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HRW Members

Some of our members are professional writers, others are just starting out. Whether you write novels, short stories, flash fiction, drabble, poetry, memoirs, creative nonfiction, juvenile fiction, young adult fiction, historical fiction, chick lit, mysteries, thrillers, romance, horror, Sci Fi, or something in between, you'll find a home at HRW. Our membership also includes non writers who are passionate in their desire to foster reading and writing programs throughout Hampton Roads.

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EXECUTUVE BOARD MEMBERS:

  • Lauran Strait--President of the Board of Directors

  • Nancy Blumenberg --Vice President of the Board of Directors

  • Bob Strait--Outgoing Treasurer

  • George Okaty--Incoming Treasurer

  • Susan Okaty--Secretary

  • Linda Carol Cobb

  • Leigh Anne Lagoe, who writes as Red Lagoe

  • Karrie Loomis McDaniels

  • Valerie Wilkinson


    • ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS:
  • Dr. Rita Budrionis

  • Rick Eley

  • John Ickes

  • Skip Keith

  • Michael Khandelwal

  • Allie Marie

  • Dr. Anne Meek

  • Sherrie Pilkington

  • Evelyn Wagoner



    • OTHER HRW MEMBERS:
  • Elisabeth Abbott*

  • Regina Abbott*

  • Ann Abraham

  • John Aguiar*

  • Kathryn Ahearn*

  • Israel Akinkoye

  • Amanda Aksel*

  • Donald Alcorn*

  • Lois Allen

  • Michell Allen*

  • Anita Alphin*

  • Lisa Anderson

  • Jeff Andrews

  • Mary Lou Andrews

  • Cathy Archambeault*

  • Chris Archer*

  • Linda Ardison*

  • Dr. Karen Armstrong

  • Stephanie Austin*

  • Teresa Austin*

  • Frances Aylor*

  • Charity Ayres*

  • James Babcock*

  • Dr. Christine Baco*

  • Emily Baine*

  • Midori Bamba

  • Suzanna Banwell*

  • Joseph Barboza*

  • Sandra Barker

  • Mary Barnes*

  • Joan Barns*

  • Bradley Barrett

  • Heather Barrett

  • Nancy Barrood*

  • Marilyn Barton

  • Scott Bartow*

  • Anne Bartholomew

  • Marty Basden

  • Myra L. Walton-Basnight

  • Kristine Bauer*

  • Katherine Bavuso*

  • Crystal Baxter*

  • Deborah Baxter

  • Erin Beaty*

  • Gerrie Beck*

  • Daniel Belcher*

  • Jennifer Belgrade*

  • Rick Bennett*

  • Hilary Benoit

  • Joan Benson

  • Aaron Bertram*

  • Roy Bertram

  • Jane Bethel*

  • Jennie Bethel*

  • Sham Bevel*

  • Elaine Biech*

  • Jane Birch*

  • William Bishop*

  • David Bisset*

  • Leah Blakeman

  • Mark Bland*

  • Janis Blimling

  • James Bodino

  • Andrew Boczar*

  • Karl Bogott

  • Robin Boisseau*

  • Scott Bolynn*

  • Benjamin Boone

  • Emerson Boone

  • K.C. Bosch*

  • Tanya Boucicaut*

  • Dr. Dennis Bounds

  • Carol Bova*

  • Virginia Bowman*

  • Austin Boyce*

  • Eva Boyd

  • James Boyd

  • Doug Boynton

  • Kathy Brady*

  • Terrie Branch*

  • Stephanie Brannick

  • Donna Briggs*

  • Carol Bronson

  • Alexander Brooks*

  • Dawn Brotherton

  • Kevin Brown

  • Kyla Brown*

  • Christopher Scott-Brown*

  • Kay Brownlow

  • Carol Brumfield*

  • Clifton Bryant

  • Miriam Bryant

  • Reginald Buchanan

  • Shonda Buchanan*

  • Meredith Bunting

  • Mary Lou Burke, who writes as Kaye Rumson*

  • Greg Burkhart

  • Paul Butler

  • Gina Buzby*

  • Sharon Byrd*

  • Nan Byrne*

  • John Cabeen*

  • Jack Callan*

  • John Cameron

  • Jaclyn Campbell*

  • Vanessa Campbell*

  • Andrea Canfield

  • Marianne Cappeto*

  • Dr. Beth Cardier*

  • David Cariens Jr.

