Literary Happenings March 7, 2020

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

*03/08. 3-5 p.m. Telling a Story in Verse: Writing Narrative Poems WS. Greensboro Central Lib. Contact: Janis Harrington.

*03/11. $. Carteret Writers Contest.

*03/12. 7 p.m. Stuart Dischell and Others. The Regulator Bookshop in Durham.

*03/14. $. Deadline. BWC 2020 Student Contest. Burlington Writing Club. Multigenre.

*03/15. Free. Deadline. What I Wish You Knew About Me as a Muslim/Jew (multigenre).

*03/14. 10 a.m. NC Poetry Society Gathering. Weymouth Center, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines, NC 28387

*03/17. $. Deadline. Elizabeth Simpson Smith Short Story Contest.

*03/18. 6-9 p.m. Jaki Shelton Green Poetry Night. Hugger Mugger Brewing, 229 Wicker St., Sanford.

*03/19. 3-6 p.m. 10^th Annual Visions & Voice. Joyful Jewel, Pittsboro. Writers on art; art on writers. What inspired ‘em?

*03/19. $$. 7 p.m. Marketing for Authors by author and editor Lauren Faulkenberry. Course capped at 40.

*03/22-29. $$. Jewish Authors Book Festival. Daily times vary.

*03/27-29. $. The Gathering of Poets. The Brookstown Inn in Winston-Salem. Registration.

*03/28. $. Friday night/Sunday morning options. The High Road Festival of Poetry and Short Fiction. Winston-Salem.

*03/29. 1-7 p.m. Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival. Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary.

*03/29. 2 p.m. A conversation with Art Taylor and Tara Laskowski. Quail Ridge Books.

*03/31. $. Hudson Prize.
*04/01. $. Deadline. Michael Curtis Short Story Book Prize (fiction).

*04/06. $. Chapbook Contest. See NCWN site for details.

*04/10. The Sextant Review. Looking for multigenre submissions.

*04/18. NCWN Spring Conference. Register early; write furiously now; tackle agent later.

*04/25. 41^st Annual Haiku Holiday Conference. 600 Bolin Brook Farm, Chapel Hill, NC.

*04/26. 2 p.m. NC Literary HOF inductee Lee Smith reading of Blue Marlin. Quail Ridge Books.

*05/01. $. Deadline. The Brockman-Campbell Award Competition for a book-length poetry published in 2019.

*05/02. $$. Write Now! 2020. McKimmon Conference & Training Center, Raleigh.

*05/03. 2-4 p.m. Reading in the Round. Carrboro Town Hall Board Room, 301 W. Main St. Carrboro, NC.

*05/15. $. Deadline. Crook’s Corner Book Prize (fiction).

*05/15. Deadline. Submissions for the literary and arts mag of CCCC, Red Clay Review. Email here for questions.

*05/31. $. Deadline. Flying South Writing Contest. Winston-Salem Writers.

*09/01. $$. Deadline. Steel Toe Books 2020 Prize in Prose.

*Open-ended. Cold Mountain Review seeks works that engage with eco- and social-justice issues and experiences.

*For more about writing-related contests and events, See the NCWN website . ß There are quite of few.

Writing-related Ongoing Events (monthly unless otherwise). Have one? Let Rick Bylina know. If you go, how was it?

*Tuesdays. 10-12 a.m. Flash Fiction Group. Private home. Contact: Ron Jackson. ßnew

*Thursday evenings. Writer’s Workshop with David Payne. Contact: David Payne. ßnew

*Fridays. 12:30 p.m. Chapel Hill Friday Noon Poets. Amity United Meth Ch. Contact: Dave Manning 919-462-3695. ßnew

*2^nd Tue. 7 p.m. Durham Writer’s Salon. The Mothership Shop, Even & Works Space, 401 W. Geer Str. ßnew

*2^nd Wed. 6:15 p.m. $. Nonfiction Authors Asso. of Durham & Chapel Hill. Meets alternate locations. ßnew

*2^nd Thur. 7-8:30 p.m. Flyleaf Books Reading Series. Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill. Contact: Pam Baggett. ßnew

*2^nd Sat. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Prompt Writing with Nancy Peacock. Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill.

*2^nd Sat. 1:30-3 p.m. Triangle Sisters-in-Crime Meeting-Mirth and Mystery. Open to public. Durham S. Reg. Lib.

*2^nd Sat. 7 p.m. Bull City Press Reading Series. Mettlesome’s Okay Alright Theater, 401 W. Geer St. ß new

*2^nd Sun. 3-5 p.m. Featured Poets/Open Mic. Flyleaf Books. Pre-poetic pontificating--2 p.m. The Root Cellar.
*3^rd Thurs. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Pop-Up Poetry. Pittsboro Center for the Arts, Poetry gabbing and learning.

*3^rd Thurs. 7 p.m. Sharing Creativity Poetry Critique Group. South Regional Library. Contact: Bartholomew Barker. ßnew

*4^th Sun. 2 p.m. NC Poetry Society Poetry Series McIntyre’s Fine Books, Fearrington Village.

*4^th Sun. 6-8 p.m. Power to the Poets The Cave in Chapel Hill.

*Last Wednesday of Month. Triangle Association of Freelancers. Meets in Raleigh. Contact: Donald Vaughan. ßnew

*Dates vary. Creative Fiction Writing and Critique Group. Check Pittsboro Meet-ups for times and locations.

*Dates vary. Central Carolina Community College. Creative Writing Program Spring classes available.

*Dates vary. Pittsboro Center For The Arts and Sweet Bee Theater. Check often for performances/programs.

*Dates vary. Redbud Writing Project. Writing courses for an adult education writing school in Chapel Hill.

*Ongoing. Have Lee County Arts Council display your poetry in Sanford. Email Leecountyarts@gmail.com with the subject: “The Art of Poetry” program for details.

EXTRA! EXTRA!

Remember:  Don’t forget. The NCWN offers critiquing and editing services. See their website.

Organizing: Jody Savage (aka Stella Fosse) is organizing an Elderotica (erotic writing) group in the Chapel Hill area. Email her.

Prompt #1: Need inspiration for kick-starting your writing? Do a daily prompt! Google: Prompts

Prompt #2: Need more prompts and possible contest entries, try Reedy.

More Linkage: You don’t have to rely on WMO for all your reading events. Link to the local bookstores and see their calendar of events. There’s more than what meets the eye in this email.

Need a Read?: March’s Indie read pick is: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell.

Ten Ways to Support Your Favorite Author: (1) Buy their books, (2) Write reviews, (3) Give their books as gifts, (4) Tell ten people about the author or book, (5) Read for a book club, (6) Recommend on Goodreads, (7) Request at your library, (8) Promote on social media, (9) Post pictures holding their book, (10) Send the author a fan letter.