by Admin | Aug 21, 2019 | Event
The third day of 1455’s Summer Literary Festival kicked off early (with coffee) and ended late (with cocktails). Between the first panel at Bright Box and the closing remarks at Shenandoah University, we heard from dozens of writers, teachers, artists, and public...
by Admin | Aug 21, 2019 | Event
The second day of 1455’s Summer Literary Festival started early and ended late. Between the first panel at Bright Box and the final books being signed at Winchester Book Gallery, we heard from dozens of writers, teachers, artists, and public officials. You can...
by Admin | Aug 21, 2019 | Event
We kicked off the 1455’s first Summer Literary Festival on Thursday, July 18 at the Winchester Brew Works. The event was entitled “Stories and Suds,” and featured local authors Jessi Lewis, Kirsten Porter, Hannah Grieco, Kara Oakleaf, and others. It...
by Admin | Aug 14, 2019 | Event
If a picture can say a thousand words, dozens of pictures might tell many millions. Even that won’t do justice to the conversations, insights, and overall experiences of 1455’s first Summer Literary Festival. (And if pictures aren’t sufficiently...
by Admin | Jul 16, 2019 | Writing and Residencies
2019 Summer Literary Festival Teen Poet Contest Awards Grand Prize ($500 Award): Taylor Fang, “Solstice,” “Prehistory” Second Prize: Sabrina Guo, “Huài shì hǎo shì” (“Evil Things, Good Things”) Third Prize: Kaja Rae Lucas, “for that morning when pretending was the...