Resources
The mission of the original Federal Writers' Project under the WPA program was to provide a basic wage for unemployed clerks, writers, editors, lawyers, teachers, librarians, and archivists. It included the compilation of state, local, and specialized guidebooks, as well as anthologies of oral history, folklore, and music. It is our ambition, in today's rendition of the VWP, not only to portray the Virginia story, but also to promote excellent writing skills in poetry, prose, and accurate history telling.
Craft
The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers
The most widely used reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice.
https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
MLA Style
A set of standards for writing and documentation used by writers to find and evaluate information, alert their audience to the trustworthiness of their findings through citation, and shape the expression of their ideas in conversation with others. Often used by VWP for history essays.
Publication Opportunities
cademy of American Poets
poetry venue encouraging reader participation
AllPoetry
Online poetry forum - largest poetry site on the internet / international
Author Voices
www.facebook.com/AuthorVoices/
The "Online Gazette for today's innovative authors" (facebook community)
Author's Publish
If not a member, hit the 'let me look around first" button to what's what
Booksie
Online writer's forum - short stories, scripts, essays and poetry / international
Daily Press
www.dailypress.com/things-to-do/books/
books & literature news
Fountain Bookstore, Richmond
venue for reading and presentation (email: info@fountainbookstore.com)
Gatekeeper Press
Self-Publishing Companies to Avoid and How to Spot Them
article: Self-Publishing Companies to Avoid and How to Spot Them
Manchester Metropolitan University
www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/arts-humanities/schools/english/writing-school
The Manchester Writing School at MMU (England)
National Book Foundation
"Presenter of the National Book Award"
National Poetry Library
www.nationalpoetrylibrary.org.uk
A chance to read poetry and enter contests in the land of Shakespeare
Oprelle Publications
poetry/poetry contests & maybe a look at their in-house publishing
Palette Poetry
poetry reading and publishing opportunities
Persimmon Tree
Online magazine of the arts by women over sixty
Philosofile
integrating philosophy with writing
Poetry Foundation
poems & poets via Poetry Magazine
Poetry London
poetry & competitions
Poetry Society Of Virginia (PSV)
www.poetrysocietyofvirginia.org
Fredericksburg is in the North Central region of the statewide PSV
Poets & Writers
Link to the progressing-in-time contest page. Explore the site from there.
Reader's Digest
occasional opportunities for poetry & short articles. Family oriented.
Reedsyblog
Book Publishers to Avoid: 5 Types of Shady Companies
article: Book Publishers to Avoid: 5 Types of Shady Companies
Riverside Writers Facebook
www.facebook.com/groups/RiversideWriters
Facebook address for Riverside Writers
Riverside Writers Website
Chapter of the VWC, centered in the Fredericksburg area. Site in progress.
Salem Church Branch Library
www.librarypoint.org/locations/salem-church/
website includes event schedule
Spilled Ink VA (Virginia Poetry)
A poetry group with an active chapter in Virginia
Subnivean
SUNY 3-time-a-year anthology & fiction & poetry forum
The London Magazine
UK's oldest lit mag. Fiction, poetry, competitions (open international competitions)
The Missouri Review
literary mag/publishing opportunities & competitions -- all genres
The Poetry Society of the UK
poets, poems and contests
Virginia Writer's Club (VWC)
Multi-chapter pan-Virginia club
Virginia Writers Project (VWP)
www.virginiawritersproject.com
Initiated in 1935, this Virginia literary pillar publishes 3 anthology journals annually.
Winning Writers
"Best resources for poets and writers"
Writer's Digest
prose, poetry, learning opportunities and competitions
Editors:
Ray Griffin (poetry)
Ruth Buys (short fiction)
Diana Kincannon (poetry and short fiction)
John Nicolay (managing editor)
Research Staff: VCU Volunteers
