35 Members; $55 Non-members \nThis Master Class includes: \n-The Powerpoint Presentation used during the class \n-A 3-Point Action Plan to execute what you’ve learned over a 3-month period \nThis Master Class is available through April 30\, 2023. \nRegistration closes at midnight\, August 11. Master Class details\, including the Zoom link to join\, will be sent to registrants on Friday\, August 12. \nPRESENTER:\nBRYNN MARKHAM is passionate about making connections to people and organizations in ways that strengthen communities and amplify the talents of its citizens. Prior to joining James River Writers as Director of Programs and Communications\, she spearheaded nationally recognized and award-winning campaigns and events in her communications and outreach role at VPM PBS/NPR. The cornerstone of her community engagement work is partnership with nonprofits and arts & culture organizations\, allowing for deeper and expanded connection to audiences and added value for all partners involved. Projects she is especially proud of include: PBS The Great American Read; Ken Burns’ The Vietnam War; Great Performances’ Hamilton’s America; PBS KIDS Summer Challenge; and the nation’s largest screening events for series premieres of Downton Abbey two years in a row. \nVisit Brynn’s Website \n  \nJames River Writers is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.   \n  \n  \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-growing-your-audience/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2022,Master Class 2022,Master Classes GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220319T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220319T140000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20220222T174540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T204642Z UID:10000503-1647682200-1647698400@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:ONLINE Master Class | QueryPalooza! DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-querypalooza/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:2022,Master Classes GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210522T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210522T143000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20210426T174846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205526Z UID:10000397-1621686600-1621693800@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:ONLINE Master Class (MEMBERS' CHOICE!) | METHOD to the MADNESS: Pantsing or Plotting; Character First or Plot First? DESCRIPTION:You asked\, and we are answering! May’s Members’ Choice Master Class invites you to join award-winning author Lilliam Rivera\, as she talks with Newbery Medalist Meg Medina about tackling these eternal questions in the writing realm: Should I map out a plan for my writing\, or fly by the seat of my pants and just let the creativity flow? Should I start with developing my character(s)\, or pin down the plot first? Don’t miss the final Master Class of the 2021 season that is sure to inspire you to figure out the best way for YOU to approach the finish line in what sometimes seems like a marathon without an end in sight. \nDate:  Saturday\, May 22\, 2021 \nTime:  12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern time \nWhere: In the comfort of your home\, via the Zoom platform \nPrice: $45 Members | $65 Non-members \nRegistration closes at midnight\, May 20. Master Class details\, including the Zoom link to join\, will be sent to registrants the day before the class. \nPRESENTERS:\nLilliam Rivera is an award-winning author of young adult and middle grade novels including Never Look Back\, a Pura Belpré Honor winner\, and the forthcoming\, We Light Up the Sky (Bloomsbury). Her work has appeared in The Washington Post\, the New York Times\, and Elle\, to name a few. Lilliam lives in Los Angeles. \nWebsite: lilliamrivera.com   Facebook:  @lilliamrivera   Twitter:  @lilliamr \n  \nMeg Medina is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of numerous works for children and teens\, including Merci Suárez Changes Gears\, which won the 2019 John D. Newbery medal. She serves on the board of advisors for both the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and We Need Diverse Books\, and she is on the faculty of Hamline University’s MFA program in Children’s Literature. Meg’s newest work\, the highly anticipated sequel Merci Suárez Can’t Dance\, released on April 6\, 2021. A proud member and supporter of JRW\, she lives in Richmond\, Virginia. \nWebsite: megmedina.com   Facebook:  @meg.medina.10   Twitter:  @Meg_Medina \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-members-choice-method-to-the-madness-pantsing-or-plotting-character-first-or-plot-first/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2021,Master Classes GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210417T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210417T113000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20210330T200640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205539Z UID:10000395-1618651800-1618659000@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:ONLINE Master Class | IDENTITY CRISIS: What is Genre and Why Does it Matter? with Literary Agent Paige Wheeler DESCRIPTION:Literary Agent Paige Wheeler addresses what may be one of the most important elements of gaining success as a writer. So many writers\, when asked the straightforward genre question\, don’t know the answer. Or\, they want to avoid pigeonholing themselves\, so they cite multiple genres. Get it wrong and it may cost you. Get it right and you’ll find readers telling their friends about you. This Master Class will help you find out where\, exactly\, your work belongs on the bookshelf\, and why it matters in everything from searching for the right agent to pinpointing your target audience. \nDate:  Saturday\, April 17\, 2021 \nTime:  9:30 am – 11:30 am \nWhere: In the comfort of your home\, via the Zoom platform \nPrice: $45 Members | $65 Non-members \nView the full 2021 Master Class schedule HERE. \nRegistration closes at midnight\, April 15. Master Class details\, including the Zoom link to join\, will be sent to registrants the day before the class. \nPRESENTER:\nAs the founder of Creative Media Agency\, Inc.