Pittsboro-Lee Writers' Morning Out meets Saturday, February 11 at the Greek Kouzina , 964 East Street in Pittsboro. The meeting will start at 1:00, but almost everyone comes early to have lunch.
Whether you write poetry, fiction or essays, or whether you have been published or whether you would just like to be a writer, you are welcome.
Come join with us for a casual hour of talk with other writers, readings and information about the art of writing.
WMO is a free gathering of writers in Chatham and Lee counties, NC for monthly discussions about craft and business of writing, as well notices of opportunities and literary events in the area. WMO is sponsored by the North Carolina Writers' Network.
Friday, January 27, 2017
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Writers' Morning Out
NOTICE!
NOTICE! NOTICE!
Change
in meeting location. We can no longer meet at the Carolina Brewery
due to new construction there. We will meet at the Greek Kouzina , 964 East Street. (next door to the YMCA)
Pittsboro
Writers’ Morning Out will meet Saturday, December 10, 2016,
1:00 PM.
Program: Open Mic.
Bring something short and Christmassy
to share. Let us get into the holiday
season.
Come
early and have lunch.
All writers, any genre are invited.
See the
North Carolina Writers’ Network website for information about conferences,
contests and submission opportunities: www.ncwriters.org
Writers’ Morning Out is sponsored by the North
Carolina Writers’ Network.
Friday, November 18, 2016
Submission Opportunity
The 2017 Rose Post Creative
Nonfiction Competition is now
open for submissions. This contest awards $1,500 in prizes to a piece of
lasting nonfiction that is outside the realm of conventional journalism and has
relevance to North Carolinians.
Subjects may include traditional categories
such as reviews, travel articles, profiles or interviews, place/history pieces,
or culture criticism.
For full guidelines, and to submit, click here.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Poetry Contest Winner
Each year we post the winning entry for our Poetry contest. This year's winner is Bonnie Korta.
The theme this year was "The Long Hot Summer."
Summer Splintered
My summer ruined
its softness destroyed by sharp forces
June's laser ballet behind my eye
July's humerus bone in jagged smithereens
August's regrets gnawing at my soul
their forked tongues have sucked all the sugar out
I am captive in summer's humid envelope
like a butterfly in a Mason jar
able to see the season blooming all around me
yet unable to open myself to her short lived beauty
No sashaying bright frocks
no outdoor music at Bynum or Saxapahaw
no skinny dipping in pools of redemption
no inhaling roses in the garden I promised myself
no picnics or hikes or vacations
Porch bound spectator, I dive into self pity
not knowing if these few moments of splendor
will be my last summer
out of the corner of my sidelined eye
glimpse of iridescence, ruby and jade
a hummingbird's wing fluttering, a whirligig
How his heart would leap
to sweat under this brute sun
take delight in the return of the honeybee
marvel at the strange purple flower shooting up among the
weeds
alive again for just one hour in this long hot summer
I pray that he is one of the winged creatures
ruffling the zinnias of my discontent on this wasted
afternoon
I know it is my duty as his agent, representing all my
dead
to move my eyes across the panorama of all our summers
seize the remains of this one while it still blazes
rejoice in the grace I do not deserve
Sunday, October 23, 2016
WMO location change
WMO will no longer meet at the Carolina Brewery, due to construction changes to the Barley Lounge.
Beginning on November 12, we will meet at the Greek Kouzina, 964 East Street, next door to the YMCA. Meeting time will still be 1:00 PM. Come early to enjoy lunch.
Beginning on November 12, we will meet at the Greek Kouzina, 964 East Street, next door to the YMCA. Meeting time will still be 1:00 PM. Come early to enjoy lunch.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Arts Council Fellowships
NC ARTS COUNCIL FELLOWSHIPS
Applications are now being accepted for $10,000 fellowships
for writers, offered by the North Carolina Arts Council. Categories include
prose (fiction and creative non-fiction), poetry, and
playwrighting/screenwriting. The deadline is November 1, 2016. To qualify,
applicants must have been North Carolina residents for the year leading up to
the deadline date; must be physically present in the state for the majority of
the grant period (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018), and must not be enrolled in a
degree-granting program at the time of application.
The primary criteria for consideration is the artistic merit
of the applicants’ work.
Please visit http://ncarts.org/resources/grants/grants-artists/artist-fellowships/artist-fellowship-application
and follow the link for writers. Songwriters and composers are also eligible;
follow the appropriate links for more information.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Writers' Morning Out
Pittsboro Writers' Morning Out will meet on Saturday, September 10 at 1:00 PM
Program: "Why not read some poetry" with Ralph Earle, poet and instructor in the Creative Writing Program at CCCC.
All writers, any genre are invited.
Come early if you plan to have lunch.
The 2016 North Carolina Writers' Network Fall Conference is November 4-6 at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley. Registration is now open at: www.ncwriters.org
Program: "Why not read some poetry" with Ralph Earle, poet and instructor in the Creative Writing Program at CCCC.
All writers, any genre are invited.
Come early if you plan to have lunch.
The 2016 North Carolina Writers' Network Fall Conference is November 4-6 at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley. Registration is now open at: www.ncwriters.org
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)