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.
Monday, August 14, 2017
NCWN & NCWN-West Plan Tribute to Kathryn Stripling Byer on October 1, 2017, at the Jackson Co. Public Library, Sylva, NC
Please join North Carolina Writers' Network-West, and the North Carolina Writers' Network in a tribute recognizing the poetry, achievements and legacy of Kathryn Stripling Byer, the first woman poet laureate for North Carolina.
When:
Sunday, October 1, 2017, 2:00 PM
Where:
Jackson County Public Library, Community Room, Sylva, NC
Speakers:
Ed Southern, Executive Director NC Writers' Network
Kevin Watson, Publisher, Press 53
Susan Lefler, published poet and friend
Catherine Carter, poet, Jackson County Rep for NCWN-West
Others to be announced, later
We will hear Kathryn read a poem, and hear one of her poems put to music.
A reception is planned after the program.
Contact:
Please contact Glenda C. Beall, NCWN-West Program Coordinator, for more information.
Glenda Council Beall, 828-389-4441
glendabeall@msn.com
www.glendacouncilbeall.com
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Friday, August 11, 2017
The Literary Hour at John C. Campbell Folk School, Thursday, August 17, 2017, in Brasstown, NC, to feature local writers Glenda Council Beall, Glenda Barrett, and Jo Carolyn Beebe
On
Thursday evening, August 17, 2017 at 7:00 PM, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC, and North
Carolina Writers Network-West will co-sponsor The Literary Hour, an hour of poetry and prose reading in the
library of Keith House. This event is held on the third Thursday of the month, unless
otherwise indicated. It is free of
charge and open to the public, and the reading will be followed by an open Mic. Poets Glenda Council Beall and Glenda Barrett,
with poet and prose writer Jo Carolyn Bebe, will be the featured readers. This month is unique in that we have three members
of NCWN-West entertaining during The
Literary Hour.
Glenda
Council Beall
Glenda Council Beall’s writing
has been published in numerous literary journals including, Reunions Magazine, Main Street Rag Poetry
Journal, Appalachian Heritage, Journal of Kentucky Studies and online journals, Your Daily Poem, Muscadine Lines: A
Southern Journal, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, and Wild Goose Poetry Review. Robert
Brewer, editor at Writers Digest published one of her essays online. She read
her work with Carol Crawford on the Writer's Radio Program, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Her
poems have been anthologized in The
Southern Poetry anthology: Volume VII: North Carolina 2014, Lights in the Mountains, The Best of Poetry
Hickory Series, 2011, Kakalak: North Carolina Poets of 2009, and Women’s
Spaces, Women’s Places, among others. Her poems have won awards in the
James Still Poetry Contest and the Clay County NC Poetry Contest. Her poetry Chapbook, Now Might as well be Then, is available at Finishing Line Press.
She serves as Program Coordinator of North Carolina Writers’ Network West She is also a Clay County Representative for NCWN-West, and in that capacity she hosts Coffee with the Poets and Writers once each month.
She serves as Program Coordinator of North Carolina Writers’ Network West She is also a Clay County Representative for NCWN-West, and in that capacity she hosts Coffee with the Poets and Writers once each month.
Glenda
is Owner/Director of Writers Circle where she invites those interested in
writing poetry or prose to her home studio for classes taught by some of the
best poets and writers in North Carolina and Georgia. Find her online at www.glendacouncilbeall.com and www.profilesandpedigrees.blogspot.com
Glenda Barrett
Glenda
Barrett, a native of Hiawassee, Georgia is an artist, poet and a visual
writer. Her work has been widely
published in magazines, anthologies and journals. These include Country Women, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Farm and Ranch Living, Wild
Goose Poetry Review, Deep South Magazine, Journal of Kentucky Studies, Woman’s
World, Greensilk Journal and others.
Barrett's Appalachian artwork is for sale on fineartamerica.com
and her poetry chapbook, When the Sap Rises, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2008. She now has a full-length poetry book titled, The Beauty of Silence, that was published in July of this year by Aldrich
Press, and is available on Amazon.com
Jo Carolyn Bebe
Jo
Carolyn Beebe is a native of Mississippi. Many of her poems and
stories are based on her recollections of conversations with her grandparents.
