Robin Farmer will moderate a James River Writers panel on “Editing Writing for Emotional Impact“ Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at 6:45 p.m. at the Firehouse Theatre, 1609 W. Broad Street (parking available in the Lowe’s parking lot across the street).
Panelists will discuss strategies for revising your work to tap into emotions to move your readers!
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On April 23, 2016, Laurie Brand organized a table read of her new screenplay, The Lazaretto.
Leslie Cheek Theater
Hosting the Very Best of Rural Route
The Rural Route Film Festival showcases international film shorts that take the road less traveled. This event will highlight some of the best entries from 2010–15.
Watch the Va #PoetryOutLoud Competition April 14 at 9pm & be blown away by our state's talented people. pic.twitter.com/3frUQpfvGO
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Eric Carlson’s The Audition won best comedy screenplay at the Richmond International Film Festival on Sunday night. This may be the first home-grown writer to win RIFF. Congratulations to our director!
Congratulations to our members who have placed in the first contests results of 2016!
Jeff Thomas for his quarterfinal showing in the prestigious American Zoetrope screenwriting contest, for his comedy Cuda. Bonnie Eaton for her quarterfinal placement in the 2,000-script Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship, for her script, Father Rennie. Brian Weakland for the quarterfinals in Screencraft, for his psychological thriller, Crazy Woman. Screencraft semis will be announced in two weeks.
And a final shout-out and good luck wishes to our director, Eric Carlson. His The Audition is an Official Selection in the Richmond International Film Festival. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Sunday, March 10.
In River City Magazine’s Jan/Feb 2016 issue, an article titled, Legends and Legacies: Richmond’s Women Writers by Rachel Marsh, featured our very own Helene Wagner.
The French Apartment is a new play by Helene Wagner.
A staged reading was held on May 23, 2015 at Centerstage in Richmond Virginia.
