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Upcoming Events
Please join HRW at our next OPEN MIC night!
 Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at the Mary D. Pretlow Library, 111 W. Ocean View Ave, Norfolk from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Jerry Sheeley will emcee the event.
Please bring 3-5 minutes of material to share. Sign-ups to read begin at 6PM and the readings run from 6:30 to 8:30. This open mic is open to everyone, writers and readers alike.
HRW's 2010 Calendar of Events
Open Mic--Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at the Towne Bank Building, 137 Mount Pleasant Road, Chesapeake from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Phyllis Johnson will emcee this event.
Open Mic--Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Virginia Beach BLVD, VB from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Robert P. Arthur, poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, critic, professor, and author of Hymn to the Chesapeake will emcee the event. Authur has just received his second nomination as Poet Laureate of Virginia
Open Mic--Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the Mary D. Pretlow Library, 111 W. Ocean View Ave, Norfolk from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Michael Khandelwal will emcee the event.
TRAVELING PEN SERIES WORKSHOP #2--Creating Memorable Characters--Saturday, August 28, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Mary D. Pretlow Library, 111 W. Ocean View Ave, Norfolk. Registration begins at 10:15. This interactive workshop will help writers create unforgettable characters that will leave readers wanting more. Workshop participants should come prepared to write. This workshop will be facilitated by Judi McCoy, author of 17 published novels. Judi also teaches the two-day aspiring author course each year at the Romantic Times Booklovers’ convention. Though her first 14 books were romances, her newest series is shelved in the mystery section of your bookstore. The dog walker mysteries feature Ellie Engleman, a dog walker on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, who speaks to her dogs and understands what they say to her. The series has made her a national best-selling author, while the first book, Hounding the Pavement, received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. To learn more about Judi and her novels visit her website at: http://www.judimccoy.com.NOTE: $13 for HRW members and $15 for all others.
Open Mic--Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Virginia Beach BLVD, VB from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. This open mic will be a celebration of poetry and of the life of Dr. Bill Carroll, an extraordinary man and dear friend of HRW.
2nd Annual Writers' Conference--Friday and Saturday, September 24 and 25, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel, 1900 Pavilion Drive, VB from 8:00 AM to 4 PM each day. Watch the website for details.
Open Mic--Wednesday,September 29, 2010 at the Mary D. Pretlow Library, 111 W. Ocean View Ave, Norfolk from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. D.D. Delaney will emcee this event.
Open Mic--Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Virginia Beach BLVD, VB from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Author, Christy Barritt will emcee this event.
Open Mic--Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at the Mary D. Pretlow Library, 111 W. Ocean View Ave, Norfolk from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. The emcee has not yet been determined.
TRAVELING PEN SERIES WORKSHOP #3--Plotting the Mystery--Saturday, November 6 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Hampton Main Library, 4207 Victoria Blvd, Hampton. Check-in begins at 9:15. This workshop consists of discussion and exercises in pacing, creating tension, weaving sub-plots, creating high points, story boards, and plot outlines. Attendees will get advice on five-minute hooks, handling backstory, and building conflict. Maria Hudgins,
author of the Dotsy Lamb Travel Mysteries, will facilitate this workshop. NOTE: $13 for HRW members and $15 for all others.
Open Mic--Monday, November 15, 2010 at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Virginia Beach BLVD, VB from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. The emcee has not yet been determined.
Open Mic--Monday, November 22, 2010 at the Mary D. Pretlow Library, 111 W. Ocean View Ave, Norfolk from 6:00 to 8:30 PM has been canceled.
Open Mic--Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Virginia Beach BLVD, VB from 6:00 to 8:30 PM has been canceled.
Open Mic--Monday, December 20, 2010 at the Mary D. Pretlow Library, 111 W. Ocean View Ave, Norfolk from 6:00 to 8:30 PM has been canceled.
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