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2008 Club-Sponsored Events/Meetings: Guest Speaker's Showcase

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June 18th Dinner Meeting: Speaker Dorothy Anderson on "Things you don't get in Creative Writing Courses

Some 32 members and guests gathered at the Pilot House Inn in Topping for fellowship, good food and some informative and motivational pointers on writing from Dorothy Anderson.  It was a delightful evening of networking and conversation about writing.

 

 

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  
June 18 Dorothy Anderson on "Things you don't get in Creative Writing Courses" E-mail: delgae@tni.net
September 6 John Conlee TBA  
October 25 Writers Workshop at Yorktown Library: Loree Lough  
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/Alink of the month archive
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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