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The Writing Show, sponsored by James River Writers, is held on the last Thursday of the month. The Writing Show brings published authors and other literary professionals together in one place for an insider's look at the craft and the business of writing. In every genre, for every kind of writer, The Writing Show offers inspiration, motivation, and thought-provoking conversation all in a lively, entertaining format. Entertaining, interactive, The Writing Show is ... ... Inside the Actor's Studio meets the New York Times bestseller list. ... The Tonight Show meets the art of writing. It's inspiring. It's fun. And it's only happening here, live in Richmond. Click here for a history of all writing show speakers. (PDF doc) |
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Andrew Corsello has been writing and editing for GQ Magazine for 13 years. Many of his stories there have explored the nature of creative genius (liver transplant pioneer Thomas Starzl; teen electrical engineering genius Ryan Patterson) and salvation (evangelical Christianity in the NFL; the transformative power of church singing; the human sou''s need for testosterone). Four of Corsello's stories have been nominated for the National Magazine Award, with "The Other Side of Hate," his feature about racial and spiritual reconciliation in Zimbabwe, winning in 2007.
Jon Kukla aims to present first-rate historical scholarship to a general readership. His recent books, Mr. Jefferson's Women (Knopf, 2007) and A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America (Knopf, 2003), were selections of the History Book Club and the Book of the Month Club. From 2000 to 2007 he was executive director of Red Hill, The Patrick Henry National Memorial in Charlotte County, VA. He now lives, writes, and serves on the JRW Board of Directors in Richmond, where he is working on a fresh narrative of the American Revolution.
Tiffany Trent has been unable to stop writing since her first poem at age nine. She won her first major writing award in high school for a fantasy story. In addition to writing fantasy, she pens award-winning nonfiction and has published essays and articles about environmental issues. She holds three master's degrees, and although she swore she would never go back to school, she now teaches English at Virginia Tech. To feed the muse, she has lived and worked in Hong Kong, mainland China, Oregon, Montana, and North Carolina. She currently lives in Virginia with her globe-trotting wildlife biologist husband and four charming felines.
Brooks Smith is a local environmental lawyer, writer and lover of the City. In his regular commentary series on WCVE Public Radio, Rediscovering Richmond, he celebrates the City's landmarks, storylines, and people. He is also an occasional contributor to Style Weekly and other local publications. A selection of Brooks's essays and historic Richmond photographs will be released this fall in Facts and Legends of the Hills of Richmond (a collaboration with photographer Wayne Dementi).
Fantasy writer Bill Blume's short stories have been published by "Spinetingler Magazine." He is also the writer/artist for the online comic strip "The Wildcat's Lair" and a member of the "Ten Page Club." He has served on JRW's Board of Directors since December of 2006 and was chair for JRW's annual Conference in 2007. Bill earned a BA in Journalism from the University of South Carolina and worked as a news producer for WTVR-TV in Richmond until 2001.