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A section of the FCAC Writers Guild and other writers in the audience during the author readings portion of the County Lines: A Literary Journal sixth edition launch party. Photo: Kay Whatley
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Local Writers, Poets Gathered for the “County Lines: A Literary Journal” Launch Party

December 4, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith Members of the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers Guild, along with contributing writers from surrounding areas, gathered at Vance Granville Community College the evening of Thursday, November 29, 2018, to […]

Winning photograph by Patricia Joynes graces the cover of the FCAC Writers Guild's sixth edition of County Lines: A Literary Journal. Source: Donna Campbell Smith
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Writers Guild to Launch Sixth Edition of Literary Journal

November 14, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild invites the public to attend the launch party for their sixth edition of County Lines: A Literary Journal. The party will be held Thursday, November 29, 2018, 7-9pm. […]

Franklin County NC Writers Guild has published its fourth-annual County Lines: A Literary Journal.
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Call to Writers and Artists for Sixth Edition of “County Lines: A Literary Journal”

May 19, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith County Lines Literary Journal is an annual publication compiled by the Franklin County Arts Council Writers’ Guild. They are calling for entries of prose and poetry and art for their sixth edition […]

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Franklin County NC Literary Journal Reception is Nov. 30

November 25, 2017 Kay Whatley

The public is invited to a launch party and reception on November 30, 2017, 7pm, at the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Headquarters, 22 S Main Street, Franklinton, North Carolina. Come celebrate the 2017 County Lines Literary Journal […]

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FCAC Issues A Call to Writers and Artists

March 27, 2017 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith, FCAC The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) is offering two opportunities for writers and artists. Submissions are being accepted for the annual County Lines: A Literary Journal and for the Writers’ Guild’s […]

RJ McCarthy at the 2016 reading and launch event. Source: Donna Campbell Smith.
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Eastern NC Writing Contest Winners Announced

December 15, 2016 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council Winners of the 2016 Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers Guild “Carolina Prize for Writing” were announced Thursday night, December 8, 2016, at the guild’s launch party for […]

Franklin County NC Writers Guild has published its fourth-annual County Lines: A Literary Journal.
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Writers Guild Publishes Fourth Volume of Franklin County NC Literary Journal

December 2, 2016 Kay Whatley

Franklin County Arts Council has published its fourth issue of County Lines: A Literary Journal. A launch party and readings by the contributors will be held at the FCAC Headquarters, 22 S Main Street, in Franklinton […]

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This illustration depicts multiple small drones flying in an urban environment, which will be the scenario for NASA’s last in a series of demonstrations of a system that safely manages drone flight. Source: NASA
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NASA Tests Urban Drone Traffic Management in Nevada and Texas

February 19, 2019

NASA has selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly complicated technical demonstrations involving small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems […]

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