Harrisonburg Writers Critique Circle

Shenandoah Fantastic is proud to be featured at the Virginia Festival of the Book.

For three decades, the Virginia Festival of the Book has brought together writers and readers from across the nation to emphasize and celebrate the Virginia Center for the Book’s mission and Virginia Humanities’ vision.

Come out to 2nd Act Books on Friday, March 20th @ 4pm for a panel with SF contributors James Blakey, Catherine Simpson, KG Gardner, and Kent M. Peterson.
We'll discuss our stories, the inspirations behind them, the importance of regional fiction, future projects and more!

Shenandoah Fantastic is proud to be featured at the Virginia Festival of the Book.

For three decades, the Virginia Festival of the Book has brought together writers and readers from across the nation to emphasize and celebrate the Virginia Center for the Book’s mission and Virginia Humanities’ vision.

Come out to 2nd Act Books on Friday, March 20th @ 4pm for a panel with SF contributors James Blakey, Catherine Simpson, KG Gardner, and Kent M. Peterson.
We'll discuss our stories, the inspirations behind them, the importance of regional fiction, future projects and more!

Come discover your Harrisonburg/Rockingham Writing Community.

Whether you’re scribbling your first poem or plotting your tenth novel, this is your chance to meet and network with other authors.

If you’ve been looking for that boost, that community, that connection—you won’t find a better place than the RWG.

Our speaker In August will be Cara Achterberg speaking on "Writing With Intention."

Transform your time at the page into a purposeful, focused practice. Join us to explore what it means to set meaningful intentions for your writing. Whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction, intentionality will help you deepen your work and move you closer to the writer you want to be.

What does success look like for you? And what small, consistent steps can you take each day to move closer to that vision? Through discussion, exercises, and reflection, we’ll discover how intention can take many forms: concrete goals, creative frameworks, exploratory mindsets, or even motivating deadlines. By shifting from simply “writing” to writing with intention, we develop habits that lead to meaningful progress—and possibly to creative places we’ve never imagined before.

Cara Achterberg is the author of eight books, including fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. She has been published traditionally (Pegasus Books, The Story Plant), Indie (Black Rose Writing), and self-pubbed two books of nonfiction. She lives in Maurertown with her husband, three rescue dogs, and a rotating cast of foster dogs and cats. Cara is a compulsive blogger, occasional freelance writer, and writing teacher.