Become a Regional Representative

“Regions” may vary in size, but usually encompass at least one county. Exceptions include high population areas such as Charlotte or Raleigh, where size and density may necessitate a Rep for certain parts of town.

Each Regional Rep will receive complimentary membership in the Network, as long as they meet the following requirements:

• A Regional Rep should already be a Network member in good standing. (While Reps are welcome to recruit local volunteers to help them, we can only give the ‘Regional Rep’ title—and the complimentary membership—to one member at a time in each region.)
• Plan, conduct, and promote at least one no-cost writers’ event per month in your region. Examples: open-mike readings, discussion or critique groups, readings by featured writers, writers’ gatherings.
• Maintain list of NCWN members in your region, sent each month by Network staff. Make sure contact information is up-to-date, and members are receiving Network e-blasts. Send any updates and corrections to the Network staff.
• Maintain your own list of writers in your region, collected at monthly events. Forward them e-blasts and other relevant news from the Network.
• Keep supply of Network promotional materials (fliers, newsletters, etc.), and make them available at monthly events, “writerly” locations in your region, other literary events in your region.
• Contact NCWN members and other writers in your region by e-mail at least once per month. Promote your literary event and others in your region, promote NCWN contests and conferences.
• Send notice of your regional events to calendar@ncwriters.org for inclusion in the Network’s NC Literary Calendar. Check in with NCWN Executive Director once a month or so; let us know how your events are going—how many members are attending, how many non-members, how much interest you see in the Network, etc.

Any NCWN member interested in volunteering as a Regional Rep should contact Ed Southern, NCWN Executive Director, at ed@ncwriters.org.