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Hats Off! to Suzanne Cottrell whose poem "As the Shield Lifted" appeared in the anthology Mingled Voices 6 by Proverse Hong Kong. Her poems "Wonderment of Zion" and "Backyard Morse Code" appeared in Nothing Divine Dies, A Poetry Anthology about Nature by Vita Brevis Press. Recently, her essay "Mother's Day Dilemma," along with five poems—"Emergence of Spring," "Symphonic Arrival," "Essence of Spring," "Essence Renewed," and "Spring Couriers"—appeared in Sapling, an anthology by Quillkeepers. Lastly, her haiku beginning "Plowed fields await seeds" appeared in issue #68 of the Haiku Journal.

WRITING YOUR NOVEL: SIX PART SERIES

08.09.2022 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Dates vary.

Where: All events, except the finale, are virtual.

Take your novel on a journey through the writing process in this six part series. Local authors will provide insight and guidance on the elements that will help to make your novel successful. The first event, "Getting Started with Heather Bell Adams", explores what makes you unique as a writer. Gather together with Piedmont Laureate Heather Bell Adams to hone in on a writing path that will propel you forward. Register and read the full list of events here.

Paul Jones | Hickory

08.09.2022 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Paul Jones in-person reading as part of th 2022 Poetry Hickory Series, Taste Full of Beans, 29 2nd Street NW, Hickory, NC 28601

Ron Rash and Meagan Lucas | NC Humanities | Virtual

08.09.2022 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

NC Humanities' 2022 Route 1 Reads Conversation: Meagan Lucas & Ron Rash.

Join North Carolina Humanities on August 9 at 6:30 PM to hear authors Meagan Lucas and Ron Rash discuss Meagan's debut novel "Songbirds and Stray Dogs." Meagan and Ron will spend an hour talking about "Songbirds and Stray Dogs", their writing processes, and Appalachian literature. The event is free. Registration in advance is required.

Humorist Dave Barry | Zoom (Ticketed Event)

08.09.2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

TAF TALK WITH PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING HUMORIST DAVE BARRY

(TAF Talks are moderated online conversations with prominent writers, editors and other industry professionals. Previous TAF Talk guests include David Morrell, Mark Bowden, Nancy Kress, Sean Flynn, Alan Zweibel and Nicholas Meyer.)

Sponsor: Triangle Association of Freelancers (TAF)

When: Tuesday, August 9 via Zoom.

Time: 7 p.m.

Tickets: $15

Website: https://tafnc.com

25 slots are available for this event. Registration will open on Tuesday, July 26 and close on Sunday, August 7, or when all 25 slots have been sold. The Zoom invitation will be sent to ticket holders via email on Monday, August 8.

Dave Barry will be available for audience questions following his talk.

Refunds will be offered only if the event is canceled.

Questions? Contact Donald Vaughan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Catherine Carter | NCWN-West | Hayesville

08.10.2022 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Coffee with the Poets and Writers (CWPW) will feature poet Catherine Carter on Wednesday, August 10, at 10:30 A.M. at the Moss Memorial Library in Hayesville, N.C.

The event is free and open to the public. An open mic will follow the presentation. Bring a poem or short prose piece of about three minutes to participate. CWPW is sponsored by North Carolina Writers' Network West (NCWN-W), which also includes writers in Towns, Union, Fannin, and Rabun Counties in Georgia.

Coffee With the Poets and Writers will meet every second Wednesday from June until December 2022. Masks are optional. Please do not park in the Book Store parking lot. For more information, contact Joan Howard, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Catherine Carter’s collections of poetry with LSU Press include The Memory of Gills (2006) The Swamp Monster at Home (2012), and Larvae of the Nearest Stars (2019); she has one chapbook with Jacar Press, Marks of the Witch. Her poetry has won the North Carolina Literary Review’s James Applewhite Prize, the North Carolina Literary and Historical Society’s Roanoke-Chowan Award, Jacar Press’ chapbook contest; it has also appeared in Orion, Poetry, Ecotone, RHINO, North American Review, Southern Humanities Review, Poetry South, Tar River Poetry, and Ploughshares, among others. Raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, she is now professor of English at Western Carolina University. On a good day, she can roll a whitewater kayak and re-queen a beehive; on less good days, she collects stings, rock-rash, and multiple contusions. Catherine also "enjoys cooking, especially vegetable and beans, because it's probably the original human art and it produces something everyone can enjoy; and I'd probably enjoy some kind of crafting if I weren't a complete clutz with my hands; and I get Wordle most of the time but not always."

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