Her Grandmother Anderson said, "The Bartletts are kin to Daniel Boone.
They came through the Cumberland Gap with him." Great-grandfather Ricks
showed her a greasy circle in his front yard where no grass would grow.
"This is where the Indians cooked their food," he told her.
She
also has her own memories of life in a small, rural town. Her story, "The
Way You Hypnotize a Chicken," really happened when she and a friend
hypnotized one of Grandmother's hens. And where else but in a small town could
two little girls play in the funeral home and pick out their everyday casket
and their Sunday casket?
Jo
Carolyn has been published in Main
Street Rag, Clothes Lines, Women's Spaces Women's Places, Lonzie's Fried
Chicken, Lights in the Mountains, Echoes Across the Blue Ridge and by
Abingdon Press. She has been most gratified with her family
history book The Beekeepers and Sons of
Ander.
She
is a graduate of Miami University, Oxford and has been a resident of Towns
County for 21 years.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Coffee with the Poets & Writers features Author Joan Ellen Gage and Storyteller Kanute Rarey on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at the Moss Memorial Library, Hayesville, NC
Wednesday, August 16, 2017, Coffee with the Poets and Writers will meet at the Moss Memorial Library in Hayesville, NC. North Carolina Writers’ Network-West sponsors this event which meets at 10:30 a.m. on the third Wednesday of the month.
Two members, Joan Gage, poet and Kanute Rarey, known for his storytelling, are featured on the program this month. Coffee with the Poets and Writers is open to the public at no charge. Bring a poem or short prose, 1000 words or less, and read at Open Mic. Have coffee and cookies with us.
Joan Ellen Gage is an author of humor and inspiration written from her own unique perspective. Her recipe for her writing focuses on staying upbeat and laughing at her own foibles. Joan’s photos are the spice in the mix that serve to punctuate the writing and add that special garnish to her creations.
Gage has written and published five books, Water Running Downhill!, Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader!, A Redhead Looks At 60, Trinity's Adventures in Imagination, and a special edition of Water Running Downhill! the Rose Edition as a tribute to her friend Rose Helena Macedo Kull, all available as eBooks.
Joan Ellen Gage has given author talks, and had several radio interviews. She is a member of NC Writers’ Network-West, serving as an administrator for their blog. Additionally, Ms. Gage has two blogs, Traveling at the Speed of Now, www.joanellengage.com, and A Redhead Blogs at 60! https://joanszoneblogalicious @wordpress.com. Gage lives in Western North Carolina with her husband and their Belgian Tervuren dog, Magnolia.
Kanute Rary lives in Clay County, NC and is a storyteller as well as a writer. He may have been born and raised on a farm in rural Ohio, but Kanute Rarey moved to the mountains as soon as he could. After a quarter of a century in the mountains of Alaska and North Carolina, storytelling is second nature to him. He says most of his stories are true… more or less.
Rarey has studied storytelling with Elizabeth Ellis and Bil Lepp. Folks have heard him tell at the Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival, the Moth StorySlam in Asheville, John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, and the Swapping Ground at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN. And you can find him regaling local folk around Hayesville, North Carolina at the Clay and Cherokee County care centers, the Clay County School System. The guys at Pat’s Barber Shop will tell you Kanute is ready to compete in the Bigs. He is out to win the Whopper Hat.
Contact NCWN West Representative, Glenda Beall, at 828-389-4441 or glendabeall@msn.com for more information.
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Brenda Kay Ledford Published in The Lake
Brenda Kay Ledford's poem, "Mountain Sisters," appeared in "The Lake," August, 2017 issue. This poem is in memory of Poet Katherine Stripling Byer.
http://www.thelakepoetry.co.uk/poetry/brenda-kay-ledford
http://www.thelakepoetry.co.uk/poetry/brenda-kay-ledford
Monday, August 7, 2017
Local Author Deanna Klingel publishes new book, Spirit the Tiny White Reindeer, with Progressive Rising Phoenix Press
Progressive Rising Phoenix Press is proud to announce that Spirit the Tiny White Reindeer was released August 5th, 2017. This charming Christmas book,
suitable for children of all ages, is filled with delightful
illustrations by the talented Steve Daniels and rhyming text by
award-winning author Deanna Klingel.
