by Admin | Jul 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Admin | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Admin | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Admin | May 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
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by Admin | May 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Admin | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...