Write by the Rails

Hop On Board - Spring Writing Workshop
2024-05-04 09:15 - 13:00 UTC | Clearbrook Center of the Arts, 2230 Tacketts Mill Drive #B, Lake Ridge, VA, 22192, United States
Keynote Speakers:
Charles Tabb, Harry Heckel, and David Godwin from Virginia Writers Club. Panel on The Author Lifestyle: Getting the book written, the “Now What” phase, and writing/life balance.
Andrea Yarbough: “So Stylish” – using rhythm and punctuation to entice your readers
Thomas Burson: Poetry Speaks
John Dutton: “Just Write and You’ll be Right!”
Open Mic
Members: $10
Non-members: $15
Register here: EventBrite

April Writer's Enrichment
2024-04-13 10:00 - 11:30 | BRUU, 9350 Main St, Manassas, VA, 20110, United States
The Poetry of Spring!
April Enrichment with Sharon Krasny
Saturday, April 13th, 10:00 AM
Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church
9350 Main St, Manassas, VA 20110
It’s spring! Birds are singing, cherry blossom petals are swirling in the brisk winds, and life is pressing on. Please join us on Saturday, April 13th in celebration of National Poetry Month for a poetry writing session led by our own Sharon Krasny.
We’ll meet at Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church and, weather permitting, we’ll let the spring sunshine inspire our pens. Please bring a tablet, pen, and something warm to wear in case of breezes. If it rains, we’ll head inside to the Conference Room and rely on our imaginations! (Keep in mind that the doors will lock at 10:10, so if you’re running late, post on the FB page so we know to come let you in!)
We’d love to see you and celebrate spring creativity with you! See you there!

March Writer's Enrichment
2024-03-09 10:00 - 11:30 | BRUU, 9350 Main St, Manassas, VA, 20110, United States
Don’t miss out on this award-winning author’s presentation: The Courage to Write Fiction. We are planning to record Greg’s presentation to offer our members but we hope you’ll make the effort to be there in person.

Greg Fields, local author and international speaker, will be joining us to share his presentation from the International Dublin Writers Festival. Greg is the author of Through the Waters and the Wild, winner of the 2022 Independent Press Award for Literary Fiction, the Independent Publishers Association Award, the New York Book Award for Literary Fiction and two other national recognitions.
He is currently an editor for his publisher, Koehler Books, and has just returned from Ireland where he presented at the International Dublin Writers Festival.
His first novel, Arc of the Comet, was published in 2017. A third novel, The Bright Freight of Memory, is scheduled for release in August 2024. www.gregfields.net.

February Enrichment
2024-02-10 10:00 - 11:30
Nancy Wyatt to lead writing prompts via Zoom.

January Enrichment
2024-01-13 10:00 - 11:30 | BRUU, 9350 Main St, Manassas, VA, 20110, United States
Hot Cocoa and Mittens

Join us at the Flamingo Lounge in BRUU for a morning of writing inspiration. Our Vice-President, Sharon Krasny, will lead the group, prompting us with some warm childhood memories to spark our creative muses!

December General Meeting & Elections
2023-12-09 10:00 - 12:00 | BRUU, 9350 Main St, Manassas, VA, 20110, United States
Please plan on attending our end of year general meeting where we will hold elections for Treasurer and President

CANCELLED: Write by the Rails Fall Workshop, Full Steam Ahead 2023!
2023-11-11 09:00 - 12:30 | Clearbrook Center of the Arts, 2230 Tacketts Mill Drive #B, Lake Ridge, VA, 22192, United States
Members $10/Non-members $15
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with other writers and learn together at a bargain price! Keynote Speaker: Kim B. Miller

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/write-by-the-rails-fall-workshop-full-steam-ahead-2023-tickets-737942555047?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail&fbclid=IwAR2R1maw1duf5XZUN_d_I_yptP2uRVP-RuvAlRkiXwnaA8k4PAVZD3lGDrI

WbtR Board Meeting on Zoom
2023-11-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-08 19:00 - 20:00
Zoom link will be provided to board members the week of the event.

Writer's Social
2023-10-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Barrel Oak Winery, 3623 Grove Ln, Delaplane, Virginia, 20144, United States
Meet us at Barrel Oak Winery and Brewery from 11 AM – 1 PM for a social outing. Bring your lawn chairs.
Look out for a sign up for wine tasting in September.

Arts Alive
2023-09-10 12:00 - 16:00 | Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Cir, Manassas, VA, 20110, United States
Join local authors reading and selling their work at this annual event at Hylton Performing Arts Center.

VWC Symposium
2023-08-05 09:00 - 16:30
The Virginia Writers Club is accepting registration for their fall symposium. Visit https://virginiawritersclub.org/event-5305202 for more info.

Spilled Ink
2023-07-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Jirani Coffeehouse, 9425 West St, Manassas, 20110, United States
open mic

Writer’s Enrichment
2023-07-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church, 9350 Main St, Manassas, VA, 20110, United States
On Saturday, July 8, at 10:00 AM We will be hosting a Writers’ Setting Social! Rebecca Sosa and Sharon Krasky invite you to join us at the Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church in Old Towne Manassas to sip coffee and set a spell while we discuss settings.

Spilled Ink
2023-06-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Jirani Coffeehouse, 9425 West St, Manassas, 20110, United States
Spilled Ink is an open mic night that celebrates the written word. Join local authors, poets, and scribblers as they read their work. All are welcome to listen or read! Be brave! We have many ages of presenters so we ask that all material be at a PG-13 rating. Visit spilledinkva.com for more info.
