Expressive Writing

Can secrets be hazardous to your health?  Find out during classes in Expressive Writing beginning at CCCC in Pittsboro on Monday March 5, 2018 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm and continuing for 8 sessions.  Using methods based on research, learn how to reduce stress from traumatic experiences.  Read what a spine surgeon says about Expressive Writing and relief from chronic pain on The People's Pharmacy Show 1071.  No previous writing experience necessary.  Call 919-718-7500 (tel:(919)%20718-7500)  to register.  Email instructor Mary Barnard at mbarnard@waverlyhemeonc.com(mailto:mbarnard@waverlyhemeonc.com) with questions.

Poetry Competition

We want to let all interested groups know about the Lanier Library's 10th Annual Sidney Lanier Poetry Competition.  We are accepting submissions through March 15, 2018 with prizes awarded April 28, 2018 at the library in Tryon, NC.  Adult and Student categories are available with prizes from $500 (Adult) and $100 (Student).

We hope you will share this information with your group members.  Please visit our website for more information: www.thelanierlibrary.org

Writers Morning Out, January 12, 2018

Hi all -- Ready for the new year?   To help get us started, Rick Bylina will lead a discussion on:
“Setting Realistic Goals”
•    What do you want to accomplish versus what is the time commitment? Is it realistic to write and publish a book in a year?
•    Are you better with daily, weekly, or month goals? Be honest!
  ... And Much More...

Saturday, January 13 at 1:00

Backroom of the Greek Kouzina, 964 East St, Pittsboro.  Come early for lunch if you'd like.

Why should I join NCWN?

Why should you join the North Carolina Writers’ Network?  Here are some of the reasons.

• Discounts on workshops, conferences, and other Network events
• Discounts on advertising on the website and in our weekly e-blasts, newsletters, and more
• Exclusive access to contests, jobs, residencies, and other publication and submission opportunities
• The Network's Critiquing and Editing Service (available only to Network members; additional fee)
• Coverage in Book Buzz and Hats Off!, two special website sections highlighting members' achievements and publications
• Access to NCWN's audio/visual resources including readings, tutorials, presentations, and more
• A subscription to the Network's publication, The Writers' Network News, and access to the WNNarchives
• Courtesy web links for members' blogs and author websites
• Weekly member e-updates
• Opportunities to market your books at festivals, your other writing skills in workshops
• Exclusive access to our agent and editor listings
• Consultations with agents and editors at conference

Go to ncwriters.org for more detail information. 

Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition

First prize is $1,000.00. Competition open to any legal resident of NC or to any member of the North Carolina Writer’s Network.

Deadline for submission is January 15, 2018.

Go to ncwriters.org for detailed information and guidelines.

NCWN Fall Conference

The 2017 North Carolina Writers’ Network Fall Conference will be held from November 3 to November 5 at the Holiday Inn Resort in Wrightsville Beach. The conference features sessions and master classes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as lectures and panels on editing, publishing, and screenwriting. The faculty includes poets Dan Albergotti, Peter Makuck, and Michael White; fiction writers Nina de Gramont, Jason Mott, and Michele Young-Stone; and creative nonfiction writers Wendy Brenner, Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams, and Philip Gerard. Wiley Cash will give the Keynote Address. Susi H. Hamilton, secretary of the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, will be the featured guest on Saturday night when we celebrate 50 years of the NC Arts Council. Cost varies and scholarships are available. Pre-register before October 27: www.ncwriters.org.

Writers' Network Open Mic

On Wednesday, Oct 11, The North Carolina Writers' Network will host their second online Open Mic.

Go to the NCWN website ncwriters.org for more information, and to register,