Founded in 1976, the Washington Calligraphers Guild
is a nonprofit organization of more than 500 U.S. and international lettering artists of all skill levels, from professional scribes to enthusiastic beginners
and non-calligraphers who appreciate the lettering and book arts.
Graceful Envelope Contest
2022 Contest Winners:
Theme:
Greetings & Salutations
Hannah Weston's envelope was one of three top winners in the 2022 contest.
Learn more and view all winning envelopes
2023 Contest Call for Entries!
Theme: Fan Mail
Download the rules and more!
Postmark deadline: Mon 3/20/23, no entry fee
Elected Officers
| President | Marilyn Davis | |
| Vice President | Jodie Lide | |
| Treasurer | Barbara Enyeart | |
| Secretary | Karen Garvey | |
| Member at Large | Elissa Krieg | |
Standing Committees
| Workshops Chair | Kacie-Linn Engle |
| Workshop Registrar | Caroline Knickerbocker |
| Membership Chair | Gretchen Elson |
| Mailings | Pat Swanson |
| Audit | vacant |
| Budget & Finance | Barbara Enyeart |
| Registered Agent | Barbara Enyeart |
| 2022 Website Chair | Lorraine Swerdloff |
| 2023 Website Chair | Kayla Elaine |
| Bulletin Liaison | Pamn Klinedinst |
| Scripsit Liaison 2022 | Tamara Stoneburner |
| Scripsit Liaison 2023 | Jonathan Homrighausen |
| Library | Lucinda Wright |
| Programs | vacant |
| Zapf Scholarship | Marta Legeckis |
| Social Media | vacant |
Special Assistants to the Board
| Archivist | Lucinda Wright |
| Parliamentarian | Margaret-Ann F. Howie |
| Graceful Envelope Contest | Erin Cassidy |
| P.O. Box assistant | Anne Trotter |
Art credits: "abcxyz" artwork by Charlie Hughes and © Washington Calligraphers Guild. From top: WCG logo and "Calligraphy" by Sheila Waters. Alphabet by Marta Legeckis. WCG's 2021 Directory's yellow cover by Carol DuBosch. Gerry Jackson Kerdok listed pivotal WWII battles in the poppy that appeared in WCG's 45th Anniversary Scripsit, as did Sherri Trial's "Into The Forest." "Forgiveness" by Jennifer Lewis.
WCG members: Don't miss emails from the Guild:
– Put [email protected] and [email protected] in your contacts or address book
– Look in promotional and spam folders for emails from "Washington Calligraphers Guild"
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Contact InformationWashington Calligraphers GuildP.O. Box 3688 Merrifield, VA 22116 |
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Calendar
All times shown are Eastern — Convert to Your Time Zone
7 Dec 2022 (W)
7pm — Online Program: Maryanne Grebenstein's manuscript of the complete A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.Her project took three years.
12 Jan 2023 (Th)
7pm — Board Meeting on Zoom (2hr)
18 Jan 2023 (W)
7pm — Online Program: Experiments in Blackletter with Tamer Ghoneim
1 and 8 Feb 2023 (W)
7pm — Online Program: White House Calligraphers with Pat Blair, Lee Ann Clark and Rick Paulus
15 Feb 2023 (W)
7pm — Board Meeting on Zoom
1 Mar 2023 (W)
7pm — Online Program: Beowulf Manuscript with Cheryl Jacobsen
15 Mar 2023 (W)
7pm — Board Meeting on Zoom
20 Mar 2023 (M)
Deadline for Graceful Envelope Contest entries
19 Apr 2023 (W)
7pm — Board Meeting on Zoom
20 Apr 2023 (Th)
7pm — Online Program: Calligraphic Wanderlust with Yves Letermes on the path he's followed.
Join or renew WCG membership
- Membership Information — How to join or renew
— You can contribute the most by volunteering and can even serve remotely! - Meet Our Members
- Honorary Members
Resources
Graceful Envelope Contest- Library — books, periodicals and other media
Education
- Calligraphy Classes in the Washington Area
- Meetings — Program and Board meetings via Zoom
- Workshops
- Workshop FAQs
- Zapf Scholarship Fund
- Exhibits
Publications
- Scripsit — order current & back issues
- Scripsit Summaries — issues since 1999
Services for Hire
- Freelance Calligraphers — Hire a lettering artist
History
- About the Washington Calligraphers Guild
- Timeline of WCG's first 35 years
- History of calligraphy, lettering and typeface design
- WCG official documents, bylaws
- IRS letter of Nonprofit Status
Current Scripsit
Celebrating the artistic life of Sheila Waters
Sheila Waters: Her Golden Thread 1929–2022, this latest Scripsit by editor/designer Julian Waters (Vol44, No1, 2022), is a memorial tribute to Sheila Waters and a sequel to the 2010 Scripsit issue Sheila at 80: A Retrospective. More
Right: Sheila Waters created her first Roundel at age 19, ©1948, as final exam piece at Medway College of Art for the British National Diploma in Design.
Website administrators: Lorraine Swerdloff, Kayla Elaine
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