Each month the North Carolina Writers’ Network West sponsors Coffee with the Poets and Writers and invites the public to attend. Staci Lynn Bell, accomplished writer, will be featured on Wednesday, August 13, 10:30 a.m. at Blue Mountain Coffee and Grill located at the intersection of Highway 64 and Highway 141 in Cherokee County, NC.
Bell began writing commercials, editorials and
public service announcements for TV and radio. In 1988 her environmental essay
won statewide acclaim in Florida. More recently her short stories and
nonfiction have been published in the online journal, 234, and in Show Dog
Magazine. Her poetry has been published in Wild Goose Poetry Review, a popular
online literary journal.
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| Staci Lynn Bell will read at Coffee with the Poets and Writers |
For
twenty-five years, Staci Bell worked in radio and television as a broadcaster,
host and emcee for numerous events and concerts. Originally from Chicago, today
Bell lives in Murphy, NC with her husband and three dogs. She is a member of
NCWN West and the Ridgeline Literary Alliance.
An Open
Mic session follows the featured reader, and anyone who brings an original short
story or personal essay or poem, is invited to sign up to read. This event is
open to all who like poetry and enjoy short prose whether or not they are a
writer. Visitors are also invited to join the writers as they pull tables together and eat lunch. A drawing
is held for door prizes.
GlendaBeall, Clay County Representative for NCWN West, facilitates this event.
Contact her at nightwriter0302@yahoo.com
or call her at 828-389-4441 with any questions.
