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 June 9
10:00 - 12:00
Tuckahoe Library
click here for more information
click here for a complete list of winners and award of merit recipients
click here for the list of finalists
We would like to thank the following who generously donated gift baskets, prizes, memberships and or services awarded during Virginia Romance Writer’s 2012 For the Love of Writing Conference:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
The Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Richmond
Inspiration for Writers, Inc.
Waynesboro, VA Tourism
Barren Ridge Vineyards, Waynesboro
The Cheese Shop, Waynesboro
Stone Soup, Waynesboro
Carolyn Esau
Stephanie Higgins
Elaine Grant
Leah St. James
Alleyne Dickens
Pamela K. Kinney
Diana Cosby
Robin D. Jones
Michelle Johnson
Sapphire Phalen
Virginia Romance Writers members
Author participants in the 2012 VRW HOLT Medallion contest
The mission of Virginia Romance Writers is to promote excellence in romantic fiction and advance the professional interests of career-focused romance writers in all genres through networking and advocacy, dissemination of information, professional education, publications, and other appropriate activities, and to provide continuing support for writers within the romance publishing industry.
The vision of Virginia Romance Writers is to be a model chapter for career-focused romance writers by providing exceptional educational, networking and motivational support in a professional manner.
The members of Virginia Romance Writers are committed to supporting the following values:
- Integrity — We advocate and emulate honest ethical conduct in all we do.
- Excellence — We advocate for the education and continuing improvement of our members, our organization, and our profession.
- Diversity — We advocate inclusion and embrace the differences of those with whom we work and of the many subgenres of romance writing.
- Professionalism — We recognize our professional conduct, pursuit of our careers and writing will increase the public respect for the romance genre.
The goals of Virginia Romance Writers for 2010-2012 include the following:
- To increase visibility and advocacy of Virginia Romance Writers and the romance genre
- To participate as a chapter in at least three book festival events in the state of Virginia.
- To create a Library Liaison Committee which will develop a database of library contacts and events in the state of Virginia.
- To have extended-day regular membership meetings in other Virginia cities three times a year to better serve the entire membership.
- To sponsor two annual community service projects.
- To offer a multi-day spring conference with speakers, workshops, editors and agents in 2012.
- To determine a date, location and keynote speakers by October 2010.
- To provide conference planning funds in the 2011 budget.
- To continue and enhance educational experiences for Virginia Romance Writers members and prospective members.
- To offer two or more second Saturday pre-meeting breakfasts for new writers to be led by experienced VRW members each year.
- To increase VRW members’ awareness of RWA PRO and PAN benefits and to encourage membership in the same.
- To offer additional workshops about the basics of writing and publishing after some regular monthly meetings each year.
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RWA® Chapter 19
The mission of Virginia Romance Writers is to promote excellence in romantic fiction and advance the professional interests of career-focused romance writers in all genres through networking and advocacy, dissemination of information, professional education, publications, and other appropriate activities, and to provide continuing support for writers within the romance publishing industry.
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