This Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 7:00 PM, the North Carolina Writers' Network-West will sponsor The Literary Hour, at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. The event will be held in the Keith House in the Community Room. The reading is free of charge and open to the public.
Staci Lynn Bell is a retired 25-year radio/ television host and commercial production copy writer. She is also an elite dog trainer. Her emceeing skills have allowed her to serve an emcee for many NCWN-West conferences and events. Staci writes poetry, creative non-fiction, memoir and essays. She has been published in, Kakalak 2017, 2016, and several online journals, including, Wild Goose Poetry Review, Wolf Warriors Anthology II. Bell has poems in numerous Old Mountain Press Anthologies, Bell’s poem, "Escape" was published in the Old Mountain Press Anthology, Wish You Were Here. Her poem, "Unanswered Prayers" was published in the fall edition of Kakalak 2016. Additionally, her poem, "Time," won a bronze medal and her short story, "Cheyenne" won a silver medal in the North Carolina Cherokee and Clay County's Silver Arts 2016.
Joan Ellen Gage is an author of humor and inspiration written from her own unique perspective. Her photos are the spice in the mix that serve to punctuate the writing and add that special garnish to her creations. She has written and published five books, Water Running Downhill!, Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader!, A Redhead Looks At 60, Trinity's Adventures in Imagination, and a special edition of Water Running Downhill! the Rose Edition, as a tribute to her friend Rose Helena Macedo Kull. Gage is serves as administrator for the NCWN-West’s blog. Additionally, Ms. Gage has two blogs, Traveling at the Speed of Now, www.joanellengage.com,and A Redhead Blogs at 60!, https://joanszoneblogalicious @wordpress.com.
Mary Ricketson of Murphy NC, has been writing poetry for 20 years; to satisfy a hunger, to taste life down to the very last drop. She is inspired by nature and her work as a mental health counselor. Her poetry has been published in Wild Goose Poetry Review, Future Cycle Press, Journal of Kentucky Studies, and the anthologies, Lights in the Mountains, and Echoes Across the Blue Ridge, Freeing Jonah, and her chapbook I Hear the River Call my Name. Mary's second poetry book is Hanging Dog Creek; her third book, Shade and Shelter, is newly released from Kelsay Books.
Ricketson is Cherokee County's Representative for the North Carolina Writers Network-West, and is president of Ridgeline Literary Alliance. Ricketson writes a monthly column, "Women to Women", for The Cherokee Scout, Murphy , NC’s newspaper. She is a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, an organic blueberry farmer, and is currently working on a new collection of poetry.
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Showing posts with label Joan Ellen Gage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joan Ellen Gage. Show all posts
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Local Students receive awards for Simpson Beck Poetry and Songwriting Lyric Contest, April 23, 2018, Hayesville, NC
On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, Hayesville Middle and High
Schools received awards for their entries in the Simpson Beck Poetry and
Songwriting Lyric Contests. The Clay County Historical and Arts Council (CCHAC) and the
North Carolina Writers’ Network-West (NCWN-West) gave awards. Joan Ellen Gage had spearheaded the effort representing NCWN-West, along with Carla Beck, English teacher at Hayesville High School, and Reba Beck, retired teacher from Hayesville High, and a member of the CCHAC.The event was Emceed by Carla and Reba Beck. Ms. Gage was unable to attend.
The Copper Door Restaurant,
Brothers Willow Ranch Restaurant, Rib Country in Hayesville, Chevelle’s in
Hayesville, and Bowl of Asia, donated NCWN-West’s awards for the judges.
Winners of the Middle School Contest for Poetry were: 1st
place, Dierks Tolley, 2nd place, Jasmine Scheuler, and 3rd
place, Addison Bunch.
There were no entries for Songwriting Lyrics for the Middle school.
There were no entries for Songwriting Lyrics for the Middle school.
Winners of the High School Contest for Poetry were: 1st place, Piper Snowdon, 2nd place, Paula Murcia, and 3rd place, Isabella Rogers.
Winner of the High School Contest for Songwriting Lyrics
was: 1st place, Emily Long.
Rosemary Rhodes Royston |
Judges for the contests included author Rosemary Rhodes
Royston, and musicians and songwriters Rob Tiger, Wyatt Espalin, and Brian Kruger, who were the song-writing lyric judges.. Royston
read from her book, Splitting the Soil.
