June 2025 Meeting: Mary Catherine Jones on Audiobooks from Microphone to Marketplace

St. Paul's Lutheran Church 7426 Idylwood Road (Education Bldg., Room 9), Falls Church, VA, United States

Audiobooks have enjoyed double-digit growth for the last 12 years with no sign of slowing down. Many independently published authors don't know where to begin when it comes to creating an audiobook. Members will learn the basics of audiobook production, including: Narration: Author Voice or Professional Narrator? Recording Options Distribution Options Using Your Audiobook Assets […]

July 2025 Meeting: Scott Frost on Treading the Self-Publishing Abyss

St. Paul's Lutheran Church 7426 Idylwood Road (Education Bldg., Room 9), Falls Church, VA, United States

Member Scott Frost will share his experiences and comprehensive guide to independent publishing: https://bit.ly/selfpubabyss. Scott Frost is an award-winning author who self-published his debut Sci-Fi novel Empyreax: The Rise of Cà Rá in 2025. He created a free no-strings guide for new authors to navigate the daunting steps of self-publishing. It has been viewed over 13,000 […]

Brainstorm & Brew: Member Meetup @ Elaine’s Restaurant (Old Town Alexandria)

Elaine's Restaurant 208 Queen St., Alexandria, United States

(Note: Date and location change!) Join members at an informal meetup at Elaine's Restaurant Dinner Book Club in Old Town. Look for our social media manager Allie Nelson and our president Carolyn McBride. RSVP below so we can save enough space! It's time to celebrate author Jeffrey James Higgins and his new novel The Havana […]

Brainstorm & Brew: Field Trip to VWC Symposium

Randolph-Macon College 114 College Ave., Ashland, VA, United States

Carpool with Carolyn McBride, NVWC president, to the Virginia Writers Club Symposium at Randolph-Macon College. Make sure you join VWC and purchase tickets to the symposium in advance (tickets on sale in June).

NVWC @ Arlington County Fair

Thomas Jefferson Community Center 3501 Second Street South, Arlington, United States

Contact Events Coordinator Dave Wessel at dkwessel@gmail.com for a spot at the NVWC table or stop by to support your fellow club members!

August 2025: Member Social

St. Paul's Lutheran Church 7426 Idylwood Road (Education Bldg., Room 9), Falls Church, VA, United States

In lieu of a family picnic this year, we will be holding a member mixer in our new digs at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The meeting will be largely unstructured, with no featured speaker, to allow ample time for networking and sharing our experiences in writing and publishing. More details coming soon regarding food and […]

Brainstorm & Brew: Field Trip to National Book Festival

Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC, United States

Join NVWC President Carolyn McBride at the National Book Festival. Depending on how many members RSVP, we will either carpool or take the Metro to the Washington Convention Center. It will be a full-day outing (until our feet give out!), but you may leave early if you wish. It's a FREE event, and we can […]