Sharon Pajka

They are not dead—and neither are their stories. Their memory offers a mirror—and a map—for the living. With every grave I study, I toast those who came before us. As a literature professor and cemetery historian, my work combines my love of words and the stories of those from the past. Welcome! -Sharon Pajka

Monday, March 17, 2025

Publication Date Notification- Haunted Virginia Cemeteries

 

Haunted Virginia Cemeteries

will be released on

August 5, 2025

by The History Press!




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Monday, March 10, 2025

March 9, 2025 Collage poem

 

ONCE SOMETHING IS GONE, ALL THAT’S LEFT ARE MEMORIES the Last Goodbye Inspiration for Writers Written, Spoken, ReadIng: HISTORY & CULTURE History hide your ugly stuff? Enduring generation Our Promise to the Land Our World a Novel Story New Way to Do the Talking.

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Interview with Turtle Optimist-- Grave Encounters: Exploring the World of Cemetery Tourism

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Friday, March 7, 2025

Women Writers of Virginia at Henrico County Public Library-- March 15th at 2pm


 

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Publications and Events

  • June 11 @ 7:30PM- Hollywood Cemetery at Night: Full Moon Tours
  • Rescheduled due to Weather- Saturday, June 14, 2025- ASL tour- Hollywood Cemetery (contact for more information)
  • June 16 at 9:00-10:30am- Meandering Among the Markers: Writing & Reflection Workshops
  • July 10 @ 7:30PM- Hollywood Cemetery at Night: Full Moon Tours
  • July 23 at 9:00-10:30am- Meandering Among the Markers: Writing & Reflection Workshops
  • August 1 at 9:00-10:30am- Meandering Among the Markers: Writing & Reflection Workshops
  • August 5- Virtual Book Release Event
  • August 9 @7:30PM- Hollywood Cemetery at Night: Full Moon Tours
  • September 17- October 28, 2025- 6-week online course-WRITING THE DEAD

Virtual Events/ Podcast Episodes

  • Turtle Optimist-- Grave Encounters: Exploring the World of Cemetery Tourism
  • The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe Podcast- Poe Unplugged
  • CEMETERY HAPPY HOUR- Edgar Allan Poe Edition
  • The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe Part 1
  • The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe Part 2
  • The Ordinary, Extraordinary Cemetery- Episode 145
  • Beyond The Oblong Box
  • The Ordinary Extraordinary Cemetery- Episode 53
  • Cemetery Happy Hour- authors and cemetery lovers share connections with cemeteries
  • Cemetery Salon (November 13 2021)

Book Trailers

  • Women Writers Buried in Virginia (Spiritualism focused)
  • Women Writers Buried in Virginia
  • The Souls Close to Edgar Allan Poe

2024 Winner

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Poe Folk--Richmond Magazine

Poe Folk--Richmond Magazine
A new book helps us get to know the poet through those closest to him | BY HARRY KOLLATZ JR.

Grave Insight--Richmond Magazine

Grave Insight--Richmond Magazine
Author Sharon Pajka beside the grave of novelist and women’s rights advocate Mary Johnston in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery BY GARY ROBERTSON (Photo by Jay Paul)

On the Road--American Cemetery&Cremation Magazine

On the Road--American Cemetery&Cremation Magazine
Virginia and Beyond. A Journey into Edgar Allan Poe’s World Sharon Pajka has always been intrigued by cemeteries – and Edgar Allan Poe. By Stan Goldstein

The Commonwealth Times

The Commonwealth Times
VCU alumna features historical female writers buried in Virginia cemeteries by Zahra Ndirangu, Contributing Writer/Illustration by Clare Wislar

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  • Publication Date Notification- Haunted Virginia Cemeteries
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Sharon Pajka

They are not dead—and neither are their stories. Their memory offers a mirror—and a map—for the living. With every grave I study, I toast those who came before us. As a literature professor and cemetery historian, my work combines my love of words and the stories of those from the past. Welcome! -Sharon Pajka


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