\, PAIGE WHEELER has merged her creativity and business savvy to create an agency that is dedicated to maximizing author potential. With over twenty years of experience in the publishing industry\, Paige is interested in all commercial fiction and upscale (think book club) fiction\, as well as women’s fiction\, romance (all types)\, mystery\, thrillers\, inspirational/Christian and psychological suspense. She enjoys both historical fiction as well as contemporary fiction. In nonfiction she’s looking for both narrative nonfiction and prescriptive nonfiction. Some of the areas that she likes are lifestyle\, relationship\, parenting\, business/entrepreneurship\, food-subsistence-homesteading topics\, popular/trendy reference projects and women’s issues. \nWebsite: cmalit.com  Facebook: @paige.wheeler.10  Twitter: @pwheeler_agent \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-identity-crisis-what-is-genre-and-why-does-it-matter-with-literary-agent-paige-wheeler/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2021,Master Classes GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210313T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210313T113000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20210202T165842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205555Z UID:10000481-1615627800-1615635000@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:ONLINE Master Class: Dollars and Sense - Realistic Expectations to Drive Your Publishing Decisions DESCRIPTION:Teacher\, speaker\, and award-winning author Lamar Giles will tackle your money questions in this Master Class on making the best business decisions for your writing. Find out how and when you get paid in a traditional publishing deal\, what a typical contract covers\, what usually happens with audio\, film\, and international rights\, and more. If you’re not sure why it’s a big deal to “earn out” or what you should charge for writerly events like school visits\, this is the class for you. \nDate:  Saturday\, March 13\, 2021 \nTime:  9:30 am – 11:30 am \nWhere: In the comfort of your home\, via the Zoom platform \nPrice: $45 Members; $65 Non-members \nView the full 2021 Master Class schedule HERE. \nRegistration closes at midnight\, March 11. Master Class details\, including the Zoom link to join\, will be sent to registrants the day before the class. \nPRESENTER:\nLamar Giles writes for teens and adults across multiple genres\, with work appearing on numerous Best Of lists each and every year. He is the author of the acclaimed novels Fake ID\, Endangered\, Overturned\, Spin\, The Last Last-Day-of-Summer\, Not So Pure and Simple\, and The Last Mirror on the Left\, as well as numerous pieces of short fiction. He is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books and resides in Virginia with his wife. \nWebsite: http://www.lamargiles.com  Facebook: @LamarGilesWriter  Twitter: @LRGiles  Instagram: @lamargiles \nRegister Now\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-dollars-and-sense-realistic-expectations-to-drive-your-publishing-decisions/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2021,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210206T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210206T140000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20201229T201722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205614Z UID:10000473-1612603800-1612620000@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:THIS CLASS IS FULL! ONLINE Master Class: Query Letters DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-query-letters/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2021,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200530T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200530T113000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20200406T160813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205120Z UID:10000458-1590831000-1590838200@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:ONLINE Master Class: The Business of Indie Publishing DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-the-business-of-indie-publishing/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2020,Master Classes GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T113000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20200406T160924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205128Z UID:10000456-1589016600-1589023800@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:ONLINE Master Class: Indie Publishing Print Books DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-indie-publishing-print-books/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2020,Master Classes GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20200213T184845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T191126Z UID:10000492-1589014800-1589025600@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: The Business of Indie Publishing DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/business-of-indie-publishing/2020-05-09/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2020 ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20200213T184845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T184722Z UID:10000488-1589014800-1589025600@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: The Business of Indie Publishing DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/business-of-indie-publishing-2020-05-09/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2020 ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200418T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200418T113000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20200406T161016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T182617Z UID:10000454-1587202200-1587209400@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:ONLINE Master Class: Indie Publishing Marketing & Distribution DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/online-master-class-indie-publishing-marketing-distribution/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2020,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200418T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200418T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20200213T184845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T191126Z UID:10000491-1587200400-1587211200@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: The Business of Indie Publishing DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/business-of-indie-publishing/2020-04-18/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2020 ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20200213T184845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T191126Z UID:10000490-1584176400-1584187200@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: The Business of Indie Publishing DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/business-of-indie-publishing/2020-03-14/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2020 ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200222T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200222T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20200116T201228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205153Z UID:10000451-1582362000-1582372800@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: Indie Publishing Ebooks DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/indie-publishing-ebooks/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2020 ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T160000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20190905T130332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190905T130525Z UID:10000448-1570802400-1570809600@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: Upping the Ante: Developing and Sustaining Conflict with Alma Katsu DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-upping-the-ante-developing-and-sustaining-conflict-with-alma-katsu/ LOCATION:Greater Richmond Convention Center\, 403 North 3rd Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Master Class 2019,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5450685;-77.4368283 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Greater Richmond Convention Center 403 North 3rd Street Richmond VA 23219 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=403 North 3rd Street:geo:-77.4368283,37.5450685 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T160000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20190905T130022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190905T130331Z UID:10000447-1570802400-1570809600@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: The Oversight Draft\, from Manuscript to Publishable Draft with Amina Gautier DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-the-oversight-draft-from-manuscript-to-publishable-draft-with-amina-gautier/ LOCATION:Greater Richmond Convention Center\, 403 North 3rd Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Master Class 2019,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5450685;-77.4368283 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Greater Richmond Convention Center 403 North 3rd Street Richmond VA 23219 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=403 North 3rd Street:geo:-77.4368283,37.5450685 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T131500 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20190905T125705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190905T125904Z UID:10000446-1570792500-1570799700@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: The Craft of Character with Bruce Holsinger DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-the-craft-of-character-with-bruce-holsinger/ LOCATION:Greater Richmond Convention Center\, 403 North 3rd Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Master Class 2019,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5450685;-77.4368283 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Greater Richmond Convention Center 403 North 3rd Street Richmond VA 23219 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=403 North 3rd Street:geo:-77.4368283,37.5450685 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T131500 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20190905T125306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190905T130021Z UID:10000445-1570792500-1570799700@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: The Naked Truth: Memoir Writing with Marita Golden DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-the-naked-truth-memoir-writing-with-marita-golden/ LOCATION:Greater Richmond Convention Center\, 403 North 3rd Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Master Class 2019,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5450685;-77.4368283 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Greater Richmond Convention Center 403 North 3rd Street Richmond VA 23219 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=403 North 3rd Street:geo:-77.4368283,37.5450685 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T110000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20190905T124855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190905T125305Z