Querypalooza 2024 | 2 Parts Tuesday, July 9 | 5:30–7:30 pm | Query Letter Master Class Tuesday July 16, 2024 | 5:30–7:30 pm | Private Consultation with a Query Expert James 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 […]
Community is at the core of everything we do, and Writers Wednesday is the perfect place to strengthen that. Writers Wednesday brings together writers of every experience level and genre in a casual atmosphere to connect, laugh, and revel in a well-deserved break. While hosting this program online, we create rotating, intimate groups of 3-5 […]
Award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature MEG MEDINA shares insights from her writing journey, reflecting on valuable lessons learned from failures along the way. She'll discuss what rejections can teach about improving your craft and understanding varying tastes. Hear her tips for challenges like lackluster sales and books going out of print, […]
Thursdays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | August 8, 15, & 22 Whether you’re creating a fantasy world from scratch, bending history, or hoping to capture your current reality authentically, worldbuilding is an important tool in your writing arsenal. In this three-part series, we’ll share ideas and processes about where to start, how to build […]
Community is at the core of everything we do, and Writers Wednesday is the perfect place to strengthen that. Writers Wednesday brings together writers of every experience level and genre in a casual atmosphere to connect, laugh, and revel in a well-deserved break. We rotate hosting these programs online and in-person, and August will be […]
With social media making it easy to instantly share everyone’s very worst behavior, how do you avoid missteps for yourself and your writing career? A conference organizer, a literary agent, and an indie bookseller “spill the tea” on good intentions gone wrong and horrible intentions gone nuclear, and share best practices for playing well with […]
Community is at the core of everything we do, and Writers Wednesday is the perfect place to strengthen that. Writers Wednesday brings together writers of every experience level and genre in a casual atmosphere to connect, laugh, and revel in a well-deserved break. We rotate hosting these programs online and in-person, and September will be online, via […]
Community is at the core of everything we do, and Writers Wednesday is the perfect place to strengthen that. Writers Wednesday brings together writers of every experience level and genre in a casual atmosphere to connect, laugh, and revel in a well-deserved break. We rotate hosting these programs online and in-person, and September will be online, via […]
Community is at the core of everything we do, and Writers Wednesday is the perfect place to strengthen that. Writers Wednesday brings together writers of every experience level and genre in a casual atmosphere to connect, laugh, and revel in a well-deserved break. We rotate hosting these programs online and in-person, and November will be […]
Sometimes main characters who make questionable decisions, stand up for themselves in unpopular ways, or break with traditional molds are labeled "unlikeable." Is that always a bad thing? How unlikeable can a character be before readers give up? How do you layer a character so that they’re well-rounded and believably flawed but not too flawed? […]
See Richmond CultureWorks for other literary events in the area.