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Valley Writers

The Valley Writers Chapter of the Virginia
Writers Club celebrated its 28th birthday in May. (Below) Rodney Franklin,
one of the founding members, cuts the cake to celebrate the event.

The Hampton Roads Writers Second Annual Writing Conference is September 24-25,
2010, in Virginia Beach. Details at
Hampton Roads
Writers website.
The James River Writers 2010 Conference is Oct 8-9 at the Library of Virginia in
Richmond. Details at
James River Writers website.
Libraries
Roanoke City and County Libraries often have literary events. The Valley Writers
Chapter sometimes present programs at local libraries. In 2009, for instance,
three members—Jim Morrison, Rodney Franklin, and
Becky Mushko—presented a panel
discussion, "The Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing" at the Roanoke Public Library
headquarters.
In June 2010, Becky Mushko joined area authors
Sally Roseveare reading from her novel
Secrets at Sweetwater Cove, and
Karen Wrigley read from her non-fiction book of experiences,
Beyond Woofs and Whinnies.
After reading, the authors answered questions
about their publishing experiences.

Photo courtesy of Roanoke County Library
Becky Mushko was one of 47 authors invited to participate in the 2010
Galax Leaf and String Festival's Authors on Grayson event. See a video of the event
by clicking
here. Below: Becky
reading from Ferradiddledumday.

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