The Mountain Wordsmiths' gathering meets the fourth Thursday of each month except November and December. We have a featured reader's presentation followed by a group discussion and Q & A about writing. We end with Open Mic.
Benson Open Mic has moved to First Friday every month! In September, Sisters II Ice Cream turns 2 years old! Calling all singers, poets, and actors to come and celebrate 6-8 pm at Sisters II Ice Cream, 108 South Market St., Benson. Emcees are Deborah Davis and Lindsey Hayes.
Creek Rock Writers Gathering (NW Piedmont Regional Writers) will start off with a game of words, exchange thoughts and ideas and meet up with other writers. We will start our journey of looking Southern women writers and their contributions.
Join our drop-in gathering of local writers! Some are beginners; others have published/performed poems, short stories, essays, books, plays, and more. Pick up a free composition book and start a journal! Try your hand at our 10-minute writing prompts. Socialize and tell your stories. FREE! No cost! Regulars include inspirational author & life coach Dr. […]
Food, Glorious Food—Writing from the Kitchen! For those of you who like to hear and write about food, there is a wonderful opportunity to take a class for little or no money—it’s a pay-what-you-will model, for the North Dakota Humanities –at 2-4 EDT on the four Thursdays in September. NO travel is necessary—it’s a zoom […]
Ashley Memory Harris will offer a program on Evolving Trends in Non-Fiction.
Share how you're using video to tell your stories, promote your work, and engage your readers in this "Video for Writers" roundtable discussion. Tell us about your vlogs, reels, trailers & more. Those we hope will drop in for the discussion include Derrick Barefoot, Cultural Arts Director for the Town of Benson; Rose Cushing of […]
Join the Onslow County and surrounding areas for a virtual meetup followed by an open mic night! All writing levels, genres, and themes are welcome. This is meant to be an opportunity to connect with other local writers to build community and share a piece of our writing. Open mic participation is not required. Please […]
Mari Fitz-Wynn will present her book RISE UP! Poems of Protest, Poems of Praise. All Wonderland news is available at the Wonderland Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WonderlandBookClub. Please RSVP on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WonderlandBookClub so Quail Ridge has a good count. ABOUT THE BOOK: RISE UP! Poems of Protest, Poems of Praise RISE UP! Poems of Protest, […]
Johnston Now magazine contributor Qarol Price emcees this friendly downtown small-town open mic in Selma's award-winning ice cream shop, Old Fashioned Ice Cream (Michael Sneed's butter pecan and rocky road flavors won local competitions!). Read poems, tell stories, sing karaoke, rap, play a guitar or ukelele! Our participants come from Benson, Garner, Middlesex, Pine Level, […]