One City One Book kicks off with a visit from novelist Zelda Lockhart. This year’s One City, One Book selection is The Carolina Table: North Carolina Writers on Food. Lockhart has an essay in the book and we will be celebrating her new novel, Trinity, exploring three generations of a family trying to overcome trials […]
Please join us Wednesday, September 13th at 3pm ET for a Facebook Live reading and Q&A featuring Morri Creech and his new LSU Press poetry book, The Sentence. Morri Creech is the author of four collections of poetry, including The Sleep of Reason, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and Blue Rooms. He teaches creative […]
Four authors included in the 2023 edition of “Flying South" will read their work at the 10th-anniversary launch of Winston-Salem Writers’ annual publication. The authors are Toby Bunton of Mount Airy, Rebecca Holder of Winston-Salem, Anne Kissel of Chatham County, and Lee Riley of Salisbury. They may read from the publication or other work they […]
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 […]
A reading and book-signing with six Greensboro poets -- Michael Gaspeny, Steve Cushman, Diana Engels, Caroline Cottom, Anne Myles, and Tresha Faye Haefner. Readings by featured poets from 1:00 to 2:30 followed by an open mic from 2:30 to 3:00. Held on the outdoor stage, weather permitting; a food truck will be on site.
Open signing and discussion of Randy Young's book And the Stars Flew with Us. Book Synopsis: Ride "shotgun" on a celebration of the open road that will resonate with all who remember fondly the poignant, tragic, poetic, wondrous, and often ridiculous elements that comprise the "Great American Family Road Trip." Only months after his father's […]
Professor and poet Ken Chamlee chronicles the high and low points of Albert Bierstadt's life in a never-before-seen-way: through poetry. The Best Material for the Artist in the World tracks the life and career of the iconic landscape artist whose 19th-century representations of the American west earned him wealth and international acclaim. The presentation will […]
Join us on September 21st, from 4-6 PM, for an enlightening event inspired by Be Kind To Editors Month! Our special guest Jan Parker is an acquisitions editor with Main Street Rag, a beloved regional literary journal, and she’s the author of our own Eddy Says blog post series.
Poet Karen Paul Holmes and author Bob Grove will read from their work. Holmes is the winner of the 2023 Lascaux Poetry Prize and has published two books of poetry as well as having her poetry featured in many literary journals. Grove is the author of 20 books ranging from humor, to autobiographical, to instructional, […]
Join NCWN Greater Greensboro for the monthly open mic on Friday, September 22nd at 6 pm. Sign up at 6 pm with open mic starting at 6:15 pm. First come first serve (only 12 slots). All levels, all genres are welcomed. Five minutes at the mic. NCWN Greater Greensboro Open Mics are designed to be […]
Monthly meetup for NCWN members in Johnston, Harnett & Sampson Counties. Walk the outdoor labyrinth with live music - echoing guitar and Native American flute, provided by writer/musicians Nancy Pitkin and James Long. Participants are encouraged to branch out to explore the nearby Neuse River greenway, cemetery or tree-canopied neighborhood, then return to walk the […]
As in life, there is no easy recipe you can use to create an effective short story, but it helps if you know what ‘ingredients’ are necessary. We’ll discuss some of these: character, theme, yearning, setting, dialogue, the senses and point of view. We’ll talk about the ‘Arc’ of the classic short story and how […]