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Virginia Writers Association

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You can also snail-mail your payment. Download a registration form as either MWord or PDF.

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VWA is pleased to announce:

Marcinko
Richard Marcinko
Reviews for Marcinko's Rogue Warrior
"Fascinating...Marcinko...makes Arnold Schwarzenegger look like Little Lord Fauntleroy"
- New York Times Book Review

Richard Marcinko will discuss and sign his newest book, Holy Terror, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at Olsson's bookstore, 106 S. Union Street, Old Town, Alexandria, VA. Advance registration for this event is now open. All proceeds from this VWA Distinguished Author Series event go to support the Wish You Well literacy foundation. Sign up now for discounted admission.

NOTE: BRING YOUR NEW AND USED BOOKS TO THIS EVENT. As part of author David Baldacci's philanthropic work, he has established a new program entitled Feeding Body and Mind. Bring new and used books to any VWA speaker event. These books will be collected and processed through the local area food bank to needy families.

Lippman
Laura Lippman

Laura Lippman will discuss and sign her newest book, What the Dead Know, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the Lyceum in Old Town, Alexandria, VA. Advance registration for this event is now open. All proceeds from this VWA Distinguished Author Series event go to support the Wish You Well literacy foundation. Sign up now for discounted admission.

Best-selling, multiple-award-winning author Lippman's Baltimore detective Tess Monaghan has brought Charm City's mean streets to life for millions of readers. 

NOTE: BRING YOUR NEW AND USED BOOKS TO THIS EVENT. As part of author David Baldacci's philanthropic work, he has established a new program entitled Feeding Body and Mind. Bring new and used books to any VWA speaker event. These books will be collected and processed through the local area food bank to needy families.

Please note: Advance event ticket sales are nonrefundable unless VWA must cancel an event due to inclement weather or other forces beyond our control.

Olsson's Books
VWA would like to thank Olsson's Books and Records
for helping support our Distinguished Author Series events.

New - For Members Only: VWA members receive a 20 percent discount on all online courses taken via the Writers University. You must first contact VWA to receive the code you will need at checkout to get this discount.

Coming soon: "Getting Your Poetry Published," an intensive three-hour course taught by award-winning poet Michele Wolf. Check the VWA site in mid-March for full details.

New - For Members Only: A $25 discount is now available to VWA members who sign up for Merry Bruns' Web writing workshops. Details and registration information.

Not yet a member? Join us now!


VWA plans to offer writing courses in 2007 on the following topics. Check back soon for complete information:

Children's Literature
Writing a Cookbook
Non-fiction
Grant Proposals
Plotting the Novel
The Mystery Novel
The Sci-Fi Novel
The Independent Publisher
What Writers Need to Know about Blogs and Podcasts
Chick Lit
The Art of the Short Story