“for writers by writers”
About the Club
Established in November 2007, the Northern Virginia Writers Club is a chapter of the Virginia Writers Club serving aspiring and published authors alike in the northern Virginia region. Currently, meetings are held online, usually on the third or fourth Saturday of every month.
The club offers workshops, panel discussions, and expert speakers designed to assist members in the art and craft of writing, as well as to support members with the business side of writing. Club meetings and a members-only Facebook Group offer members the opportunity to exchange ideas and establish contact with other writers having similar interests.
Important Upcoming Dates:
December 10: Holiday Gathering
January 28: Annual meeting
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News & Activities
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September Minutes
Members, please review for approval at November meeting. Northern Virginia Writers Club...
August Minutes
Members, please review for approval at September meeting. Northern Virginia Writers Club...
September 17th: Making the Scene
Art Taylor will talk on scene building, from 1-3pm, virtually on Zoom. Zoom links are sent to...
July Minutes
Members, please review for approval at August meeting. Northern Virginia Writers Club July...
August 20th: Social Justice Writing
Tara Campbell will talk on how to write for Social Justice, from 1-3pm, virtually on Zoom. Zoom...
June Meeting Minutes
Members, please review for approval at July meeting. Northern Virginia Writers Club June...
July 16th: Chiastic Story Structure
Vee James will lead us in a virtual talk and workshop on the Chiastic Story Structure, and how we...
June 25th: Kickstarters
This meeting will be hybrid. Join the mailing list for location information and Zoom link. Robin...
May 14th Meet the Author Panel Event
In lieu of our regular monthly meeting, please join us at the Sterling Library for our Meet the...
April Meeting Minutes
Members, please review the meeting minutes from April. Northern Virginia Writers Club April...
March Meeting Minutes
Members, please review the minutes from the March meeting. Northern Virginia Writers Club March...
April 23rd: Audiobooks
Join us at 1pm on Saturday, April 23rd for Scott Ellis’s talk on audiobooks: Every Fourth Reader...
February Meeting Minutes
Members: Please review the minutes from our February meeting for approval at the March meeting....
March 19th: Screenplays
Join us at 1pm on Saturday, March 19th for Robert Cantrell's talk on screenplays: Bridging Between...
February 26: Roundtable Critique
Our next meeting is the ever-popular Roundtable Critique. Anyone who wishes will have 5-10 minutes...
Changing of the Guard
Congratulations to our new officers: President: Michelle McBeth; michellemcbeth.com Vice...
January 22: Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
Happy New Year, NVWC! I hope you found writing success in 2021 and will find even more in 2022....
December 11: In Person Holiday Gathering
The club will try this whole in person thing again by meeting at Rocklands BBQ in Arlington for...
November 20: NaNoWriMo Write-in
It's that most wonderful time of the year. No, not Halloween. No, not Thanksgiving. No, not...
October 23: Cultural Sensitivity – Building Diverse Characters
For the club's October meeting, one of our founding members, Austin Camacho, is joining us to talk...
September 25: TBD (Business of Writing or Moderated Critique Roundtable)
Continuing an unfortunate trend this year, we are having a hard time nailing down our September...
July 17: Book Cover Designs
We have a great workshop on tap this month. Fellow Virginia Writers Club member Janell Robisch...
June 19: Coffee Social
Apologies for the late notice. We had a great speaker and a great topic lined up, but you know...
June 19: ?
We had a great topic and speaker lined up for our June 19th meeting but are experiencing a little...
2021 Golden Nib Writing Contest
The 2021 Virginia Writers Club Golden Nib Writing Contest is now open. The contest rules require...
Losing One of Our Own
It is with great sadness I share that Linda Ensign, a past president of the Northern Virginia...
May 15: Social Media for Authors
For the club's May workshop, you'll learn how social media can be a powerful component in your...
April 17: How to Publish Your Work in Literary Magazines
Are you interested in publishing your writing in journals and magazines? Have you considered it,...
March 20: Moderated Critique Roundtable
The club's March 20 meeting will feature the always popular moderated critique roundtable. Do you...
February 20: Website Update
The club's website is in need of a facelift. We'll be brainstorming revisions, including...
July 25: Fiction Editing Secrets – Cut, Replace & Succeed
Just like any other piece of the writing process, editing is a craft to be learned. So often the...