Chesapeake Bay Writers

CBW Critique Groups

Please contact the group facilitator for more information

Middle Peninsula/Northern Neck/Anywhere!

Rappatomac Writers Critique Group
IS MEETING IN PERSON AGAIN!

Third Thursdays at Ms. Phyllis's Kitchen in Kilmarnock
Please contact Denise DeVries for more information.

BEGINNING IN AUGUST:
FIRST Thursdays at Java Jacks in Tappahannock at 12:30
Please contact Janet Fast for more information.

Williamsburg:
Williamsburg Writers Critique Group2nd & 4th Thursdays

This Williamsburg critique group meets on Zoom at 1:00.
Please contact Peter Stipe by email or call 401-300-9183.

The Williamsburg Writers Gathering 3rd Tuesday

Contact: Lou Hamilton. louhamwrites@gmail.com

Saturday Poetry Series Contact: Ed Lull (757) 258-5582, (757) 258-6167 (cell).

NETWORKING

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Information About Chesapeake Bay Writers and Current Events

2021 Member Dues Renewal Form
2021 New Member Application

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CALENDAR NOTES

Jul 30 Golden Nib Deadline!

Aug. 6,7 & 8: Virginia Writers Club Symposium will be online. Click for info.

Sept 15: 11:30 a.m. CBW In-Person Lunch Meeting in Williamsburg at LeYaca. Connie LaPallo will present a talk on moving from original documents to novel to screenplay to film.

"Dark Enough to See the Stars," based on Connie’s Jamestown historical fiction, just became a finalist in the 2021 Richmond International Film Festival. Her son, Adam LaPallo, wrote the screenplay and will also join us on September 15.

Oct 2: Williamsburg Book Fair - Website

Nov 17: 11:30 a.m. CBW Annual Gala Luncheon and All Stars Contest Two Rivers Country Club WIlliamsburg

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Chesapeake Style Magazine offers Books in Style reviews for authors of recently published books. Members of CBW or its critique groups are encouraged to have someone request guidelines and write an original 500-word review and send it with a high-resolution image of the book's front cover. Reviews are not limited to members, but CBW folks should take advantage of this special opportunity to share news of your work in issues with a distribution of 10,000 copies in the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Williamsburg.

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About the Chesapeake Bay Writers

Founded in 1991, Chesapeake Bay Writers is a chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. CBW serves writers from the Middle Peninsula, the Northern Neck and Williamsburg and adjacent areas.

Chesapeake Bay Writers is a chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. Click on the link for information on upcoming events and membership in the statewide Virginia Writers Club. This is a separate membership in addition to CBW.