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We know that priorities ebb and flow so we've provided a range rather than a fixed number of Salons each month.
It's intended to be a guideline to help you, but not something cumbersome to count and track.
Email any time for help changing or pausing your membership.

Member Benefits	SMALL	MEDIUM	LARGE
Salons Per Month	1 - 3 Salons	4 - 8 Salons	8 + Salons
Morning Poppins	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Finishers' Group	-	Yes	Yes
Member Jams	-	Yes	Yes
Book Club	Yes	Yes	Yes
First Friday Socials & Sunday Suppers	Yes	Yes	Yes
Workshop & Event Discount	-	Yes	Yes
Snacks, Drinks, SWAG & Hugs	Oodles	Oodles	Oodles
Monthly Cost	$45	$95	$135

The Salon Book Club

In the Salon book club, we read books about writing, like Anne Lamott, Samuel Delany, bell hooks, and Stephen King. Very meta, we know.

Rather than discuss once, we read and practice with one book over eight to twelve weeks. For the first quarter of this year, we are reading Where The Past Begins by Amy Tan and meeting on these dates (*recently updated):

February 7th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through I. Imagination
February 21st, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through III. Retrieving The Past
March 7th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Chapter Nine
March 21st, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through VI. Language (the end)

We meet every other Sunday to chat and play with prompts, taking time to integrate nuggets into our writing. It's encouraged to stick with the group for the whole book, but totally understandable if schedule changes mean missing one or two. And no need to sign up, just show up (right now virtually, of course). All members welcome.

Book suggestions and discussion ideas very welcome or email us to get in on the Google group (email hello@dcwriterssalon.com). For a taste of Book Club, here is a collection of quotes and exercises from Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird.

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Save the Date and Sneak preview: For April through June's book club that kicks off on April 4th, we'll be reading Pity the Reader by Kurt Vonnegut and Suzanne McConnell.

The Salon Book Club

In the Salon book club, we read books about writing, like Anne Lamott, Samuel Delany, bell hooks, Amy Tan, and Stephen King. Very meta, we know.

Rather than discuss once, we read and practice with one book over eight to twelve weeks to explore how to bring the author's insights into our own writing.

The last meeting of this quarter is on March 21st, during which we are talking about the end of Where The Past Begins by Amy Tan. The next book we'll be reading is Pity The Reader by Kurt Vonnegut and Suzanne McConnell meeting on these dates:

April 18th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Chapter Five (page 74)
May 2nd, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Chapter Fourteen (page 148)
May 16th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Chapter Twenty Five (page 215)
May 30th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Chapter Thirty One (page 295)
June 13th, 11 - 12:30pm, Read through Chapter Thirty Seven (page 383)

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Save the date and sneak preview: For July through September's book club that kicks off on July 11th, we'll be reading The Power of Myth, by Joseph Campbell.

The Salon Book Club

In the Salon book club, we read books about writing, like Anne Lamott and Samuel Delany and Stephen King. Very meta, we know.

Rather than discuss once, we read and practice with one book over eight to ten weeks. Beginning in October, we will be reading Remembered Rapture by bell hooks and meeting on these dates:

October 18th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Remembered Rapture (p 45)
November 1st, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through From Public to Private (p 96)
November 15th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Intellectual Life (p 143)
November 29th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Emily Dickinson (p 199)
December 13th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Writer to Writer (the end)

We meet every other Sunday to talk and play with prompts, taking time to digest and integrate nuggets into our writing. It's encouraged that you try to come to all meetings, but totally understandable that's not always possible. And no need to sign up, just show up (right now virtually, of course). All members and passes welcome.

Future book suggestions and discussion ideas very welcome or email us to get in on the Google group (email hello@dcwriterssalon.com). To get a taste of Book Club, here is a collection of quotes and exercises from our last two books: Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird and Samuel Delany's About Writing.

Join the book club

The Salon Book Club

By popular demand, introducing a book club unlike any other.

In the Salon book club we read books about writing, like Natalie Goldberg and Stephen King. Very meta, we know.

Rather than discuss once, we read and practice with one book over eight weeks. We are currently reading About Writing by Samuel Delany and meeting on these dates:

July 12th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through On Pure Storytelling (p 94)
July 26th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Part One (p 148)
August 9th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Part Two (p 206)
August 23rd, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through A Silent Interview (p 309)
September 6th, 11 - 12:30pm, Reading through Nits, Nips, Tucks and Tips

We meet every other Sunday to discuss and play with prompts, practicing with the insights of the book. It's encouraged that you try to come to all meetings, but totally understandable that's not always possible. And no need to sign up, just show up (right now virtually, of course). All members and passes welcome.

Future book suggestions and discussion ideas very welcome hello@dcwriterssalon.com. To get a taste of Book Club, here is a collection of quotes and prompts from our last book, Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird.

Join the book club

About Finishers' Group

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Mondays, 8 - 10pm Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7:30pm Saturdays, 3 - 5pm

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Some answers to frequently asked questions about Finishers' Group:

You absolutely don’t have to be write a whole book or screenplay, but decide what success is. (e.g. 2 short stories OR 5 essays or poems OR a book proposal, etc.)

You certainly don’t have to be able to attend all dates since life happens but great if you can. Only caveat is that if you join a group and drop out, other than for an emergency, you likely won't be invited back into a group.
There are three groups - Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. You stick with your group's day but you can most certainly come to any other Salon outside of your group if you ever have to miss Finishers.

Finishers' Groups start at the beginning of each quarter.