  • Jan Carlson-Beaudoin, who writes as J.C. Beaudoin

  • Paula Carlton*

  • Kasey Carnley*

  • Mary Ann Carr*

  • Sherry Carrington*

  • David Cascio

  • Dr. Amanda Chance*

  • Talya Chatman*

  • Jeanette Cheezum

  • Dr. Tom Cheezum*

  • Beth Chenosky*

  • David Chernicky*

  • Alexandra Christle*

  • Dr. Bob Clare*

  • Patrick Clark

  • Dr. Ann Cleland*

  • Mary Catherine Cole

  • Marie Colligan*

  • Lisa Colon

  • Colin Connelly*

  • Crystal Coombes*

  • Terry Cox-Joseph*

  • Robert Craig, Jr.*

  • Sharon Craig

  • Aubrey Cross

  • Kola Crute*

  • Juana Maria Cruz*

  • Hope Dahmen*

  • Claudia Daly

  • Trisha Dash

  • Kathy Davenport*

  • Dr. Annette Davis*

  • Nicole Davis*

  • Emily Davidson*

  • Tom Deans*

  • Latoya DeBardelaben*

  • Jane Decker*

  • Marion Dedrick

  • Alicia Dekker*

  • Marion Dedrick

  • Chandler Story-Dennis*

  • Pamela Brothers Denyes

  • Drema Deòraich

  • Melissa Page Deutsch

  • Kerstin Devlin*

  • Pamela Diggs*

  • Diana Dirle

  • Kaitlin Disney*

  • Susan DiStefano*

  • Janet Dobson

  • Esther Dornin*

  • Nikki Dornin

  • Lea Ann Douglas*

  • Terry Douglas

  • Lisa Drago*

  • Valerie Drees

  • Randy Duncan

  • Debbie Duncan

  • Gwen Dunn

  • Julie Durka

  • Joanne Eddy*

  • Jane Edwards*

  • Vanessa Edwards*, who writes as Vanessa Barger

  • Thomas James Ehrenberger*

  • Kimberly Engebrigtsen

  • Dr. Linda Eure*

  • Sandy Everton*

  • Melissa Face

  • Cheryl Feaster*

  • Sandra Fehr

  • Bob Felty*

  • Randy Ferrance

  • Traci Ferrance*

  • Kim Simon Fink*

  • Nora Firestone*

  • Daniel Ford*

  • Jennifer Ford*

  • Cari Foreman*

  • June Forte*

  • Dr. Matthew Foster*

  • Shonda Foster,who writes as S. A. Foster

  • Judith Fowler

  • Pete Freas*

  • D.M. Frech

  • Marian Friedman*

  • Tom Frost*

  • Perry Gaidurgis*

  • Jeanette Gallagher*

  • Amy Gallardo*

  • Rebecca Galli*

  • Suzanne Ganschinietz

  • Carlos Garcia, III*

  • Olgy Gary*

  • Darril Gibson*

  • Melinda Gibson

  • Rekaya Gibson*

  • Dr. Scott Gibson

  • Nealy Gihan*

  • Gretchen Gillen*

  • Suzanne Goldblatt*

  • Courtney Goodheart

  • Jennifer Gosselin

  • Shari Graber*

  • Dr. Dottie Graham*

  • Amber Gregg

  • Dr. Abbot Granoff

  • Cathy Green

  • Roetina Green*

  • Mark Greene*

  • Judith Juback Griffin*

  • Tracy Grimaldi*

  • Ralph Fuller Grissom*

  • Tony Groeschen

  • Elizabeth Grover*