UID:10000444-1570784400-1570791600@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: Write Your Way to a Career - Becoming an Authorpreneur with Stacy Hawkins Adams DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-write-your-way-to-a-career-becoming-an-authorpreneur-with-stacy-hawkins-adams/ LOCATION:Greater Richmond Convention Center\, 403 North 3rd Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Master Class 2019,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5450685;-77.4368283 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Greater Richmond Convention Center 403 North 3rd Street Richmond VA 23219 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=403 North 3rd Street:geo:-77.4368283,37.5450685 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T110000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20190905T122650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190905T124304Z UID:10000443-1570784400-1570791600@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: Making It Real: Breathing Life into Your Fiction with Marie Lamba DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-making-it-real-breathing-life-into-your-fiction-with-marie-lamba/ LOCATION:Greater Richmond Convention Center\, 403 North 3rd Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Master Class 2019,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5450685;-77.4368283 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Greater Richmond Convention Center 403 North 3rd Street Richmond VA 23219 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=403 North 3rd Street:geo:-77.4368283,37.5450685 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190622T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190622T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20190523T191020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205706Z UID:10000372-1561194000-1561204800@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:June Master Class: Think Like an Editor with Elizabeth Ferris DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-think-like-an-editor-with-elizabeth-ferris/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2019,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190428T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190428T160000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20190404T181331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205738Z UID:10000364-1556456400-1556467200@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: Doing More with Dialogue with Katharine Herndon DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/masterclass_dialogue/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2019,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20190219T200657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205749Z UID:10000379-1553158800-1553169600@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: Crafting and Workshopping the Synopsis DESCRIPTION: A synopsis shouldn’t feel scary\, but it’s also important to take your time and get it right. While some editors and literary agents won’t care about getting one . . . there are plenty who do\, and the last thing you want is to try to bang out a quick synopsis when you feel the pressure and the clock ticking. In this workshop\, we’ll spend some time digging into what makes a great synopsis by discussing real examples and advice dished out by the pros.\n\n  \nLiterary agent and author Eric Smith will talk about how to work on all of this. He’s been on both sides of synopsis writing\, from his life as an author to his career as a literary agent. Then he’ll workshop with writers who are struggling with the first few pages of their synopsis. Stress on the first few pages\, as a good synopsis should only have to be two to three pages long. The best ones are just a page!\n\n  \nWriters interested in having their synopsis critiqued need to have it sent to Eric Smith no later than March 11th. (Information on how to do this will be provided once you sign up.) After his talk and a brief break\, he’ll sit with individual writers for a few minutes and share his notes. All participants (who send their work in on time!) will be sent their synopsis via email\, with notes in-line in Microsoft Word. If you’re still working on your synopsis or need to know how to start\, you’re welcome to attend the class and send a synopsis to Eric at a later date for critique\, but it will take longer for him to respond.\n\n  \nAfter the workshop\, we’ll have a Q&A\, and attendees can ask anything\, from questions about the publishing process to writing YA to whatever.\n\nDate: Thursday\, March 21\, 2019 \nTime: 9:00 a.m. – Noon \nLocation: Visual Arts Center of Richmond\, 1812 W Main St\, Richmond\, VA 23220 \nPrice: $65 – Members; $80 Non-members \n  \nREGISTER NOW\n\n  \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-crafting-and-workshopping-the-synopsis/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2019,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181208T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181208T123000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20181108T230954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205814Z UID:10000437-1544261400-1544272200@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: Secrets to an Irresistible First Page DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-fabulous-first-pages/ LOCATION:Online Class via Zoom\, The Comfort of Your Home\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2018,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5489088;-77.4638295 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Class via Zoom The Comfort of Your Home VA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=The