LJWG's Summer Big Quarterly Celebrates the Stories of our Military Men, Women, and Families at the U.S. Army Band's Performance at The Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, July 15, 2023, at 8 p.m.

New Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023, 6:30 p.m. at The Eisenhower Memorial.

https://www.usarmyband.com/events/summer-concert-at-the-lincoln-memorial-2

This retired soldier is 90-Plus with a story for the ages! Learn how it's never too early or too late to write your story—America's Story!!! An Amazon Bestseller!!

A Great Big Thank You to our guest speaker, Brian Ruberry, and his wife, Helen!!! Brian informed us, encouraged us, and embraced us and our mission! Brian, you kept us laughing and Learning!!!

THANK YOU MICHAEL E. MELVIN FOR A SPECTACULAR IN-PERSON EVENT!

THANKS CARLY FOR PUTTING OUR WORDS TO MUSIC!

THERE'S MUCH LITERARY WORK TO DO IN 2022!

Join us for Life Journeys Writers Guild's 15th Annual Season Opener/Big Quarterly, featuring Bestselling Author/Disney Producer Kwame Alexander, Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Noon (EST).

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times Bestselling author of 35 books, including SWING, BECOMING MUHAMMAD ALI, co-authored with James Patterson, BOOKED. The Short Story: Alexander is the writer and executive producer of THE CROSSOVER TV series on Disney plus.

You don't wanna miss this one! Glean Encouragement to get to Your Literary Finish Line!

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Yvonne and Robert Medley, LJWG founders, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts!

We are pleased to announce the LJWG Poetry is Power Virtual Streaming Event:

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LJWG'S Fourteenth Annual Season Opener / Big Quarterly held Saturday, February 20, 2021, was a Big Hit! We discussed ALL THINGS PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING!!! *****************

We're Keeping our Social Distance, and nurturing Healthy and Literary Relationships!!! While we're hopeful to return to the Waldorf West Library and other venues in the future, we are here for you, Virtually!!!! Inquire about our special Writing Workshops and Literary Events throughout 2020! Email or Call for details.

***** You don't have to be a Writer to benefit from Writing. Put Writing in your empowerment toolbox to enhance your mental health, alleviate stressors and feelings of isolation, and Exercise your Voice!!!!Ask us about LJWG's Writing and Mentoring Project​

Join us for a monthly workshop!

Funding has been provided to the LJWG from Maryland Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as a part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. Our Literary Programs are also sponsored in part by a grant from the Charles County Arts Alliance.

A Fun Look At The LJWG, Pre-COVID-19!!!

THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WRITERS WHO CAME OUT TO NETWORK, LEARN AND CELEBRATE DURING LJWG'S 2020 SEASON OPENER/BIG QUARTERLY, JANUARY 18, 2020! BALTIMORE'S FOX45 WAS IN THE HOUSE!!! WE HAD A LITERARY BLAST!!! LJWG'S 2020 THEME: TAKING WRITERS TO THE NEXT LEVEL!!!!

Thank you to all those who attended November, 2019's LJWG Nuts and Bolts Gathering to network and glean vital literary and publishing info tips as well as sharing your literary works and/or contributing to our meaty critiques and discussion. *****************

Thank you for attending our LJWG Big Quarterly on Saturday, October 12, 2019, 6 p.m. at the Indian Head Black Box Theatre in Indian Head, MD 20640! It was The Takeover Tour! A stage play, comedians and five riveting performance reads!!! Check out photos from it below!

We had a blast during our Big Quarterly, July 27, 2019 at Middleton Hall! Thank you PNC for your support!

Thank you to all those who came out to our Nuts and Bolts Gathering held at Middleton Hall in Waldorf on Thursday, May 16, 2019!!!! It was a packed house, and a networking, entertaining and informative blast!!!!

Special Thanks to the experts at The U.S. Copyright Office for their detailed presentation to help us protect our intellectual properties.

Special Thanks to Chef Kendall and Middleton Hall!!! The venue, the food, the media, and more—were all top-notch!!!

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