  • Jean Grow*

  • Jacqueline Guidry*

  • Robert Gunn

  • Omenita Gwinn*

  • Madeleine Ary Hahne

  • Keith Alan Hamilton*

  • Olafur Haraldsson*

  • Dr. Marcia Harrington*

  • Greta Harrison*

  • Linda Harrison*

  • Barbara Harvey*

  • Susan Hastings*

  • Jim Healy

  • Lisa Heins*

  • Lori Hendricks

  • Jean Hendrickson

  • Kathy Hessmer

  • Heather Hildenbrand*

  • Anitra Hill*

  • Elizabeth Hill*, who writers as Lynn Cook

  • James Hill

  • Audrey Hodges*

  • Jim Hodges*

  • Frank Michael Holmes

  • Harry Holmes jr.

  • Connie Hoover

  • Wade Hopkin

  • Sandi Hopkins

  • Tappe Hopson

  • Dr. Gregory Horning

  • Carol Howard*

  • Robert Howard*

  • Jennifer Howard*

  • Melinda Howell*

  • Maria Hudgins*

  • Ron Hudson*

  • Luana Hugel*

  • Rosemarie Hughes*

  • Samantha "Sam" Hulatt

  • Richard Hulbert*

  • John Hunt*

  • Mark Hunter

  • Tom Hurford*

  • Penny Hutson

  • Kathleen Jabs*

  • Blair Jackson*

  • Nicole Jackson,who writes as Y.M. Sheree

  • Kimberly Jaramillo

  • Patti Jarrett

  • Alice Kelley Jernigan*

  • Jeanne Johansen*

  • Jacqueline Johnson

  • Julie Johnson*

  • Lynn Johnson

  • Michelle Johnson*

  • Phyllis Johnson*

  • Joyce Jones*

  • Kaitlin Jones*

  • Vanessa Jones

  • Yvonne Jones

  • Lalitha Jonnal*

  • Lisa Kearns

  • Tammie Kechula*

  • Connie Kee

  • Jessica Kelley*

  • Victoria Kelly*

  • Dr. Chris Kennedy*

  • Jim Kiel*

  • Kimberly King*

  • Shau-Ann King

  • Tina Kingwood

  • John Kinsler*

  • Medina Kirkwood

  • Mary Jean (MJ) Kledzik*

  • Denise Kline*

  • Don Knickles*

  • Joan Knickles*

  • Jules Knowlton

  • John Koehler*

  • Julie Kolb*

  • Gilbert Kraine

  • Robert Krajenke*

  • Dr. Michael Krentz

  • Connie Taylor-Krupp*

  • Nicholas Krupp*

  • John Kuhn

  • David Kushner

  • Star LaBranche*

  • Christina Lampkin*

  • Frieda Landau*

  • Cindy Lane

  • Kay Larrieu

  • Nikolas Larum

  • Judith Laster*

  • Darrell Laurant*

  • Marquita Leary*

  • Loraine Leavy*

  • John Lee*

  • Monica Leftwich*

  • Louise Legier-McGinnis*

  • Eugene Lempert*

  • Katrina Mae Leuzinger

  • Donna Kenworthy Levy*, who writes under the name Donna Kenworthy

  • Samantha (Sam) Leyda*

  • Sylvia Liu*

  • Sheeryl Lim, who writes as S. Briones Lim

  • Narielle Living

  • Browning Lloyd*

  • Annmarie Lockhart

  • Timothy Lockhart

  • Donald Lutz*

  • Dr. Donald Lynch, Jr.

