Showing posts with label NC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NC. Show all posts

Friday, June 5, 2020

Online Writing Classes with some top writers


A few weeks ago, I received this notice from The Writers' Workshop in Asheville, NC. Now we can all benefit from these classes because
they are online. You don't have to drive to Asheville or stay overnight.

THE WRITERS' WORKSHOP
387 Beaucatcher Road
Asheville, NC 28805

                                             
 WRITING CLASSES ON-LINE!!

JUNE 27:  FICTION CLASS with Karen Ackerson
The class will learn the essentials of a good story or novel. Character and conflict are key elements that will be discussed, including creating a sense of place, dialogue, and enhancing one's writing style. Students may bring up to five pages to the class for review. Ackerson has taught fiction writing for over 25 years. As Senior Editor at The Renbourne Editorial Agency, she has edited over 500 novels and memoirs.


JULY 11:  WRITE YOUR LIFE with Richard Krawiec
        In this supportive writing-intensive class, participants will learn how to draw on the "material" of their lives to write and revise memoirs, stories, or plays. Elements covered include time compression and expansion, theme, recognizing your purpose, and developing your piece professionally. 
Krawiec is the founder of Jacar Press, and the author of numerous books such as "Breakdown: A Father's Story", "Faith in What?", and "Time Sharing". His work is published in numerous journals including Shenandoah, Florida Review, and N.C. Literary Review.


JULY 25:  SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP with Nathan Ross Freeman
 The class will learn all aspects of writing the screenplay, including formatting, characterization, sequence structures, and how to adapt any genre to a screenplay. Freeman’s credits include the feature films Gem and Mr. Bones, the official selection of major film festivals; and Authoring Action, awarded 2010 Best Documentary in the U.K.  He has taught at UNC-C and Salem College.

AUGUST 8:  HOW TO POLISH YOUR OWN WORK with Karen Ackerson
Writers of fiction and non-fiction books and stories will learn how to revise and polish their works before submitting to an agent or publisher. Techniques will be taught on how to grab the reader's interest by eliminating unnecessary details, building tension, and fine-tuning dialogue and descriptions. Participants may bring five pages (double-spaced) to the class for discussion. Ackerson is Senior Editor at The Renbourne Editorial Agency (www.renbourne.com), and has edited hundreds of novels, memoirs and creative non-fiction stories. 


Karen Ackerson, Exec. Director
The Writers' Workshop
387 Beaucatcher Rd.
Asheville, NC 28805

828-254-8111
www.twwoa.org



Friday, March 6, 2020

The Looking Glass Rock Writers Conference in Brevard

Writers, you will like Brevard, NC and this annual conference held at Brevard College.

The Looking Glass Rock Writers Conference is held May 14 - 17, and the faculty looks very good this year.

Check it out and see what you think.

Exploring the theme “A Sense of Place," small select groups of conference attendees experience working under the guidance of notable writers. Founded in 2016 as a partnership between the Transylvania County Library and Brevard College, the annual conference consists of writing workshops for select participants and public readings by the workshop leaders free to the community.

The Looking Glass Rock Writers’ Conference is sponsored by the Transylvania County Library Foundation and Brevard College.

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Ran Shaffner website

At home lately I have had some time to read more blogs and visit more of the sites of our members listed on the sidebar of www.netwestwriters.blogspot.com.

Tonight I enjoyed seeing what this site had to offer:      https://www.ranshaffner.com/

Ran Shaffner and his wife Margaret have five sons and six grandchildren. They live in the mountains of Western NC where he established and managed Cyrano's Bookshop and Faraway Publishing.
He is retired and the bookshop is closed now, but read to see what Ran has accomplished.  

Thanks Ran for the bookshop enjoyed by the folks in Highlands.

Take a few minutes, Readers, and see what our members offer on their blogs or website.

Sunday, August 27, 2017

The Writers' Workshop, Asheville, NC, hosts Autumn writing workshops, contests and a retreat



THE WRITERS' WORKSHOP
387 Beaucatcher Road
Asheville, NC 28805

    AUTUMN WORKSHOPS, CONTESTS & RETREAT

    The Writers' Workshop is offering classes and contests for beginning and experienced writers. Each class meets on Saturdays, 10-4 pm, at 387 Beaucatcher Rd., Asheville. Registration is in advance only, at www.twwoa.org.
    Classes are $75 each, or $70 for Workshop members. Financial assistance is available for low-income writers in exchange for volunteering. 
For more info, contact writersw@gmail.com or call 828-254-8111.
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 AUG. 30  FICTION CONTEST DEADLINE!! (Postmarked or emailed)
 (for guidelines, see twwoa.org)
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Sept. 5 Deadline to RSVP: 

WRITERS'  RETREAT at FOLLY BEACH, SC  OCT. 5-8

(For details, see twwoa.org. Please RSVP by Sept. 5!
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ASHEVILLE WORKSHOPS

These one-day intensive workshops meet on Saturdays, 10-4 pm, at 387 Beaucatcher Rd., Asheville. Registration is in advance only, at twwoa.org. Financial assistance is available for low-income writers. For more info, contact  writersw@gmail.com or call 828-254-8111.
 
