VCLA PRESENTS: THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Sean MurphyQuestion: What is the state of the publishing industry circa 2019? Answer: It’s complicated. So…how to get a handle on what’s going on, including what’s happened and what’s going to happen?…
SEAN MURPHY AND E. ETHELBERT MILLER: ON THE MARGIN AT WPFW 89.3
It was my considerable pleasure to have an extended chat with E. Ethelbert Miller last week on his weekly WPFW show "On the Margin." A bit more about Ethelbert, here. And…
VCLA’S AUTHOR SERIES AT HANDLEY LIBRARY, VOL. 4: KAREN E. BENDER AND ROBERT ANTHONY SIEGEL
In my experience, the only way to improve on a series featuring amazing authors is to feature two amazing authors. How fortunate, for everyone, that the dynamic duo and husband and wife team of Karen…
VCLA’S AUTHOR SERIES AT HANDLEY LIBRARY, VOL. 3: AHMED NAJI
VCLA’s stated mission is at once focused yet broad: we intend to open a world-class residency that welcomes writers (of all disciplines and genres) year-round, featuring workshops, seminars, and residencies, allowing…
Jamie Saft, Creativity, and the Cultivation of Mastery
My personal mantra --and life goal-- going back to my post-grad school existence, is somehow, some way trying to eradicate the barriers between art and life; not merely living an…
Routines, Rituals, and Writers
Winston Churchill famously remarked: “My vices protect me but they would assassinate you.” And he managed to achieve a thing or two in his time, decadent proclivities be damned. But…
VCLA in the Fairfax County Times
I'm very grateful for the growing excitement around Virginia Center for Literary Arts. This week, we were featured in the Fairfax County Times (text below). Want to get involved? Join…
VCLA: On the Air @95.3 The River
It was my great pleasure to be interviewed as the featured guest on 95.3 The River’s “Tourism Tuesday,” along with Winchester “Tourism Dude” Justin Kerns and Janet Michael, the hostess…
Asbestos, George Washington…and YOU!
Asbestos, George Washington…and you? I’ll take “three words that have never appeared in the same sentence ever for $500, Alex.” I am very excited to welcome nine people to the…
VCLA in The Winchester Star
It’s very exciting to have the first official “ink” on VCLA appear in The Winchester Star. Full story here, and pasted, below. Above and below are “out-takes” from a rainy…