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Nancy SimpsonThe North Carolina Writers’ Network West (Netwest) is a chapter of NCWN and members of the Network automatically become members of Netwest if they live in Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Transylvania, Haywood, and Henderson Counties in North Carolina, as well as bordering counties in South Carolina, North Georgia and East Tennessee. Approximately seventy writers in these areas participate in the numerous Netwest events. Netwest offers support and encouragement through critique groups, classes, workshops, readings, and other programs. The Program Coordinator keeps members abreast of literary events through email and the Netwest blog www.netwestwriters.blogspot.com where the work of excellent writers, poets and playwrights are posted along with photos and bios.

 

Shirley UphouseRepresentatives of Netwest serve in each of the nine North Carolina counties and in South Carolina and Georgia. The Program Coordinator and the representatives communicate through the Netwest Yahoo e-group and by email. Representatives are free to hold workshops, meetings and readings with the support of the leadership of Netwest.

Glenda Beall Serving as Netwest Consultants are former Program Coordinator Nancy Simpson and NC Poet Laureate Kathryn Stripling Byer. The e-group monitor is past Program Coordinator Shirley Uphouse. Glenda Beall is the current Program Coordinator.

Netwest seeks to serve diverse cultures, and sponsors writing events for students.

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    Network West serves Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Transylvania, Haywood, and Henderson Counties in North Carolina, as well as bordering counties in South Carolina, North Georgia and East Tennessee. NCWN members in these areas are invited to participate in the numerous NetWest events. NetWest offers support and encouragement through classes, workshops, readings, an online discussion group, and other programs.

    Visit the Network West Blog at http://www.netwestwriters.blogspot.com

Netwest Blog

Netwest Mountain Writers and Poets
Mountain Writers of North Carolina, North Georgia, East Tennessee and Western South Carolina continue to publish, teach, promote, read and network together as members of NCWN West, a chapter of the North Carolina Writers' Network. This site is for our members to publish their work, and speak their mind on writing issues. We post work by our favorite poets, writers, playwrights, teachers and readers, as well as our own work.

Now Available: Echoes Across the Blue Ridge

Echoes Across the Blue Ridge

$16.00 paperback

available in bookstores or online

Straight from the land of sky. song and story, another dynamic collection--strong and surprising.” --Lee Smith

Anyone who enjoys Appalachian Literature will be delighted by this excellent anthology, particularly because it introduces the reader to a number of our region’s gifted though lesser-known writers. Bravo!” --Ron Rash

The anthology is dedicated to the memory of our Appalachian ballad poet Byron Herbert Reece

More information here

Hat's Off!

 to Jan Parker, whose short-short story “Investment” was published on Litsnack: http://litsnack.weebly.com/fiction.html

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