SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
OCTOBER 6-15, 2011
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THE JAMES RIVER WRITERS CONFERENCE
When: Thursday–Saturday, October 6-9
Venue: The Library of Virginia
Authors. Agents. Insiders. And you.
Participate in this year’s JRW conference to pitch your project, learn how to improve your craft and meet fellow writers. Featured speakers include Robert Goolrick, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Reliable Wife; Tayari Jones, author of Leaving Atlanta; Karl Marlantes, author of the New York Times bestseller Matterhorn, and Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor Award-winning author of The Underneath.
A LITERARY EVENING WITH TAYARI JONES
When:
Friday, October 7, 2011 |
7:00 PM
Venue: VCU Student Commons
Richmond Salons, 907 Floyd Avenue
This event is free of charge and no advance registration is required.
Reading from her new novel Silver Sparrow, a story about a secret, two women and the South. Book signing follows.
REGISTRATION SPECIAL !
REGISTER BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 AND FIVE LUCKY WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A $15.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE VIRGINIA SHOP AT THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA
NARRATIVE DRIVE: A NONFICTION WRITER’S WORKSHOP
When: Wednesday, October 12 | 8:30 AM–noon
Venue: The Library of Virginia
This half-day of insightful guidance and hands-on instruction is for writers of articles, essays, nonfiction books or memoirs. Featured writers are Ellen Brown, Dean King, and Charlie Slack. A first chapter may be submitted for review.
Questions? 804.692.3900
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: AN EVENING WITH VIRGINIA POETS
When: Wednesday, October 12 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Venue: The Library of Virginia
The event is free of charge and no advance registration is required.
This evening of poetry features Kelly Cherry, Poet Laureate of Virginia, who will be joined by fellow Virginia poets Michael Chitwood, Kathleen Graber and Lesley Wheeler (all finalists for the Library of Virginia Literary Awards 2011 Poetry Award) for an evening of readings and discussion, followed by a reception. This event is sponsored by the Carole M. Weinstein Virginia Authors Fund.
Questions? 804.692.3900
WHODUNIT? |A DAY OF MYSTERY MADNESS FOR MYSTERY FANS
When: Thursday, October 13 | 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM
Venue: The Library of Virginia
Fee and registration for lunch; panels are free of charge but require advance registration
If you are a fan of the genre, then don’t miss this event that hosts a dozen of the best mystery writers in the business for a reader-friendly, interactive and fun day of discussion and insight. There will be break-out panels in the morning and afternoon to enjoy casual conversation and Q&A, and a lunch hosted by the venerable author and People’s Choice Award nominee Donna Andrews. Book signings will be available throughout the day. This powerhouse lineup of talent includes Donna Andrews, Mollie Bryan, Meredith Cole, Ellen Crosby, Jan Neuharth, Alan Orloff, Brad Parks, Sandy Parshall, David L. Robbins, JB Stanley, Andy Straka, and Irene Ziegler.
Moderators are Art Taylor, Steve Weddle, Katherine Neville and Meredith Cole.
Panels:
9:30 - 10:30 - “What Comes First: Plot of Character?” -- moderated by Art Taylor featuring Orloff, Crosby, Cole, Andrews and Bryan.
10:45 - 11:45 - “Professionals v. Amateurs” – moderated by Steve Weddle featuring Neuharth, Straka and Stanley.
1:30 - 2:30 - " THE CUTTING EDGE: What makes a thriller different from a mystery? ” – moderated by Katherine Neville featuring Parks, Parshall, Robbins, and Ziegler.
Questions? 804.692.3900
DON’T TOUCH THAT DIAL!
A Conversation with Earl Hamner
TICKET DEADLINE IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 10!
When: Friday, October 14 | 11:30 AM
Venue: The Jefferson Hotel
The words “goodnight John Boy” serve as more than just memorable lines from a television show– lines like these serve as iconic memories for the baby boomer generation. Writer and native Virginian Earl Hamner will explore the effect that television has had on viewers from a time when it was a relatively new and novel medium. The format is a conversation with journalist Lisa LaFata Powell, and will include audience questions.
Questions? 804.692.3900
AUTHORS, ARTISTS AND ART
When: Friday, October 14 | 6:30 PM
Venue: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
An interactive audience-focused discussion about art-based books, with bestselling novelist Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Swan Thieves and The Historian, bestselling journalist Mary Lynn Kotz, author of Rauschenberg: Art and Life andUpstairs at the White House, art historian and Smithsonian lecturer Aneta Georgievska-Shine author of Rubens and the Archaeology of Myth, and noted artist and art collector Clarice Smith, sponsor of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art -- moderated by author and artist Katherine Neville
Questions? 804.692.3900
THE VIRGINIA LITERARY AWARDS CELEBRATION
When: Saturday, October 15 | 7:00 PM
Venue: The Library of Virginia
The Virginia Literary Awards honor authors from Virginia as well as works written about Virginia. This year the awards will be hosted by best-selling author Adriana Trigiani, and the Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Earl Hamner. Note: this event is expected to sell out – please purchase tickets early.
Questions? 804.692.3900
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