WRITER'S ORGANIZATIONS

VIRGINIA WRITERS CLUB, INC. (VWC) www.virginiawritersclub.org  (Celebrating 91st Anniversary in 2009)
Founded in November, 1918 - James Branch Cabell, First President - First meetings held at the home of Ellen Glasgow

Blue Ridge Chapter VWC  www.blueridgewriters.org  (Meets in Charlottesville, VA - First established Chapter of the VWC)
Chesapeake Bay Writers Chapter VWC  www.chesapeakebaywriters.org  (Meets in Port Hayward, VA)
Hampton Roads Chapter VWC  (757) 482-2493  (Meets in Virginia Beach, VA)
Hanover Writers Chapter VWC  www.hanoverwriters.org  (Meets in Hanover, VA  - "Sister Chapter" of the Richmond Chapter VWC)
James-York Chapter VWC  http://tinyurl.com/7muh4  (Meets in Yorktown, VA)
Northern Virginia Chapter VWC  www.northernvirginiawriters.org  (Meets in Falls Church, VA)
Richmond Chapter VWC  www.richmondwriters.org  (Meets in Richmond, VA)
Riverside Writers Chapter VWC  www.riversidewriters.com  (Meets in Spotsylvania, VA)
Traveler Chapter VWC  (804) 530-3817  (Meets in Chester, VA)
Valley Writers Chapter VWC www.valleywriters.org  (Meets in Roanoke, VA)


OTHER VIRGINIA ORGANIZATIONS

James River Writers - Richmond, Virginia  www.jamesriverwriters.org (Monthly Seminars; Producer of the annual James River Writers Festival)
Poetry Society of Virginia  www.poetrysocietyofvirginia.org
The Writer's Center - Bethesda, Maryland  www.writer.org
Virginia Press Women  www.virginiapresswomen.org
Virginia Romance Writers  www.virginiaromancewriters.com
WriterHouse - Charlottesville, Virginia  www.writerhouse.org (Weekly Workshops & Seminars)


NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

California Writers Club  www.calwriters.org  (Celebrating 100th Anniversary in 2009)
Independent Book Publishers Association www.ibpa-online.org
Maryland Writers Association  www.marylandwriters.org
Mid-Atlantic Book Publishers Association www.midatlanticbookpublishers.com
Mystery Writers of America www.mysterywriters.org
National League of American Pen Women  www.nlapw.org
Sisters in Crime www.sistersincrime.org
Small Publishers Association of North America  www.spannet.org
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs  www.awpwriter.org
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators  www.scbwi-midatlantic.org

RICHMOND WRITER MEETING ARCHIVES

JULY 21, 2010 - "Nonfiction VS Fiction: Can A Writer Do Both?" with author Pamela Kinney (Tuckahoe Library 7-8:30 pm)
JUNE 16, 2010 - "The Pros & Cons of Self-Publishing" with editor Charlie Finley (Gayton Library 7-8:30 pm)
MAY 19, 2010 - "Submitting & Tracking Submissions of Short Stories" workshop with Linda Layne (Gayton Library 7-8:30 pm)
APRIL 21, 2010 - Poetry Readings by Members & Tips (Tuckahoe Library 7-8:30 pm)
MARCH 16, 2010 - "Going Green" Writing Practice Session (Gayton Library 6:30-8:30 pm)
FEBRUARY 17, 2010 - "Writing Romance Novels" with novelist Mary Montague Sikes (Gayton Library, 6:30-8:30 PM)
JANUARY 20, 2010 - "Goodie Bag" Writing Practice Session (Gayton Library, 6:30 - 8:30 PM)
DECEMBER 16, 2009 - "Member's Choice" Readings (Gayton Library, 6:30 - 8:30 PM)
NOVEMBER 18, 2009 - Member Readings, "Thankful" theme (Tuckahoe Library, 6:30 - 8:30 PM)
OCTOBER 21, 2009 - Contest Winners Reading (Barnes & Noble-Short Pump, 6:30 - 8:30 PM)
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 - Discussion Group (Barnes & Noble-Short Pump, 6:30 - 8:00 PM)
        TOPIC: Making Mysteries with the Founding Fathers
        GUEST SPEAKER:  Marion Moore Hill, author  www.marionmoorehill.com   HANDOUT
JULY 15, 2009 - Discussion Group (Barnes & Noble-Short Pump, 6:30-8:30 PM)
            TOPIC: Writing & Publishing in Tough Economic Times
            GUEST SPEAKER: Linda Dini Jenkins, author/editor   www.upatthevilla.com    HANDOUT