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Rising Writers Workshop March 29

Release, Write by the Rails:

Register now for the Rising Writers Workshop, a one-day event for high school and young adults, on Saturday, March 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 9325 West Street in Old Town Manassas, Virginia. Only 60 spots are available.

Speakers and panelists leading interactive discussions on poetry, publishing, science fiction, punk writing and more will include: Charlottesville poet Sara Robinson, Cricket Design Works copywriter Sarah Crossland, fiction writers Robert Scott and Matt Iden, poetry and prose writers Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt and Zan Hailey, cyberpunk author and musician Nick Kelly, holistic health doctor and author Stacia Kelly, BristowBeat.com executive editor Stacy Shaw, and humor writer and marketing pro Kelly Harman. 

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The workshop is sponsored by Write by the Rails, the Prince William Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club in conjunction with Woodbridge Senior High School's Center for the Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA) Creative Writing Program.

Lunch will be catered by Old Town Manassas coffee shop Grounds Central Station.

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Students and alumni from the WSHS Creative Writing Program will lead afternoon mini-sessions in free verse, hip hop, spoken word, the punks, fan fiction and more. The workshop culminates in an open mic session with great door prizes and giveaways.

Registration is only $25, including lunch and snacks, thanks to partial funding provided by Prince William County. Download a registration form, due March 22, at writebytherails.org. Questions? Contact Linda Johnston at 703-926-4229 or email swindon53@gmail.com.


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