The Blue Ridge Anthology 2013
Poetry & Prose by Central Virginia Writers
ISBN 978-0-9839192-7-8
Trade Paper • 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 • 302 Pgs • $18
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- Introduction
- Table of Contents
- About the Authors
Publication date March 20, 2013
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A Publication of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter, Virginia Writers Club, Inc.
blueridgewriters.org
Cover photo by ANNA QUILLON
Blue Ridge Anthology 2013 Book Launch Events
during the
19th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6 PM
Northside Library, 300 Albemarle Square, Charlottesville, VA
"Getting It Together: The Process and Power of Anthologies"
Editors and publishers of regional anthologies, including the Blue Ridge Anthology
and Virginia Literary Journal, discuss their process and opportunities.
Featuring:
Sarah Collins Honenberger, Author/Editor (Moderator)
John Amen, Author/Editor
Gary D. Kessler, Author/Editor
Linda M. Layne, Publisher
Sofia M. Starnes, Author/Editor
Jack Trammell, Author/Editor
Sunday, March 24, 2013 1 PM
BozArt Gallery, 211 West Main Street, Charlottesville, VA
"The Magic of Words"
Featuring readings by special guest and Best-selling Author - Rita Mae Brown
and Blue Ridge Anthology 2013 Authors
The Virginia Festival of the Book, which takes place March 20-24, 2013, is a celebration of books, authors, and reading.
It is produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, established in 1974 to encourage discovery and connection through the humanities by supporting and producing programs for a wide public audience. The Festival is now the largest educational book event in the mid-Atlantic, drawing a cumulative annual attendance of more than 20,000.
This year hundreds of authors, illustrators, storytellers, and other publishing professionals in every genre are
participating, including C. J. Box, Douglas Brinkley, 1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos, Frank Deford, John Grisham,
Jane Leavy, The Honorable John Lewis (D-GA), Betty Shotton, U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Tretheway,
Tim Wendel, Eric Wight, and Dave Zirin.
For more Festival information, visit: vabook.org
For information about the VFH, visit: VirginiaHumanities.org
Blue Ridge Anthology 2011
Poetry & Prose by Central Virginia Writers
Featuring Members & Friends of the
Blue Ridge Chapter, Virginia Writers Club, Inc.
ISBN 978-0-9842449-7-3 Trade Paper 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 316 Pages $18.00
Cover Art - "Blue Ridge Mountain Sunset" by Windy Payne
The Blue Ridge Chapter VWC is celebrating their 20th Anniversary in 2011. To kick the year off, they are launching their third anthology - The Blue Ridge Anthology 2011. Writers featured in this special issue include:
| Coy Barefoot Janice Bowen Robert Brickhouse Rick Britton Victoria Britton Lori Dixon Bryan Giemza Judith Grissmer Linn Harrison Jody Hobbs Hesler Sarah Collins Honenberger Paul F. Johnson Gary D. Kessler Phyllis R. Koch-Sheras Carol A. Landy Linda Levokove Kristen-Paige Madonia Claude Marsilia Charles E. McAlpine |
Carolyn McGrath Lena Cantrell McNicholas Sigrid Mirabella Janice Kirby Moler Walter Nicklin Deborah M. Prum Priscilla Randolph Barbara Rich Helen Rodman Randy Salzman Marilou Schunter Joanna Catherine Scott Elizabeth Doyle Solomon Gail South Andy Straka Jack Trammell Leonard Tuchyner Holley Watts Lauvonda Lynn Meade Young |
Membership benefits include: programs and activities planned around the needs of members; opportunities for interaction between new and veteran writers, as well as industry professionals who serve writers; hosted and/or cosponsored events to serve and/or promote Virginia writers; support of a teen division - the Young Virginia Writers Club (YVWC); writing contests and publication opportunities in the Chapter anthology; and a monthly newsletter.
The Blue Ridge Anthology is a publication of the Blue Ridge Writers Chapter VWC intended to showcase the diverse talent of member writers in the Central Virginia region. Funds generated from the sale of this anthology help to fulfill the Club's mission of supporting and stimulating the art, craft, and business of writing, as well as being an advocate for literary arts in the communities served by the Chapter.
www.blueridgewriters.org
for more information about the
Blue Ridge Writers Chapter
of the Virginia Writers Club, Inc.
The Blue Ridge Anthology 2009
ISBN 978-0-9790205-9-9
Trade Paper 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
332 Pages $18.00
The Blue Ridge Anthology
Premier Issue (2007)
ISBN 978-0-9790205-4-4
Trade Paper 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
328 Pages $16.95
