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SUMMARY:Chasing History: A Summer Speaker Event with Karen A. Chase
DESCRIPTION:JRW is pleased to offer a special\, free summer event with JRW member and debut novelist\, Karen A. Chase. Her celebrated new book\, Carrying Independence\, has taken the Richmond literary scene by storm. Weeks before her packed book launch event\, she had already sold out the limited-edition pre-order campaign\, had an article in Richmond magazine\, and been interviewed on radio and podcast programs. \nThis is your chance to hear for yourself how Karen carefully researched her historical novel to bring the story of the Declaration of Independence to life. Some of the questions Karen can answer for us include\, “Why was there just one copy of the Declaration with the signatures?” “Which Continental Congress delegates did not attend the formal signing?” and “How were those signatures acquired?” \nWhat could be more appropriate as we head toward the Fourth of July than hearing about a critical time in our nation’s birth at Historic St. John’s Church\, where liberty found its voice! \n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, June 25 \nTime: 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. \nLocation: Historic St. John’s Church Parish Hall\, 2401 East Broad Street\, Richmond\, VA 23223 \nPrice: Free\, but please R.S.V.P
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/chasing-history-a-summer-speaker-event-with-karen-a-chase/
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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.
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
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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.
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
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SUMMARY:MASTER CLASS: The Business of Querying
DESCRIPTION:Join YA author Sarah Glenn Marsh for a workshop on the business of querying\, from crafting a killer query letter to best practices when approaching agents online or at a conference\, and how to interpret any feedback you receive while querying. Marsh will break down the components of a great query letter using examples (including some from volunteer participants!)\, explain the value of comp titles and how to choose them\, and will ensure everyone leaves the class with the feedback necessary to create their best query yet\, as well as resources to research potential agents.\n\n  \nCOST: $65 for members; $80 for non-members \nDATE: Saturday\, March 3\, 2018 \nTIME: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. \nLOCATION: St. John’s Church Parish Hall in Church Hill. 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA 23223 \nREGISTER TODAY\nINSTRUCTOR\nSarah Glenn Marsh\, author of Fear the Drowning Deep and several forthcoming picture books\nSarah Glenn Marsh is an author of young adult novels including the Reign of the Fallen duology and Fear the Drowning Deep\, as well as children’s picture books like Selfie Sebastian and A Campfire Tail. An avid fantasy reader from the day her dad handed her a copy of The Hobbit and promised it would change her life\, she’s been making up words and worlds ever since. She lives in Virginia with her husband and their tiny zoo of four rescued greyhounds\, three birds\, and many fish. \nWhen she’s not writing\, she’s often painting\, or engaged in nerdy pursuits from video games to tabletop adventures. You can visit her online at www.sarahglennmarsh.com\, and follow her on Twitter @SG_Marsh. \n 
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/master-class-business-querying/
LOCATION:St. John’s Church Parish Hall\, 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, United States
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SUMMARY:August Master Class: The Naked Truth
DESCRIPTION:Writing a Memoir that Moves Readers\nwith Marita Golden \nWriting memoir is a way to find meaning in our lives\, make art of our experiences with pain\, trauma\, coming of age\, and struggles with identity–all the “stuff” of life. But how does one dig deep\, chip away at the walls of self-censorship and the rules against speaking the “unspeakable”? How does one discover the voice that is demanding release and write with beauty and–the primary requirement of memoir–courage? In this workshop\, we will explore writing techniques that will allow participants to write with transformative power. Our time together will consist of in-class writing\, discussion of work in progress\, and examination of published memoirists. \nSPEAKER\n \nCo-founder and President Emeritus of the Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Foundation\,  Marita Golden is a veteran teacher of writing and an acclaimed award-winning author of over a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction. As a teacher of writing she has served as a member of  the faculties of the MFA Graduate Creative Writing Programs at George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth University and in  the MA Creative Writing Program at John Hopkins University. She has taught writing workshops nationally and internationally to a variety of constituencies. \nHer new novel is The Wide Circumference of Love.  Her other books include the novels After and The Edge of Heaven and the memoirs Migrations of the Heart\, Saving Our Sons and Don’t Play in the Sun One Woman’s Journey Through the Color Complex. She is the recipient of many awards including the Writers for Writers Award presented by Barnes & Noble and Poets and Writers and the Fiction Award for her novel After awarded by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. \nDate: Thursday\, August 31\, 2017 \nTime: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. \nLocation: St. John’s Church Parish Hall\, 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA 23223 \nPrice: $60 for members; $75 for non-members \n[themify_button style=”large red” link=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/u7s_sY4lyCBV1dlONB96Jw”]Register Today[/themify_button] \nAnd make sure you don’t miss Marita Golden on Wednesday\, August 30\, at The Writing Show.
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/august-master-class-naked-truth/
LOCATION:St. John’s Church Parish Hall\, 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, United States
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SUMMARY:RVA Lit Crawl with JRW
DESCRIPTION:Join JRW readers for the first RVA Lit Crawl on April 22\, 2017\, from 3:30 – 4:30 at St. John’s Parish Hall. \nThe RVA Lit Crawl\, April 21 and 22\, includes 16 readings featuring a wide range of Richmond-area authors at venues all around town. Visit rvalitcrawl.org for details about other readers and venues.
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/rva-lit-crawl/
LOCATION:St. John’s Church Parish Hall\, 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Event
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