NCWN-West to sponsor a Bookfest for Writers, at the Moss Memorial Library, Hayesville, NC, on Saturday, March 24, 2018

BOOKFEST:

Saturday, March 24, 2018, Noon to 4 PM,

at the Moss Memorial Library, 26 Anderson Street, Hayesville, NC

Sponsored by NCWN-West 
Admission is free!

 Author Speakers include:

Carol Crawford: Author, Poet, Editor

Deanna Klingel: Author, Writer of YA and Children’s’ Lit

Tom Davis: Author of Memoir, Publisher

Polly Davis: Author of Memoir, College Professor

Lisa Turner: Author, Writer of “How to: books

Author/members of NCWN-West, will sign books, talk about publishing & marketing, will give tips & advice, based on their personal experiences.

Drawings for door prizes: will be held throughout the PM, including a free writing class at Writers Circle around the Table in Hayesville, NC and free editing by Carol Crawford of up to thirty pages of your writing.

Left to right: Carol Crawford, Deanna Klingel, Tom & Polly Davis, & Lisa Turner

For more information about the Bookfest , contact Glenda Council Beall, Program Director for NCWN-West, at 828-389-4441, or the Moss Memorial Library at 828-389-8401.

Nancy Simpson's friends are sending their condolences as news slowly reaches across the state

Every day I receive emails from NCWN-West members and friends who share their sadness at the death of Nancy Simpson. This blog has had many people visit and read about Nancy. I pass the emails I receive on to our members and to Nancy's family. She has two sons and a niece, Lynn, who was like a daughter to her. They are all in mourning. 

Through your emails I have learned many things about Nancy. Joseph Bathanti, seventh NC Poet Laureate, 2012 - 2014, said he has known Nancy for thirty-five years, and they were very good friends. He is deeply sad about her passing. He is supportive of NCWN-West, he said. 

Nancy Purcell, author, teacher and a former county rep for NCWN-West in Brevard, NC, gives Nancy Simpson credit for helping her first publish her work. We only knew the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the people who were touched by Nancy.

You are welcome to send your condolences to glendabeall@msn.com and I will share them with those who knew and loved her.