Barren Magazine Poetry Contest

Ben Cutler, poet and rep for NCWN-West in Swain County won second place in the Barren Magazine poetry contest. 

https://barrenmagazine.com/to-my-eldest-at-the-age-of-burning/

Benjamin Cutler is our NCWN-West Rep for Swain County.
Learn more about Ben here,

Book release for Brent Martin June 17

Brent Martin's new collection The Changing Blue Ridge Mountains: Essays on Journeys Past and Present is being released by History Press on June 17th.  

He will be reading from this book on Friday, June 21st at 7:00 PM at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin, NC, 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin NC - 28734

Brent will be leading a three day Power of Place workshop at the new Alarka Expeditions office in Franklin, beginning Monday June 10th.  

"We'll have readings and discussions on the role of place in writing, along with field trips each week to a different location for exercises in creativity.  Cost is $35 per session."  

Anyone interested can email Brent directly at alarkaexpeditions@gmail.com or visit this website: https://www.alarkaexpeditions.com/upcoming-events

People can also learn more about it on facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1921247861314948/