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1455’S SUMMER LIT FEST, IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA MAGAZINE
THINGS TO DO FEATURES Winchester’s 1455 Summer Literary Festival Goes Virtual Despite the pandemic dampening in-person plans for the festival’s second year, the team has moved all workshops, speakers and more online, and it’s entirely free. By Jennifer...
1455’s Summer Lit Fest, in Washington City Paper
Special gratitude to Kayla Randall, Arts Editor for Washington City Paper, for this feature on 1455. We discuss the back story, future plans, and, of course, the upcoming Lit Fest (register today; the entire event is FREE!). On its website, local nonprofit 1455 lays...
1455 AUTHOR SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS REGISTER
We seem to be getting the hang of this Zoom thing! I'm speaking not only on behalf of myself and 1455, but I think it's obvious that as a society, we've made the necessary and inevitable adjustments, and most will agree that even as "Zoom fatigue" sets in (yes, it's a...
Press Release: 1455’s Second Annual Summer Literary Festival Announced
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Announcing 1455’s Second Annual Teen Poetry Contest
A prize of $500 will be given to the winner of 1455’s Second Teen Poetry Contest. 1455’s second Summer Literary Festival (July 16-18) will include a special Teen Poetry Reading, featuring Maia Siegel, who is co-judging the contest (along with writers on the 1455...
1455 AUTHOR SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH JEANNE McCULLOCH
On behalf of 1455, I am wishing everyone as much health and happiness as it’s possible to convey during challenging times. As I mentioned last month, as part of our mission to produce as much free content and programming as possible, it seems that there’s never been a...
The Origin and Anatomy of a Story
Write what you know: at once the best and worst counsel offered to the aspiring fiction writer. It is insufficient, if not too smug and certain, too limiting, and possibly counterproductive. But still…it’s necessary. Of course, on occasion, even the author isn’t...
1455 Author Series: A Conversation with Justen Ahren
Welcome to our first virtual event as part of 1455’s ongoing Author Series. A shout out to our friends at Handley Library in downtown Winchester, where we usually have these monthly events, in person. By way of introduction, I'd like to start by wishing everyone as...
1455 and Handley Library: A (Short) Conversation with Barbara Dickinson
I always look forward to seeing Handley Library's Barbara Dickinson (at least) once a month for 1455's ongoing Author Series. Of course, current circumstances have changed things for the foreseeable future, so it was great to check in and compare notes on what we've...
Free Stuff from 1455!
Okay, it's only stuff I've written, but since I don't have any extra hand sanitizer, toilet paper, or bonus Tiger King footage, this seemed like the most immediately positive gesture possible. For the rest of the week, four Kindle versions of my books are FREE. To...
1455 RECOMMENDS: YOUR REQUIRED COVID-19 VIEWING (Part Two)
Following up on our first installment of required viewing, here’s the promised list of movies (some quite appropriate and relevant) to accompany social distancing, working from home, reading, relaxing, and staying both healthy and sane. Disclaimer: these are...
1455 RECOMMENDS: YOUR REQUIRED COVID-19 VIEWING
Following up on our recommended reading list, here's the promised list of movies (some quite appropriate and relevant) to accompany social distancing, working from home, reading, relaxing, and staying both healthy and sane. Disclaimer: these are all films I’ve written...
1455 Recommends: A Reading List
Coming soon: a movie list and, inevitably, some musical suggestions to accompany social distancing, working from home, reading, relaxing, and staying both healthy and sane. But first, some easily recommended books. Disclaimer: these are all works I've written about,...
1455 PRESENTS: STORYTELLING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
1455’s second annual Summer Literary Festival is this July, and the overarching theme is STORYTELLING, which affords us ample opportunity to explore and interrogate --and complicate-- the very notion of narrative; what it means, how it applies to societies, not merely...
1455 and The Potter’s House: Writing Race & Resistance
1455 is pleased and proud to partner with the historic Potter's House, in D.C. (More about them and their mission, here.) For our first collaboration, and to celebrate Black History Month, the topic was "Writing Race and Resistance." 1455 was honored to include three...
1455 2nd Annual Summer Literary Festival: Call for Proposals
Seeking Proposal Submissions for Summer Literary Festival July 16 - July 18, 2020 in Winchester, VA 1455, a nonprofit organization seeking to advance the appreciation of and passion for the literary arts, seeks proposals for presentations, workshops, craft talks and...
Spoken Word at the Hideaway Cafe: February’s Featured Writer
Spoken Word + Shofar FTW 1455's monthly Spoken Word series at Winchester's own Hideaway Cafe continued this month with another impressive variety of readers. This month the poets were out in full force, and it was wonderful to hear work from some younger writers....
Writing Race and Resistance
1455 is very proud to partner with historic venue The Potter's House for our first program, WRITING RACE AND RESISTANCE. I'll be joined by Ethelbert Miller, Holly Karapetkova, and Teri Cross Davis. This is a FREE event, but RSVP'ing is suggested. Spread the word and...
1455 Presents Series: STORYTELLING IN THE 21st CENTURY
In partnership with the Barns of Rose Hill, 1455 is excited to announce a series of panels, Storytelling in the 21st Century. The first program, “Why Words Matter: The Power of Storytelling” will be Feb 29, from 8:00-9:30. Why do we tell stories? How has storytelling,...
Storytelling and the 1455 Story: An Introduction
Let me tell you a story. The discovery of the first cave drawings offers conclusive evidence of at least one thing: the power of narrative has been with us as long as we’ve been able to communicate. One might suggest these crude but sometimes beautiful images were the...