Local Writers Read at Writers Night Out

Sept 14, 2012 –Writers’ Night Out features Clarence Newton and Linda Grayson Jones reading their poetry at 7 pm, September14 at Brother’s Willow Ranch Restaurant in Young Harris, GA. This free monthly event also includes an open microphone for local authors.

An Associate Professor of Biology and the Dean of Math and Sciences at Young Harris College,Jones has read and written poetry since childhood. She has a B.S. in Biology from Stetson University, an M.A. in Biology and a Ph.D. in Pathology from Vanderbilt University. Her career path has been primarily in academic biomedical research, but she has now returned to her first love—teaching. She remains a reader and writer of poetry and this past spring was published in    Appalachian Heritage.

Newton, who lives in Hiawassee, GA, puts both humor and wisdom into his writings. Once a guest writer for several newspapers, he has turned his love of writing toward poetry.He has studied under former Poet Laureate of Georgia Bettie Sellers and under poet Nancy Simpson. His poetry book, Short Glances Forward And A Long Look Back was recently published, and his work appears in Echoes Across the Blue Ridge.After a long career in aviation, Clarence now finds inspiration in the things of retirement, such as fishing, gardening, and birding.                             

Writers’ Night Outtakes place on the second Friday of each month. Open microphone prose or poetry readers can sign up at the door, and each person has three minutes. Brother’sWillow Ranch Restaurant is located at 6223 Hwy 76 West across from Brasstown Valley Resort, phone 706-379-1272. The event is in the upstairs room, accessible via stairs inside the restaurant or the ramp (no stairs) from the upper parking lot. Food and beverages will be available for purchase; please come by 6:15 pm to order.

For more information, please contact Karen Holmes at (404) 316-8466 or kpaulholmes@gmail.com.