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Sunday, September 27, 2015
Eighth Annual Blue Ridge Bookfest
Saturday, September 26, 2015
North Carolina Writers' Network-West Facebook Page!
Readers, please support NCWN-West Facebook page with your blog posts! The link is: :https://www.facebook.com/North-Carolina-Writers-Network-West-205322886229367/timeline/
Literary Festival of Charlotte, NC, October 3, 2015, Authors Welcome!
We would be honored to have your authors participate in the festival on Saturday, October 3, 2015. There will be a community table set aside authors who are not able to travel, but would like to advertise and promote their works. But, we would also love to have authors who can attend join us for the day and do readings and signings.
There are accommodations that can be made for authors who may need sponsorship support to purchase a vending table. We also have some scholarship scenarios to assist a few authors if the cost to purchase a space is a challenge. Attached is the latest flyer. All sign ups can be done online. www.charlotteliteraryfestival.org
Please call with questions.
704-906-0668
charlotteliteraryfestival@gmail.com
Rasheedah Hasan, Chair
Netwest Member Susan Snowden’s New Book Launches at Fountainhead Books
Susan Snowden’s new book,A Closet Full of Masks,
on Friday, Oct. 2, at
5 p.m., with refreshments and door prizes. Susan will also give a talk
and sign books. (Call the store at
828-697-1870 to reserve a ticket.)
Published
by Archer Hill in Columbia, SC, the book is a novella and fifteen short stories, most of which are set in western
North Carolina. From the back cover: “Susan Snowden’s wry humor suffuses even
the most poignant of these stories, all set in the South—from south Georgia to
the southern Appalachians. Thematically, she treats readers to a smorgasbord of
tales whose characters—young, old,
affluent, poor—are struggling in various ways. Presented with a rare
opportunity, an artist must face his insecurity; an uneducated woman searches
for a way to win her son’s respect; a reclusive librarian seeks solace after
the death of her father . . .”
Susan’s
been a member of the North Carolina Writers' Network since 1995 when she moved to the mountains from Atlanta. Her
work has appeared in many journals and anthologies, and her first novel, Southern Fried Lies, won a 2013 IPPY Award for Best Fiction in the Southeast.
A Closet Full of Masks is available at
indie bookstores and from online sellers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
New Pages Added to NCWN West Blog!
Hello readers!
Please make note of the new page links on the North Carolina Writers Network Blog. Here is the quick link: http://netwestwriters.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_22.html.
You will find a link for an article The Founding of NCWN West, written by Nancy Simpson, with the help of Glenda Beall. Please take time to read this important history!
Please make note of the new page links on the North Carolina Writers Network Blog. Here is the quick link: http://netwestwriters.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_22.html.
You will find a link for an article The Founding of NCWN West, written by Nancy Simpson, with the help of Glenda Beall. Please take time to read this important history!
Monday, September 21, 2015
Attention Poets: Lena Shull Poetry Book Contest, 2015
The North Carolina Poetry Society announces the 1916 Lena Shull Poetry Book Contest that opened on September 18th, 2015.
The Lena M. Shull Book Contest is an annual contest for a full-length poetry manuscript (50+ pages) written by a resident of North Carolina. The manuscript must not have been previously published, although individual poems within the collection may have been published elsewhere.
Don't wait. See the website for guidelines and deadline.
The Lena M. Shull Book Contest is an annual contest for a full-length poetry manuscript (50+ pages) written by a resident of North Carolina. The manuscript must not have been previously published, although individual poems within the collection may have been published elsewhere.Don't wait. See the website for guidelines and deadline.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Glenda Council Beall and Karen Paul Holmes to read at the John C. Campbell Folk School, in Brasstown, NC, at 7:00 PM, Thurs., 9/17/2015
Poets and writers Glenda Council Beall and Karen Paul Holmes will read at the John C. Campbell Folk School, in Brasstown, NC, on Thursday, September 17th, at 7:00 PM. The reading is open to the public.
Glenda Council Beall is the owner and director of 'Writers Circle Around the Table', a studio that provides education for
writers. She also teaches writing in the continuing education
department at Tri-County Community College in Murphy, NC. Beall also taught memoir writing
at the folk school. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals
including Wild Goose Poetry
Review, Appalachian Heritage, Main Street Rag, Journal of Kentucky
Studies, Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Red Owl
Magazine and in the anthologies, Kakalak –
Anthology of Carolina Poets, 2009, 2011 Poetry Hickory,
FutureCycle, Lights
in the Mountains, Women’s Places Women’s Spaces, On Our Own,
Widowhood for Smarties, From Freckles to Wrinkles, and Reach
of Song published by the
Georgia Poetry Society. Her poetry chapbook, Now
Might as Well be Then, published by Finishing Line Press, is available at City Lights Bookstore in
Sylva, NC, and online from Amazon.
Karen Paul Holmes is a freelance writer and
poet. Karen
has a full-length poetry collection, Untying the Knot, published through
Kelsay Books and available on Amazon. Her poetry credits include Poetry
East, Atlanta Review, Main Street Rag, Caesura, and The Sow’s
Ear Poetry Review. Poems
have also appeared in anthologies such as American
Society: What Poets See
(FutureCycle Press), and The
Southern Poetry Anthology Vol 5: Georgia (Texas
Review Press). In
2012, Karen received an Elizabeth George Foundation emerging writer
grant for poetry. She has taught writing at national
business conferences, at ICL through Young Harris College, and
at the John C. Campbell Folk School.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Nancy Janes, author and member of NCWN-West published new book
Nancy Janes lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with her husband Richard. Born and bred in the Appalachians, she returned to her beloved mountains after a Michigan career as a clinician in mental health.
From an early age she wrote poetry and placed a few in the Free Methodist publication. Practical material was the focus during her work years; manuals, family programs, and In-service material. Creative time was limited to college courses and snatched hours of writing poems.
In retirement she revisited creative writing as a serious vocation. Novel writing was a byproduct of a short story begun in 2001. Once started, the characters seemed to take over. Soon a novel emerged. She is now the author of two books and another in the planning stage.
She is a Christian writer and the books can be found on Amazon. The Boy Who Walked A Way is a profile of the kingdom of light and Night Rumbles profiles the kingdom of darkness with a humorous twist.
Join me on Facebook. http://facebook.com/nancyjaneszelman
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Scott Owens & Glenda Beall at Writers' Night Out, Sept 11
Join us for this dynamic duo on Friday evening, September 11 at 7 p.m.
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| Glenda Beall |
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| Scott Owens |
Dinner in The View Grill: please arrive by 6 p.m. or earlier*
Program in the Ballroom: 7 p.m. followed by open mic
Union County Community Center
129 Union County Recreation Center Road (near intersection of 129 and 76)
Blairsville, GA
map (note: the Holiday Inn on the map is now a Comfort Inn)
The readings are free and open to the public.
Sign up at the door for open mic, limited to 3 minutes per reader.
*Optional food/refreshments are self-pay.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
SCOTT OWENS, EDITOR OF WILD GOOSE POETRY REVIEW, WILL TEACH IN HAYESVILLE, NC, SEPT. 12TH, 2015
The Stuff of Poetry
This workshop will focus on creativity, originality, and imagery, answering the questions, "Where do we find the stuff for poetry?" "How do we know what to include?" and "How do we make it good?"
Participants should bring an object of "value" (something kept for years) with them, expect to generate several new ideas for writing, and expect to have their comfort zones challenged.
Participants should bring an object of "value" (something kept for years) with them, expect to generate several new ideas for writing, and expect to have their comfort zones challenged.
Scott Owens teaches at Catawba Valley Community College, edits Wild Goose Poetry Review, owns and operates Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse and Gallery and serves as vice-president of the NC Poetry Society. His work has received awards from the Academy of American Poets, the Pushcart Prize Anthology, the Next Generation/Indie Lit Awards, the NC Writers Network, the NC Poetry Society, and the Poetry Society of SC, and his articles about poetry have been featured in Poet’s Market twice.
For information, please contact Glenda Council Beall at: http://glendacouncilbeall.blogspot.com/
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