Rob Tiger |
Wyatt Espalin |
Brian Kruger |
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Poetry and Song-writing Lyric Contest for Clay County Schools, NC, renamed Simpson Beck Poetryand Song-writing Lyrics Contest
Nancy Simpson |
Reba Beck |
The Clay County Historical and Arts Council and the North
Carolina Writers’ Network-West, in an effort to promote the arts in our
community, are again co-sponsoring a poetry writing and a song-writing lyric
contest for Hayesville High and Middle Schools this month. The writing contest
has been renamed the Simpson Beck Poetry and Song-writing Lyrics Contest, in
honor of its founders Nancy Simpson and Reba Beck.
The winners will be announced Monday, April 16, 2018, and the
award ceremony for them will take place on Monday, April 23, 2018, at 7:00 PM
at the Hayesville High School Lecture Hall. The public is invited to attend this event, and their will
be refreshments and cookies.
The poetry judge for the contests is Rosemary Rhodes Royston.
She is the author of the book, Splitting
the Soil, a widely published poet, a representative of the North Carolina Writers’
Network-West, and a professor of English at Young Harris College.
Songwriting Lyric judges include Rob Tiger, local songwriter
and singers, Brian Kruger, and Wyatt Espalin.
For more information, please contact Joan Ellen Gage, at: iamjellen1953@gmail.com
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Do You Know Joan Gage?
Getting to Know Each Other in NCWN-West
Joan Ellen Gage |
Some of our members have
not yet met Joan Ellen Gage in
person. She is an author of humor and inspiration written from her own unique
perspective. Her recipe for her writing focuses on staying upbeat and laughing
at her own foibles. Joan’s photos are the spice in the mix that serves to
punctuate the writing and add that special garnish to her creations. Photography
is one of her hobbies.
Joan lives in Clay
County, North Carolina, with her husband and her beautiful Belgian Tervuren
Dog, Magnolia. If you know Joan, you know Maggie. Since I am a dog lover, Joan
and I have had that in common since we first met even before she moved here.
Visit Joan’s
blogs, Traveling at the Speed of Now, www.joanellengage.com,
and A Redhead Blogs at 60!, https://joanszoneblogalicious@wordpress.com. See her Facebook page where you hear her read her poems. There you can get better acquainted
with Joan.
We are fortunate to have
Joan Gage as a member of NCWN-West and as our Tech Administrator. She maintains our
blog and website. She keeps our membership page updated with your pictures and bios. We have a Facebook
page that she also manages. Joan has a quiet personality, but she is a busy and
active member of NCWN-West. She holds a writing contest in Hayesville schools each year. She
visits businesses and obtains prizes for the winners. An Awards Night is held
in the spring, and the winning students read their work.
Joan volunteered with NCWN-West
events including the Festival on the Square, A Day for Writers, our conference
last year and the tribute to Kathryn Stripling Byer. She has coordinated the
Celebration of Life of Nancy Simpson on May 5 at the John C. Campbell Folk
School. She has been most helpful to this writer in many ways including
facilitating Coffee with the Poets and Writers the latter part of 2017.
Joan wrote and published five books, Water Running Downhill, Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader!, A Redhead Looks at 60, Trinity’s Adventures in Imagination and a special edition of Water Running Downhill! The Rose Edition as a tribute to her friend Rose Helena Macedo Kull. All of the books are available as eBooks. Joan has given author talks, and had several radio interviews. We have enjoyed her readings at the John C. Campbell Folk School and Coffee with the Poets and Writers.
Joan wrote and published five books, Water Running Downhill, Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader!, A Redhead Looks at 60, Trinity’s Adventures in Imagination and a special edition of Water Running Downhill! The Rose Edition as a tribute to her friend Rose Helena Macedo Kull. All of the books are available as eBooks. Joan has given author talks, and had several radio interviews. We have enjoyed her readings at the John C. Campbell Folk School and Coffee with the Poets and Writers.
She may work quietly, but
she leaves a large footprint wherever she chooses to be involved.