  • John Robert Mack*

  • Michal (Mitak) Mahgerefteh*

  • Jennifer Malia*

  • Catherine Malley*

  • Ginger Marcinkowski*

  • Jane Marks*

  • Helen Marsh*

  • Miko Marsh

  • Rona Marsh

  • Karla Martin*

  • Malcom Massey

  • Annette Mastick*

  • Christopher Matson

  • Morris Matthews*

  • Sheila Mayes

  • Pat McAbee*

  • Jamie McAllister*

  • Kim McAllister

  • Carine McCandless*

  • Brande McCleese*

  • Kate McGaughey*

  • Tanya McInerney*

  • Loftin McLamb

  • Ronald McManus*

  • Shaun Means

  • Nancy Middleton*

  • Kelley Midgett*

  • Diana Miller*

  • Heather Miller

  • Kent Miller*

  • Luchia Miller*

  • Troy Miller

  • Frank Milligan*

  • Joseph Milligan*

  • Yvonne Mingee*

  • Tara Moeller*

  • John Monaghan*

  • Lynn Moon*

  • Carmen Moore*

  • Hilary Moore*

  • Tiffany Moore*

  • Susan Motley

  • Michael Moylan*

  • Diane Muhlendor*f

  • Karen Muldoon*

  • Denise Murden

  • The Muse Writers Center

  • Michael Stephen Myers*

  • Kimberly Naylor*

  • Dr. David Neff*

  • Ann Neidow*

  • Deborah Newell*

  • Pamela Nichols*

  • Drew Nickell*

  • Theresa Nitz*

  • Collin Norman*

  • Ernest Norwood*

  • Dean Nowotny*

  • Laura Nowotny*

  • Fergus O'Doherty*

  • Marlene Olaes*

  • Paula Oliver*

  • Elari Onawa*

  • Carolyn O'Neal*

  • Kathy Oristaglio*

  • Kate Ota

  • Dr. Mike Owens

  • SaraJean Panek*

  • Sally Parrott, who writes as Jayne Ormerod

  • Alison Parson*

  • Dr. Melina Patrick

  • Sandy Patton

  • James Paulson*

  • Susan Payne*

  • Carlen Pearl*

  • Karen Pearson*

  • Kay Pedersen*

  • Susie Pedigo*

  • Christy Pettitt*

  • Hayleigh Phillips*

  • Dr. Reinholdine Pierson*

  • Sandra Pierson*

  • Joe Pinckney*

  • Shannah Plutchak*

  • Sharon Poch

  • Myles Pocta*

  • June Postal*

  • Mart Powell*

  • Ken Poyner

  • Cynthia Prestidge

  • Dr. Howard Price*

  • Janet Price

  • Richard Proescher*

  • Marjory (Margie) Pullen*

  • Martha Putnam*

  • Paula Radniecki

  • Sandra Rarey

  • Leslye Reaves*

  • Alexandra Reid*

  • Michael Reid*

  • Carol Reiley*

  • Kimberly Renix*

  • Loretta Rich*

  • Jean-Paul Richard*

  • Donna Richardson*

  • Michael Rigg

  • Megan Headley Rinderknecht

  • Ignacio Ripoll

  • Cecelia Robbins*

  • Ruth Roberts*

  • Sandy Robinette

  • Belinda Rodebaugh*

  • Rebecca Roker*

  • Dr. Nicole Rountree*, who writes as Ni'Kay Rountree

  • Lucie-Gabrielle Rousseau*

  • Dr. Vance Ross, Jr.*

  • Marianne Royston*

  • Dr. William (Bill) Ruehlmann*

  • Randi Sachs*

  • Minnie Salinas*

  • Carolyn Sanford

  • Rich Santoro*

  • Elaine Satterfield

  • Margaret Saunders*

  • Dr. Milt Saunders

  • David Sawyer*

  • Tameika Sawyer*

  • Yvonne Saxon

  • Jeff Schleicher*

  • Neil Schroeder*

  • Alexis Scott*

  • Amanda Scott*

  • James Scott*

  • Janice Scott

  • Robert Scott*

  • Jim Sell*

  • Dr. Nigel Sellars

  • Shirley Sellers*

  • Hollie Sessoms