SEPT. 16:  FICTION WORKSHOP with MILDRED BARYA 
 Participants will learn new techniques for writing fiction, focusing on the craft of the narrative structure. Discussion will include characterization, point of view, setting, plot, and dialogue. Imagery, irony and other aspects of the craft will also be explored. Students will engage in writing exercises, and may bring 3 pages and/or a synopsis to the class.
Barya teaches Creative Writing and Literature at UNC-Asheville. Her stories and poems have been published in anthologies and journals such as Tin HousePrairie Schooner, Poetry Quarterly, Per Contra and Northeast Review
She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Denver.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/70 members.

OCT. 7:  PUBLISHING OPTIONS with RICHARD KRAWIEK
The opportunities for writers to publish can be very confusing. Self-publishing, vanity press, co-operative publishing, traditional publishing - what are the options and choices?  And how will the choice you make affect your own writing career? In this workshop we'll look at the various publishing models, their pros and cons, and determine which ones would suit the needs of each student in the class. 
Krawiek has been involved in the publishing scene since the 1970s.  He is founder of Jacar Press, which has published established writers such as Kathryn Stripling Byer and Dorianne Laux, as well as first timers. Jacar's anthology, Resisting Arrest Poems to Stretch the Sky was named one of the year's best by review journals in Canada and the U.S.  His own work appears in the U.S., Europe and South America.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/70 members.

            OCT. 21:  WRITING FROM the TOP of YOUR HEAD with NINA HART
 Writers will learn innovate ways to generate fresh material, avoid writer's block and tap into their creative side. The class will be guided towards accessing the inner voice through KaizenMuse Creativity methods, evocative "timed writes", and lively class readings and discussions. Hart is a writer and creativity coach trained in the Kaizen Muse method. She is also certified by the Gateless Method - "a method of teaching the art and craft of writing using creative brain science, allowing writers to access the creative genius inside". Her first collection of short stories, Somewhere in a Town You Never Knew Existed, was a finalist in Foreword Review Book of the Year Award.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/70 members.

NOV. 4:  WRITING YOUR MEMOIRS with KAREN ACKERSON
 Participants will learn how to turn personal and family experiences into a compelling memoir for family and friends, or for publication. In-class writing exercises will help to identify life-changing events, to be used as the backbone of a memoir. Discussion will include creating a sense of place, dialogue, and enhancing one's writing style. Writers may bring up to five pages (double-spaced) to the class for review.
Ackerson, a biographer and Senior Editor at The Renbourne Editorial Agency, has taught workshops throughout the Southeast for over twenty years.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/70 members.

NOV. 18:  POETRY and TENSION with ERIC NELSON
 Conflict-or tension-is indispensable to successful poetry, providing the driving force of the poem as well as its depth and complexity. Writers of all levels will explore different kinds of poetic tension, from the most subtle, such as haiku, to the most obvious (such as epics) through reading and discussion of examples, and by creating tension in our own poems through prompts and exercises.
Nelson's six books include the award winning collections Some Wonder (Gival Press Poetry Award); Terrestrials (Texas Review Poetry Award); and The Interpretation of Waking Life (U. of Arkansas Poetry Award). He has taught poetry at GA Southern University for 26 years.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/70 members.
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 MEMOIRS CONTEST
Deadline: Postmarked by Nov. 30, 2017.

AWARDS:
1st Place: Choice of a 2 night stay at our Mountain Muse B&B, 3 free workshops, or 50 pages line-edited and revised by our editorial staff
2nd Place: Two free workshops, or 35 pages line-edited
3rd Place: Choice of 1 free workshop, or 25 pages line-edited
Up to 10 Honorable Mentions

GUIDELINES:
  • Submit a short story or chapter of a novel of 5,000 words or less.  Multiple entries are accepted.  
  • Pages should be paper clipped, with your name, address, phone and title of work on a cover sheet. Double-space, and use 12 point font.
  • The entry fee per submission is $25 ($20 for Workshop members), and is payable online.
  • Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for critique and list of winners, if sending by mail.
  • Make check or money order payable to The Writers' Workshop, and mail to:  Memoirs Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC  28805.
  • Emailed submissions may be sent to writersw@gmail.com, with "Memoirs Contest" in the subject. Send in Word Document only.  Please put your contact info on the first page. 
  • The entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org.
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Contact Information
phone: 828-254-8111
email: writersw@gmail.com
website: www.twwoa.org 

Monday, August 14, 2017

NCWN & NCWN-West Plan Tribute to Kathryn Stripling Byer on October 1, 2017, at the Jackson Co. Public Library, Sylva, NC




Please join North Carolina Writers' Network-West, and the North Carolina Writers' Network in a tribute recognizing the poetry, achievements and legacy of Kathryn Stripling Byer, the first woman poet laureate for North Carolina.

When:

Sunday, October 1, 2017, 2:00 PM

Where:

Jackson County Public Library, Community Room, Sylva, NC

Speakers: 

Ed Southern, Executive Director NC Writers' Network
Kevin Watson, Publisher, Press 53
Susan Lefler, published poet and friend
Catherine Carter, poet, Jackson County Rep for NCWN-West
Others to be announced, later

We will hear Kathryn read a poem, and hear one of her poems put to music. 

A reception is planned after the program. 

Contact:

Please contact Glenda C. Beall, NCWN-West Program Coordinator, for more information.

Glenda Council Beall, 828-389-4441
glendabeall@msn.com 

www.glendacouncilbeall.com