Reading at the John C. Campbell Folk School November 16 - Beall and Bell

Glenda Council Beall and Staci Lynn Bell will read their work at the John C. Campbell Folk School on Wednesday evening, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Keith House Library. No admission charge and the public is invited.

Glenda Council Beall

Glenda Beall has been writing for as long as she can remember. She wrote stories about horses when she was a child. She began writing poetry in high school after a teacher suggested she submit one of her poems to a magazine.

In 1996, after moving to Hayesville, NC, she became a student of Nancy Simpson, poet, at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Since that time she has published many poems in numerous journals and reviews, both traditional and online. Her poems have also been published in a number of anthologies.

She is a multi-genre writer and has published nonfiction and fiction in Reunion Magazine, Breath and Shadow, Living with Loss and in several online journals. Some links to her published work can be found on a page of her blog: www.profilesandpedigrees.blogger.com  

Glenda Beall is owner of Writers Circle around the Table, where she invites outstanding poets and writers to teach at her studio. She teaches memoir writing for senior adults at Tri-County Community College in Murphy, NC and at Writers Circle.

She served as Program Coordinator for North Carolina Writers' Network West in 2007 - 2009 and serves as a Clay County Representative for the organization now. She is also volunteer Coordinator of the Representatives of NCWN West.

Staci Lynn Bell with Echo

Staci Lynn Bell is a Chicago native who attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She relocated to South Florida, gaining popularity as a 25 year radio and television personality. Bell’s poetry and prose have been published in Wild Goose Poetry, Wolf Warriors Anthology,and 234 Journal. Her poem "Crayon Cardinals" was recently published in The Old Mountain Press "Yin Yang"anthology. She lives with the loves of her life, her two dogs, in Hayesville, NC.

Bell's poem, "Escape" has been published in Old Mountain Press Anthology, Wish You Were Here. Her poem, "Unanswered Prayers" has been accepted for publication in the fall edition of Kakalak 2016 and will go to press soon. Additionally, Bell's poem, "Time," won a bronze medal and her short story, "Cheyenne" won a silver medal in the North Carolina Cherokee and Clay County Silver Arts 2016.