Comfort of Your Home:geo:-77.4638295,37.5489088 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181012T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181012T160000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20180531T171823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180619T200549Z UID:10000419-1539334800-1539360000@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:2018 JRW Pre-Conference Master Classes DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/2018-jrw-pre-conference-master-classes/ LOCATION:Main Library – Richmond Public Library\, 101 E Franklin St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5427793;-77.4424796 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Library – Richmond Public Library 101 E Franklin St Richmond VA 23219 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=101 E Franklin St:geo:-77.4424796,37.5427793 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180825T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180825T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20180802T213743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205307Z UID:10000422-1535187600-1535198400@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:Master Class: Structuring A Novel with Patrick Dacey DESCRIPTION:Thanks to all who registered. This Master Class is SOLD OUT. Sorry to anyone who missed the opportunity to attend. We are planning one more Master Class for 2018\, so be sure to check back soon. \nCOST: $65 for members; $80 for non-members \nDATE: Saturday\, August 25\, 2018 \nTIME: 9:00 – 12:00 p.m. \nLOCATION: St. John’s Church Parish Hall in Church Hill. 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA 23223 \nDESCRIPTION:\nFocus: Structure for Stories both Big and Small \nSo\, if you’re like me\, you have twenty different ideas about a hundred different stories that have been told a million times. That said\, whether in a long piece of fiction or a short personal essay\, there are specific tools writers use to structure their story into a narrative. Likewise\, the reader needs to follow you\, and they\, too\, come to your story with their own ideas\, stories\, and past experiences\, which they tell and re-tell in their own way however many times in however many voices in whatever order they want. So\, we have a big task at hand: Tell your story to the reader in a way that is both organically your own and can connect with a stranger. \nTAKEAWAYS\nWe will focus on various types of narrative structure through examples across all types of forms and genres. Specifically\, we’ll look at three different models to see how they work\, what is gained and what is lost\, and how you can benefit by looking at your story through different narrative structures. \n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR\nPatrick Dacey is the author of the novel\, The Outer Cape\, an Amazon Editor’s Pick\, and the collection of stories\, We’ve Already Gone This Far\, selected by the American Bookseller’s Association as a Top Ten Debut. He holds an MFA from Syracuse University and has taught writing at various schools\, including the College of William and Mary. His stories have been featured in The Paris Review\, Zoetrope All-Story\, and Guernica\, among other publications. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-structuring-a-novel/ LOCATION:St. John’s Church Parish Hall\, 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2018,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5312256;-77.4201033 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Thanks to all who registered. This Master Class is SOLD OUT. Sorry to anyone who missed the opportunity to attend. We are planning one more Master Class for 2018 so be sure to check back soon. \nCOST: $65 for members; $80 for non-members \nDATE: Saturday August 25 2018 \nTIME: 9:00 – 12:00 p.m. \n St. John’s Church Parish Hall in Church Hill. 2401 E Broad St Richmond VA 23223 \nDESCRIPTION:\nFocus: Structure for Stories both Big and Small \nSo if you’re like me you have twenty different ideas about a hundred different stories that have been told a million times. That said whether in a long piece of fiction or a short personal essay there are specific tools writers use to structure their story into a narrative. Likewise the reader needs to follow you and they too come to your story with their own ideas stories and past experiences which they tell and re-tell in their own way however many times in however many voices in whatever order they want. So we have a big task at hand: Tell your story to the reader in a way that is both organically your own and can connect with a stranger. \nTAKEAWAYS\nWe will focus on various types of narrative structure through examples across all types of forms and genres. Specifically we’ll look at three different models to see how they work what is gained and what is lost and how you can benefit by looking at your story through different narrative structures. \n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR\nPatrick Dacey is the author of the novel The Outer Cape an Amazon Editor’s Pick and the collection of stories We’ve Already Gone This Far selected by the American Bookseller’s Association as a Top Ten Debut. He holds an MFA from Syracuse University and has taught writing at various schools including the College of William and Mary. His stories have been featured in The Paris Review Zoetrope All-Story and Guernica among other publications. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection Shelf Life of Happiness and as fiction editor at Pangyrus a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday August 28 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28 you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel Marriage and Other Monuments is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann Dreams of the Red Phoenix and River of Dust and the story collection Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times Literary Hub Publisher’s Weekly Writer’s Digest and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2401 E Broad St:geo:-77.4201033,37.5312256 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T142303 CREATED:20180328T211703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T205324Z UID:10000410-1524733200-1524744000@jamesriverwriters.org SUMMARY:MASTER CLASS: The Path to Publication: How to Submit Your Work to Journals and Contests DESCRIPTION:Do you have a poem or story or essay you’d like to submit for publication? In this master class we’ll discuss approaches to submitting your work for publication—where to find contests and journals open to submissions and how to find ones that are a good fit for your work. We’ll cover everything from how to make sure a contest is credible to how to format your piece for submission. Join Dana Isokawa\, associate editor of Poets & Writers Magazine\, for an in-depth look at journal and contest submissions. \n\nCOST: $65 for members; $80 for non-members \nDATE: Thursday\, April 26\, 2018 \nTIME: 9:00 – 12:00 p.m. \nLOCATION: St. John’s Church Parish Hall in Church Hill. 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA 23223 \nRegistration is closed because this Master Class has sold out.  \nINSTRUCTOR\nDana Isokawa is the associate editor of Poets & Writers Magazine\, where she edits the magazine’s sections on writing contests and fellowships\, literary news and trends\, and conferences and residencies. She writes the magazine’s column on literary journals\, Literary MagNet\, and also helps curate the publication’s annual feature on debut poets. She has served as the interviews editor for Washington Square Review\, and has taught creative writing in New York University hospitals. She received her MFA in poetry from New York University. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class\, we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness\, and as fiction editor at Pangyrus\, a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online\, via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28\, you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel\, Marriage and Other Monuments\, is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann\, Dreams of the Red Phoenix\, and River of Dust\, and the story collection\, Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Literary Hub\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-the-path-to-publication-how-to-submit-your-work-to-journals-and-contests/ LOCATION:St. John’s Church Parish Hall\, 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Master Class 2018,Master Classes ORGANIZER;CN="James River Writers":MAILTO:programdirector@jamesriverwriters.org GEO:37.5312256;-77.4201033 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Do you have a poem or story or essay you’d like to submit for publication? In this master class we’ll discuss approaches to submitting your work for publication—where to find contests and journals open to submissions and how to find ones that are a good fit for your work. We’ll cover everything from how to make sure a contest is credible to how to format your piece for submission. Join Dana Isokawa associate editor of Poets & Writers Magazine for an in-depth look at journal and contest submissions. \n\nCOST: $65 for members; $80 for non-members \nDATE: Thursday April 26 2018 \nTIME: 9:00 – 12:00 p.m. \n St. John’s Church Parish Hall in Church Hill. 2401 E Broad St Richmond VA 23223 \nRegistration is closed because this Master Class has sold out.  \nINSTRUCTOR\nDana Isokawa is the associate editor of Poets & Writers Magazine where she edits the magazine’s sections on writing contests and fellowships literary news and trends and conferences and residencies. She writes the magazine’s column on literary journals Literary MagNet and also helps curate the publication’s annual feature on debut poets. She has served as the interviews editor for Washington Square Review and has taught creative writing in New York University hospitals. She received her MFA in poetry from New York University. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n In this two-hour master class we’ll discuss the life of the short story—how to take your drafts to the next level; the process of submitting to literary journals; what lit magazine editors are looking for; and how to use your published story to help propel your writing career. Virginia will share an insider’s perspective as a fellow short story writer with her own collection Shelf Life of Happiness and as fiction editor at Pangyrus a literary journal.\n  \nWhen: Thursday August 28 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n \nWhere: Online via the Zoom platform\n \n$50 Members; $75 Non-Members\n \nThis Master Class was rescheduled from July. If you already registered and plan to attend at the new time on August 28 you do not need to register again.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n\n \n \n YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n VIRGINIA PYE‘s forthcoming novel Marriage and Other Monuments is set in Richmond in the summer of 2020. She is also author of the historical novels The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann Dreams of the Red Phoenix and River of Dust and the story collection Shelf Life of Happiness. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times Literary Hub Publisher’s Weekly Writer’s Digest and elsewhere. She is fiction editor at the literary journal Pangyrus. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2401 E Broad St:geo:-77.4201033,37.5312256 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR