Writers and poets in the far western mountain area of North Carolina and bordering counties of South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee post announcements, original work and articles on the craft of writing.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
NetWest Open Mic, City Lights Bookstore, Sylva, April 8, 7:00 p.m.
NetWest and City Lights Bookstore are hosting NetWest's third Jackson County Open Mic night tomorrow night, Friday, April 8th. This time, poet, essayist, and activist Brent Martin will host the event. Signup begins at City Lights Bookstore, in Sylva, at 6:45 p.m.; readings begin at 7:00 and have been averaging about ten minutes per reader. There will be beverages (including wine) and baked goods. Come on out and share your words!
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Friends of the Library, Hendersonville, NC, present Martha O. Adams' program, The Power of Poetry, Thursday, April 21, 2016
North Carolina Writers' Network 2016 Spring Conference on Saturday, April 23, 2016, University of NC at Greensboro, NC
2016 SPRING CONFERENCE
Sponsored by the Greensboro News & Record, 88.5 WFDD: Public Radio for the Piedmont, and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MHRA Building (Corner of Spring Garden and Forest Streets)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Saturday, April 23, 2016
The North Carolina Writers' Network and
the Creative Writing Program at UNC Greensboro bring you a full day of
Master Classes, breakout sessions, conversations, and more. This year’s
Spring Conference again will be in UNCG’s MHRA Building, on the corner
of Spring Garden and Forest Streets, and in the Curry Auditorium next
door, offering classes on the craft and business of writing and
publishing.
In addition, the “lunch” part of Lunch
with an Author will be provided for those who register, so writers will
be able to spend more time talking, and less time waiting in line.
Register online: https://www.ncwriters.org/reg/springConferenceForm2016.php
More information: http://www.ncwriters.org/programs-and-services/conferences/7369-sc16
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Fike and Moore Headline Writers' Night in Blairsville, April 8
Writers' Night Out (WNO) begins its 6th year with two popular poets:
Janice Townley Moore
Rupert Fike
Reading begins at 7 pm
Open mic follows -- sign up at the door to read poetry or prose for 3 minutes.
Janice and Rupert are highly published poets and entertaining readers. Janice is a favorite local poet, and Rupert wows crowds in Atlanta. The venue is lovely.
What's not to love?
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Poet Maurice Manning to Present Annual Heinze Lecture at Young Harris College, Thursday, March 31, 2016, 7:00 PM
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – American Poet Maurice Manning will present the annual Heinze Lecture at Young Harris College on Thursday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in Wilson Lecture Hall of Goolsby Center on the YHC campus. The event is free and open to the public. During the lecture, Manning will discuss the cultural and literary heritage of Appalachia as well as read from his own works.
Manning was born and raised in Kentucky, and often writes about the land and culture of his home. His first book of poems, “Lawrence Booth’s Book of Visions,” was chosen by poet and judge W.S. Merwin for the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award. His subsequent books include “A Companion for Owls: Being the Commonplace Book of D. Boone, Lone Hunter, Back Woodsman, &c.,” “Bucolics,” “The Common Man,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, and “The Gone and the Going Away.”
He grew up listening to stories of his father’s childhood spent on a farm in Eastern Kentucky and has been inspired by the lives of his grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and a great-great-grandmother. Inventive and historical, his work reflects his heritage and a respect for the natural world.
Manning received fellowships from the Fine Art Work Center in Provincetown, Mass., and the Guggenheim Foundation. He has taught at DePauw University and Indiana University, and is on faculty in the MFA program at Warren Wilson College and the Sewanee Writing Conference. He is currently a professor of English at Transylvania University.
Established in 1974 in memory of YHC alumnus James R. Heinze, the annual Heinze Lecture brings speakers to campus to discuss themes and ideas that encourage college spirit and offer inspiration to the entire college community. Traditionally, the lecture focuses on Southern or Appalachian topics.
