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Club-Sponsored Events/Meetings: Guest Speaker's Showcase
(photo below courtesy
of Martha Anne King)
Author and
Journalist,Wilford Kale
speaks at CBW Dinner Meeting,
Wednesday,
June 16, 2010 in Williamsburg
Wilford Kale (left) with Catherine Brooks at book signing. |
Twenty-four members and guests turned out to hear
Wilford Kale
discuss his writing career and historical research for his books. Kale
began as a sports writer for the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
in 1960 and later moved to the State News Bureau of the
Richmond Times-Dispatch in Williamsburg (1967). He continued
writing for that paper part time while serving a two-year
stint in the U.S. Army. Upon his discharge in 1971, Kale
returned to Times-Dispatch full time, retring in 1993 as
Bureau Chief for Eastern Virginia.
Kale has written, co-authored or
edited seven books. The first was Hark Upon the Gale--An
Illustrated History of the College of William and Mary,
published in 1985 and reprinted in 1990. In 2007/08 an entirely
new edition came out, updated and completely redesigned. The
foreword was written by Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister
of Great Britain and former W&M Chancellor.
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Kale also produced three other books about W&M,
including Goal to Goal--100 Seasons of Football at William and Mary,
which he co-authored. It was published in 1997. More recently, he completed
two books for the Dietz Press in Richmond/Petersburg, compiling and editing
historical articles by Parke Rouse Jr. (who died in 1997) about the English
Settlement of 1607 at Jamestown. That book is entitled Jamestown's Story:
Act One of the American Dream.
The second of Kale's Dietz Press books is
titled Hampton in the Bygone Days -- 400 years on the Virginia Peninsula,
which contains about 50 historical vignettes on various aspects of Hampton's
history from 1610 until the late 20th century. Kale compiled the book from
a variety of sources. Included were Kale's updates of Rouse's stories and
seven new ones he authored to broaden the historical overview.
Kale's current writing project comes out of
his master's degree thesis at the University of Leicester in Leicester,
England. The working title is "The Student is Converted into the Warrior:
The College of William and Mary and its association with the military." He
has spent the past three years researching the story.
Signed copies of his books were available at
the meeting.
2010
Club-Sponsored Events/Meetings
| Date of Event |
Topic of
Presentation |
Speaker e-mail or Website |
| February 18 |
Election Meeting - Luncheon - No Program |
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| April 16 |
Wesley C. Wilson - dinner - Historical
Research on T.C. Walker |
Voices of Freedom Website |
| June 16 |
Wilford Kale - Dinner - Researching an
Historical book -- Techniques, Tips and Traps |
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| September 11 |
TBA |
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| November 11 |
All Stars Luncheon Gala |
Click here to view photos and to read
the winning entries. |
2009
Club-Sponsored Events/Meetings
2008
Club-Sponsored Events/Meetings
| Date of Event |
Topic of
Presentation |
Speaker (Click for Website) |
| February 20 |
Election of Officers/Business Meeting |
N/A |
| April 16 |
Neal Steele, Talk Radio Host of CBW Second
Mondays at WXGM in Gloucester:
How to make use of Radio to market yourself and your writing |
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| June 18 |
Dorothy Anderson on "Things you don't get
in Creative Writing Courses" |
E-mail:
delgae@tni.net |
| September 6 |
Meeting Cancelled - Tropical Storm Hanna |
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| October 25 |
Writers Workshop at Yorktown Library: Loree
Lough |
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| November 12 |
All Stars Luncheon Gala |
Open Mic Writing Competition |
2007
Club-Sponsored Events/Meetings
| Date of Event |
Topic of
Presentation |
Speaker (Click for Website) |
| February 21 |
Award-winning author of Nonfiction
Childrens books Paul Fleisher, Topic: Getting Published |
PaulFleisher.com
His 33
Books |
| April 18 |
Gail Kenna,
"Inventing the Truth: The Memoir as a Literary Form" |
Gailkenna@aol.com |
| June 20 |
Edward Cline, "Lacunae and Artistic License. Being true to the
historical record - when there is a record" |
Link Expired |
| September 19 |
Eunice Hyer: Storytelling |
traditionaltales.com |
| October 20,27 |
Writers Expos in Northern Neck, Middle
Peninsula and Williamsburg |
N/A |
| November 14 |
All Stars Luncheon Gala |
Open Mic Writing Competition |
2006
Club-Sponsored Events/Meetings
| Date of Event |
Topic of
Presentation |
Speaker (Click for Website) |
| February 15 |
CBW Business Meeting - Election of Officers
for 2006-2008 |
N/A |
| April 19 |
What Makes Writers Tick |
Lindsay Gibson, Psy.D.
(E-Mail) |
| June 21 |
"Flaying, Flogging and Flirting: what
really happened at Jamestown when John Smith was there" |
Karla
Kraynak (K.K.) Bruno |
| September 20 |
Poetry From Inspiration to Product |
Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda |
| October 28 |
Writers Expo in Northern Neck: Heathsville
Public Library |
Open Mic and Book Signing |
| November 14 |
All Stars Luncheon Gala |
Open Mic Writing Competition |
2005
Club-Sponsored Events/Meetings
| Date of Event |
Topic of
Presentation |
Speaker (Click for Website) |
| February 16 |
Incorporating Creative Nonfiction
into your Writing |
Heidi
Hartwiger |
| March 20 |
Round Table: Myers-Briggs &
Character Development |
Mary Ann/Dave Carr |
| April 20 |
The Art of Writing Comedy for
Performance |
Coach Tom Holaday |
| June 15 |
Character Development performed in
Character |
Becky
Mushco |
| September 21 |
Techniques to Develop Your Voice |
Linda Rae Johnson |
| November 16 |
All Stars Luncheon Gala |
Open Mic Writing Competition |
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