The 2008 James River Writers Conference

The 2008 conference is sold out. We are creating
a wait list in case there are cancellations or if extra seats become available. Also, if you join the waiting list, we will be sure to contact you in advance of the 2009 conference.

Add your name to the waiting list.

Featuring

David Baldacci, New York Times best-selling author of 17 novels.
Adriana Trigiani, New York Times best-selling author of the Big Stone Gap series.
Diane Mott Davidson, New York Times best-selling culinary mysteries.
Claudia Emerson, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.
Kate Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Friday Night Knitting Club.
Kirk Ellis, Emmy-winning screenwriter, HBO's John Adams.
Shannon Ravenel, founder of Algonquin Books and editor of thirteen volumes of The Best American Short Stories.
Chuck Adams, an editor at Algonquin Books who has edited a range of both fiction and nonfiction, including Water for Elephants.
Colin Fox, senior editor at Simon & Schuster, where he has worked with Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Rose, Billy Crystal, Lou Dobbs and Henry Louis Gates.

Visit the Conference 2008 site for more info.

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Writers Wednesdays

Next Writers Wednesdays is Wednesday, October 8.

Looking for fellow writers? JRW hosts a casual “meet and greet” every second Wednesday. Join us at Richbrau Brewing Company's TapHouse Grill in historic Shockoe Slip, 1212 East Cary Street, when we get together with fellow Richmond-area writers in all stages and genres for a casual evening of socializing and shop talk. 5:30-7:30 PM. Parking after 4 PM is $3.00 behind the Tobacco Company (enter the deck from 12th Street between Canal and Cary Streets).

JRW is making a difference

James River Writers has been honored twice in Central Virginia. In September, 2006, we were among the recipients of the 2006 Theresa Pollak Prize for excellence in the arts, awarded by Richmond magazine. In its January 31, 2007, issue, Style Weekly recognized the founding of James River Writers as one of the pivotal moments in the past quarter-century of Richmond Arts. We wouldn't have received these recognitions without the fantastic support of our members and corporate sponsors. Thank you, Virginia!