Writers' Morning Out April 20, 2019

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen," and that’s when WMO meets (1 p.m.) on the third Saturday of each month in the backroom of http://greekkouzina.com/ in Pittsboro. Come early for lunch, literary gossip, and then the meeting. 

 The NCWN sponsors WMO. Al Manning is WMO Head Brain. 

April’s feature presentation is “YOU”. Bring your poem, a favorite poem, or prose piece for an OPEN MIC. Six minutes maximum, including your intro, reading, and ending comments. Shocks administered liberally for exceeding time limits.

May’s feature presentation is “So You Want To Self-Publish Your Book And You Don’t Know Squat” by Rick Bylina. An umbrella presentation on how to get started with copious references to additional resources. A Chatham County author, Rick has self-published seven books and has a website that needs a serious update.

June’s feature presentation is “Getting the Most out of Your Computer”. While pen and journal may be a writer’s best friends, computers are flashy colleagues who contribute to our writing success. Come join Ralph Earle to learn how to become a Word Processing wizard, track submissions, make the internet work for you, and more. Ralph is a published poet and CCCC instructor with extensive computer knowledge from his career at IBM.

Writing-related Timely Events. Got one? Let Rick Bylina know.

*April. Get published. WMO is publishing a poem per day on the blog. This counts as you being published. WMO retains publication rights until May 1, 2019, then they revert back to you. Send poems in an attachment to Al Manning .

*04/10. 7 p.m. The Regulator Bookstore. Tim Duffy’s new book, Blue Muse: Timothy Duffy’s Southern Photographs.

*04/13. All Day. “How To Get Published,” the 2019 North Carolina Writing Workshop in Charlotte.
*04/14. 2 p.m. Book Launch. “Death in Delmarva” a mystery by Caroline Taylor at McIntyre’s Fine Books.

*04/19. Opening for columbinus at the Sweet Bee Theater in the Center for the Arts, Pittsboro. See attachment.

*04/27. Follow this link for details about the NCWN Spring Conference .

*04/30. Deadline. James Applewhite Poetry Prize for the North Carolina Literary Review.

*04/30. Deadline. Wordpeace is looking for poetry, short fiction, essays, and artwork.

*05/20. Deadline. “New Letters” Writing Contests. Multi-genre pieces not to exceed 8,000 words.

*For more about ongoing writing-related contests and events, See the NCWN website .

Writing-related Ongoing Events. Got one? Let Rick Bylina know.

*Monthly. 1^st Thursdays. 6-8 p.m. “Take Five Poetry and Prose Open Mic.” Karma Boutique and Coffee Bar in Sanford. Five minute yaks. Questions?: caren@windstream.net .

*Monthly. 2^nd Thursdays. 7-8:30 p.m. “Featured Poets and Open Mic.” Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. Pre-poetic pontificating begins at 6 p.m. at The Root Cellar.
*Monthly. 2^nd Saturday. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. “Prompt Writing”. Flyleaf Books.

*Monthly. 3^rd Thursdays. 6:30-8:30 p.m. “Pop-Up Poetry”. Pittsboro Center for the Arts, Poetry gabbing and learning.

*Monthly. 4^th Sundays. 2 p.m. “NC Poetry Society Poetry Series” McIntyre’s Fine Books, Fearrington Village. Selected poetry, poems, or poets discussions. Questions?: cpsy711@gmail.com .

*Dates vary. Central Carolina Community College —Creative Writing Program writing workshops and courses.

*Ongoing. Performances and programs at the Pittsboro Center For The Arts and Sweet Bee Theater. Check back often.

Bonus Item 1. If you write and like entry-fee free contests, look at the Publish to Death blog.

Bonus Item 2. Are AI robots going to replace us. Write our prose and poetry? Not over my spilt ink blotter.