The book is a new holiday classic to be enjoyed season after season by children, parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers. Targeting the real meaning of the Christmas, the Christmas Spirit, the theme teaches the importance of keeping the Christmas spirit alive year round. The message is easy to grasp, and the lilting rhyme is one that children can recite and memorize on their own. It is the perfect seasonal or gift for any occasion and can be passed down from generation to generation.
"The world needs the gift that talented author, Deanna Klingel, brings us in this refreshing visit to Santa's workshop where virtues are valued, and a tiny misfit reindeer is welcome. This adorable reindeer, who personifies true Christmas Spirit, is a charming addition to each family's holiday traditions."-- Cathy Gilmore, award-winning children's author and ministry founder of Virtue Work Media.com.
Deanna Klingel, award-winning author of children's books, YA novels, and short stories, has lived many places with her childhood sweetheart husband Dave, but they now call the North Carolina mountains their home. The couple enjoys visiting their seven grown children and their families. Deanna K. Klingel often visits schools, libraries, and book stores. She is a member of NCWN-West.
The book is a new holiday classic to be enjoyed season after season by children, parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers. Targeting the real meaning of the Christmas, the Christmas Spirit, the theme teaches the importance of keeping the Christmas spirit alive year round. The message is easy to grasp, and the lilting rhyme is one that children can recite and memorize on their own. It is the perfect seasonal or gift for any occasion and can be passed down from generation to generation.
"The world needs the gift that talented author, Deanna Klingel, brings us in this refreshing visit to Santa's workshop where virtues are valued, and a tiny misfit reindeer is welcome. This adorable reindeer, who personifies true Christmas Spirit, is a charming addition to each family's holiday traditions."-- Cathy Gilmore, award-winning children's author and ministry founder of Virtue Work Media.com.
Deanna Klingel, award-winning author of children's books, YA novels, and short stories, has lived many places with her childhood sweetheart husband Dave, but they now call the North Carolina mountains their home. The couple enjoys visiting their seven grown children and their families. Deanna K. Klingel often visits schools, libraries, and book stores. She is a member of NCWN-West.
Friday, August 4, 2017
Jennifer Holley Lux to Read the Poetry of Thomas Lux at Writers' Night, Blairsville, GA
An Evening Dedicated to Humorous Writing
Because we all need a little more laughter in our lives...
Bring something funny to read for open mic!
Our featured reader is the poet, Jennifer Holley Lux, widow of Tom Lux, internationally known poet and teacher who passed away in February to the dismay of poetry lovers all over the world. His poems are full of intelligent, quirky humor, often with an undercurrent of joy.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Tara Lynne Groth to teach Email Marketing Class for Authors at Writers Circle, Hayesville, NC, on Saturday, August 5, 2017
Tara Lynne Groth will teach an Email Marketing Class for Authors, at Writers Circle, Hayesville, NC, on Saturday, August 5, 2017.
Tara Lynne Groth writes SEO content and develops blogs for site owners. Before running her writing business she was a marketing manager and public relations director. She speaks at conferences and teaches classes on best blogging practices and search engine optimization.
Authors keep in touch with their audience by sending newsletters, book tour updates, and special event info. Email marketing has grown more reliable as social media reach becomes unpredictable.
Groth increased the open rate of her monthly newsletter by
approximately 25% in the past year, and has increased open rates for her
clients by more than 20%. www.taralynnegroth.com
For details on this class, please contact Glenda Council Beall at 828-389-4441, or at:
http://www.glendacouncilbeall.com/Writers Circle Around the Table
Tara Lynne Groth writes SEO content and develops blogs for site owners. Before running her writing business she was a marketing manager and public relations director. She speaks at conferences and teaches classes on best blogging practices and search engine optimization.
Authors keep in touch with their audience by sending newsletters, book tour updates, and special event info. Email marketing has grown more reliable as social media reach becomes unpredictable.
When you have an audience who volunteers to hear from you, you
need to nurture it. How can you increase open rates with crafty subject
lines, prevent unsubscribes, and boost engagement? We'll review these
topics, plus user-friendly email marketing services.
For details on this class, please contact Glenda Council Beall at 828-389-4441, or at:
http://www.glendacouncilbeall.com/Writers Circle Around the Table
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