For more information about this event, call (706) 379-5104.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/maurice-manning
Manning was born and raised in Kentucky, and often writes about the land and culture of his home. His first book of poems, “Lawrence Booth’s Book of Visions,” was chosen by poet and judge W.S. Merwin for the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award. His subsequent books include “A Companion for Owls: Being the Commonplace Book of D. Boone, Lone Hunter, Back Woodsman, &c.,” “Bucolics,” “The Common Man,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, and “The Gone and the Going Away.”
He grew up listening to stories of his father’s childhood spent on a farm in Eastern Kentucky and has been inspired by the lives of his grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and a great-great-grandmother. Inventive and historical, his work reflects his heritage and a respect for the natural world.
Manning received fellowships from the Fine Art Work Center in Provincetown, Mass., and the Guggenheim Foundation. He has taught at DePauw University and Indiana University, and is on faculty in the MFA program at Warren Wilson College and the Sewanee Writing Conference. He is currently a professor of English at Transylvania University.
Established in 1974 in memory of YHC alumnus James R. Heinze, the annual Heinze Lecture brings speakers to campus to discuss themes and ideas that encourage college spirit and offer inspiration to the entire college community. Traditionally, the lecture focuses on Southern or Appalachian topics.
For more information about this event, call (706) 379-5104.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/maurice-manning
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Young Harris College
Monday, March 28, 2016
Monday, March 21, 2016
Call to Writers & Artists for the 19th Annual Blue Ridge Writers' Conference, Blue Ridge, GA, April 8-9, 2016
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The Triangle Association of Freelancers announces registration is open for WRITE NOW! 2016's Conference in Raleigh, NC, April 30, 2016
Registration is now open for WRITE NOW! 2016
The Triangle Association of
Freelancers (TAF) invites all to our 9th annual freelance writing conference.
It promises to be our best event yet! Save the date! April 30, 2016
Keynote Address: Getting Published in Today’s World
by Brian Klems, Editor at Writer’s Digest
Brian will also be presenting
a session: 15 Tips in How to Write Like the Pros.
Brian will be joined by other
fantastic presenters such as:
Scott Myers on Character
Development for Screenwriters
Linda Formichelli with Pay the Writer: Making Sure you Get What you Deserve
Tom Welch
shares Running Your Business: Financial Tips for Writers
Don Vaughan
on The
Seven Pillars of Freelance Success
Frank Hyman
shares Column Writing for Beginners
Laura Poole
gives us tips on Self-Editing Made Easy
Connie Gentry
tells us about Writing for Trade Publications
The McKimmon Conference & Training
Center 1101 Gorman Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
TAF has worked extremely hard to keep the cost
affordable for all writers.
Registration is just $69; $59
for students with valid ID & seniors 65-plus; $80 at the door.
Registration includes all conference activities,
coffee before the workshops, a catered box lunch, and all beverages. We also
will be giving away some EXCITING DOOR PRIZES!
To learn more, or to register
via PayPal, please visit http://tafnc.com/WriteNow.html
We look forward to seeing you
there! Have a question? Contact Conference Director Donald Vaughan at dvaughan@mindspring.com or by phone
at 919-888-8198.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Highlights from North Carolina Writers Network-West's Coffee with the Poets and Writers, March 16th, 2016, Hayesville, NC
In case you missed Coffee with the Poets and Writers, sponsored by the North Carolina Writers Network-West, on March 16, 2016, at the Moss Memorial Library in Hayesville, NC, here are some video excerpts from poet Joan M. Howard, and author Miriam Jones Bradley.
POET JOAN M. HOWARD
AUTHOR MIRIAM JONES BRADLEY
Be sure to join NCWN-West's Coffee with the Poets and Writers, on the third Wednesday of each month, at 10:00 AM, at the Moss Memorial Library in Hayesville, NC.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Brenda Kay Ledford's Poetry Published
Her poetry, "Homemade," and "Pie Crust," will appear in the spring, 2016 issue of "Shemom."
Brenda's poem, "Patchwork Memories," was published in the spring, 2016 issue of "West End Poets Newsletter," created and issued by: Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department.
www.westendpoetsweekend.com.
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