If you receive this post in your Inbox, please go to www.netwestwriters.blogspot.com and leave your comments for Joan in the
comment section below. I hope you will thank her for all she does for us.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Round Robin Reading with Poets and Prose writers at Coffee with the Poets and Writers, at the Moss Memorial Library, Hayesville, NC, Wednesday, November 15, 2017
On November 15th, 2017, at 10:30 AM, the North
Carolina Writers’ Network-West will host Coffee with the Poets and Writers at
the Moss Memorial Library. The event will be round-robin style, with several
members reading from their works for approximately 40 minutes. Members will
include: Glenda Council Beall, Joan Ellen Gage, Bob Grove, Joan M. Howard, Mary Ricketson,
and Carroll Taylor.
After the member readings, guest attendees will be invited
to read their work. All open Mic readings will be approximately 3 minutes.
Coffee and cookies will be provided, and the public is invited. For more
information, please contact Joan Ellen Gage at 828-389-3733.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Local poets Joan Ellen Gage and Mary A. Ricketson to read at The Literary Hour at John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC, on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at 7:00 PM
The
Literary Hour AT JOHN
C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL
On Thursday, September 21st, 2017 at 7:00 PM, John C. Campbell Folk
School and NC Writers Network-West are sponsoring The Literary Hour, an hour of poetry and prose reading held at
Keith House on the JCCFS campus. This is usually held on the third Thursday of
the month. The reading is free of charge
and open to the public. Poet Mary A. Ricketson and writer/poet Joan Ellen Gage will
be the featured readers. Both of these authors are residents of the area and
published extensively. It should be an
entertaining evening.
Mary A. Ricketson
Mary
A. Ricketson, Murphy NC, has been writing poetry 20 years. She is inspired
by nature and her work as a mental health counselor. Her poetry has been
published in Wild Goose Poetry Review, Future Cycle Press, Journal of Kentucky
Studies, Lights in the Mountains, Echoes Across the Blue Ridge, Red Fox Run,
It’s All Relative, Old Mountain Press, Whispers. Additionally, Ricketson has published a chapbook, I Hear the River Call my Name, and a full length collection of poetry, Hanging Dog Creek, published by Future Cycle Press, both books are available on Amazon.com..
Currently
Mary is using her own poetry to present empowerment workshops, combining roles
as writer with her helping role as a therapist. Mary Ricketson’s poems and
activities relate with nature, facilitate talk about a personal path and focus
on growth in ordinary and unusual times.
Ricketson is
Cherokee County representative to North Carolina Writers Network West, and
president of Ridgeline Literary Alliance.
She won first place in the 2011 Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest 75th Anniversary National Poetry Contest. This year she received the Lifetime
Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.
Mary A. Ricketson writes a monthly column, Women to Women, for The Cherokee Scout. She is a
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor and an organic blueberry
farmer.
Joan Ellen Gage
Joan
Ellen Gage is an author of humor and inspiration written from her own unique
perspective. Her recipe for her writing focuses on staying upbeat and laughing
at her own foibles. Joan’s photos are the spice in the mix that serve to
punctuate the writing and add that special garnish to her creations.
Joan has written and published five books, Water Running Downhill!, Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader!, A Redhead Looks At 60, Trinity's Adventures in Imagination, and a special edition of Water Running Downhill! the Rose Edition as a tribute to her friend Rose Helena Macedo Kull. All her books are available on Amazon.com as regular books, and as ebooks.
Gage has given several author talks, and had several radio interviews. She is a member of her area’s writing group, NC Writers’ Network-West, serving as an administrator for their blog.
Joan has written and published five books, Water Running Downhill!, Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader!, A Redhead Looks At 60, Trinity's Adventures in Imagination, and a special edition of Water Running Downhill! the Rose Edition as a tribute to her friend Rose Helena Macedo Kull. All her books are available on Amazon.com as regular books, and as ebooks.
Gage has given several author talks, and had several radio interviews. She is a member of her area’s writing group, NC Writers’ Network-West, serving as an administrator for their blog.
Additionally, Ms. Gage has two blogs, Traveling
at the Speed of Now, www.joanellengage.com,and
A Redhead Blogs at 60!, https://joanszoneblogalicious
@wordpress.com.
Joan Ellen Gage lives in Western North Carolina with her husband and their Belgian Tervuren dog, Magnolia.
Joan Ellen Gage lives in Western North Carolina with her husband and their Belgian Tervuren dog, Magnolia.
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