  • Adrian Sexton

  • Samantha Shannon*, who writes as Parker Sinclair

  • Katherine Sharp*

  • Len Shartzer

  • Grace Shaw*

  • Jerry Sheeley*

  • Tonie Sheeley*

  • Carl Shirley

  • Peggy Sijswerda*

  • Sharon Simpson

  • Ann Skelton

  • Dr. Dennis Slavinsky

  • Gary Smart*

  • Belinda Smith

  • Nancy Smith

  • Patricia Smith*

  • Sheila Smith

  • Vikki Smith

  • Vincent Smith

  • Dr. Gil Snider

  • Judy K. Snider

  • Shawn Snider*

  • Ronald Sobel*

  • Kelly Sokol*

  • Dr. C. Thomas Somma

  • Mary Sornberger*

  • Kelley McGee-Sousa*

  • Delona Southerland*

  • Jenny Sparks*

  • Gillian Spencer*

  • Dr. Rae Spencer

  • Tiffney Spencer

  • Helen Spore*

  • John Starks*

  • Mary Stasko*

  • Amanda Steadele*

  • Clifford Stewart

  • Phyllis Stewart-Ruffin

  • Kay Stone*

  • Milissa L. Story

  • Angela Stroup*

  • Tom Stroup*

  • Susan Stuhlman*

  • Susanne Sutherland*

  • Cheryl Tan*

  • David Tanis

  • Lisa Tarrants*

  • Kathleen Tarumoto*

  • Dr. Karen Tatum*

  • Barb Taychert

  • Debbie Taylor

  • Gaylia Taylor

  • Dr. Erwin Thomas

  • Millie Thomas*

  • Toinette Thomas, who writes as Toi Thomas and as Glorie Townson

  • Kimberly Thorn

  • Nancy Thornton*

  • George Thurman*

  • Martha Jo Ticen*

  • Cindy Tingen*

  • Megan Tinsley*

  • Jeanette Finnegan Torok*

  • Eve Turner*

  • Jodie Turner*

  • Jessica Clark Tyree*

  • Dr. Helene Uhlfelder*

  • Connie Utpaul*

  • Dr. Andrea Valerio

  • Mary Kay Valkuchak*

  • Shirley Vanterpool

  • Ava (Kitty) Vollbrecht*

  • Lynda Waddell

  • Jerreme Wade*

  • Meg Wade*

  • Michael Wade*

  • Michael Walbridge*, who writes as Michael Gray

  • Don Waldy*

  • J. Darin Wales*

  • Rev. Dr. Brenda Walker

  • Mae Lynn Walker*

  • Ana Wallace*

  • Georgette Walsh

  • Crystal Walton*

  • Lucretia Walton*

  • Dr. Fran Ward

  • Pamela Williams-Walton

  • Jay Watts*

  • Susan Weber

  • Sarah Webster-Eastman*

  • Martha White*

  • Paulette Whitehurst*

  • LaKeshia Whitehurst

  • Andrew Wiggin*

  • David Wilhelm*

  • Patrice Wilkerson

  • Lucinda Williams*

  • James Scott Wilson*, who writes as J. Scott Wilson, Jawyl Smyth, and Jawyl Scott

  • Emily Wilson*

  • Jack Wilson*

  • Patricia Wilthew

  • Michael Withiam*

  • Ashley Woodland*

  • Gregory Wright*

  • Marlene Wynn*

  • Craig Wynne

  • Amy Waters Yarsinske*

  • Donna Young*

  • Robert Young*

  • Tanya Young*

  • Let's put your name here!


    • * denotes inactive paid membership


    IN MEMORIAM
  • Crissie Brockenbrough

  • Dr. Bill Carroll

  • Larry Conner

  • Ed DeLong

  • Gil Erb

  • Jeanne Foster

  • Barbara (Bobbie) Dunn Hartin--Here's a tribute to Bobbie

  • Frank Lawlor

  • Joy Lezon

  • Judi McCoy

  • Warren Murphy

  • Dr. Virginia O'Keefe

  • Donna Peterson

  • Patricia Rutherford

  • Carolyn Strait

  • Marjory J. (emjay) Taylor

  • Konrad Winters

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