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Launch Party 2022 image. Source: Kim Beall, Writers' Guild, Franklin County Arts Council
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FCAC Writers’ Guild “Launch Party” to Celebrate Annual Literary Journal is Dec. 5 in Franklinton, NC

December 1, 2021 Kay Whatley

Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild invites the public to attend the Launch Party for County Lines: A Literary Journal 2022, Vol. 9th. Celebrate with local writers and listen to readings from Carolina Prize […]

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North Carolina Writers’ Network to Hold Inaugural “Game Night” Online

July 19, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Writers’ Network encourages “the serious pursuit of writing excellence. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have serious fun.” Join the fun on Thursday, August 12, 2021, 7pm, as the North Carolina Writers’ Network […]

County Lines: A Literary Journal is available via Amazon and the Franklin County Arts Council.
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Franklin County Arts Council Annual Literary Journal Available for Purchase

December 3, 2020 Kay Whatley

The holiday season is upon us, which at Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) means the new year’s literary journal is on sale. This collection of prose, poetry, and art represents talented creators from across North […]

Author Pat Tiffin releases new novel, set in fictional North Carolina town, with appearances by the Virgin Mary. Source: Pat Tiffin
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North Carolina Author Releases New Novel: “Our Lady of Variety”

August 31, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Author Pat Tiffin’s new book, Our Lady of Variety, launches on September 1, 2020. It’s a funny, irreverent and thought-provoking story of an appearance by the Virgin Mary in the fictional town of Variety, North […]

FCAC offered all editions of County Lines: A Literary Journal for sale during the sixth-edition launch party. Photo: Kay Whatley
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NC Writers Guild Launches Seventh Edition of Literary Journal

December 6, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Franklin County Arts Council’s Writers’ Guild invites the public to attend the Launch Party for their seventh edition of County Lines: A Literary Journal. The party will be held Saturday, December 14, 2019, 2-4pm, in […]

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Franklin County, NC: DD’s Starving Writers Fiction Contest Winners Announced

September 12, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

In the Spring of 2019, the Franklin County Writers’ Guild hosted DD’s Starving Writers Fiction Contest receiving 116 entries from US and international writers. Winning entries were submitted by writers in the United States and […]

Johnston County (NC) Writers TC Carter, Hope Dougherty and Dot La Motta. Source: Cindy Brookshire
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Johnston County NC Writers Group Announces Fall Events, Local Author News

September 12, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Johnston County Writers Group recently moved to Smithfield, North Carolina, has upcoming writers meetings and open mic nights, and local writers are invited to take part. Check out the upcoming events below, followed by […]

Photo from a #WOW World of Words Writing Initiative Event. Photo: Dr. Tammy Bird
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Writing Initiative in Full Swing, Author Events Upcoming

February 21, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, the Johnston Community College (JCC) #WOW World of Words Writing Initiative kicked of its Spring Writer’s Series with Dr. Tammy Bird, author of Sandman, a psychological suspense novel set in the Outer […]

Murder We Write typewriter image, Source: Sisters in Crime Triad Chapter, Greensboro, NC.
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NC Events for Writers in Early 2019

January 3, 2019 Kay Whatley

Upcoming North Carolina conferences and special presentations for writers and those who want to be writers.   Johnston County Writers Conference Saturday, April 6, 2019 @ 8:30am-3pm The Johnston County Writers Group is holding its inaugural […]

L. Diane Wolfe of Dancing Lemur Press LLC. Source: Johnston County Writers Group
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August 2018 Writers Events in Johnston County NC

August 7, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Publisher Presentation Diane Wolfe, owner of Dancing Lemur Press LLC, will speak to the Johnston County Writers Group about “The Secret to Editors, Publishers, and Agents” on Thursday, August 9, 2018, 6:30-7:30pm, at the Selma […]

Murder We Write image, Source: Sisters in Crime Triad Chapter, Greensboro, NC.
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“Killing for Fun and Profit” Special Program Offered by NC Writers’ Group

July 18, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Mystery writer and Southern humorist Cathy Pickens will be the featured speaker at an Archdale, North Carolina lunch event hosted by Murder We Write (MWW), the Triad NC chapter of national writers’ organization Sisters in […]

RJ McCarthy has released a new novel, "Quarry Steps To", the third in his Tony Quarry series.
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Author with Local Ties Releases Third Book in His Tony Quarry Series

June 28, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

RJ McCarthy has released Quarry Steps To which is the third crime fiction novel in the Tony Quarry series. The novel is set in the Piedmont area of North Carolina’s tobacco country. In Quarry Steps […]

Novel "Making Corrections" was released summer 2018 by Zebulon NC-based author, K.F. Whatley
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Zebulon-based Writer, K.F. Whatley, Releases Novel

June 25, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith K.F. Whatley has released her first novel, Making Corrections, after twenty years of being a technical writer and journalist. She has also had short fiction and poetry published in literary journals […]

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“Carolina Prize in Writing” Contest: Accepting Submissions from Writers of All Ages

May 17, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its third-annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize in Writing contest.  The contest is open writers of any age and location for […]

Writers Retreat Location is Rolling View Community Building. Photo Source: Donna Campbell Smith, FCAC.
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Deadline Approaching for Writers Retreat

September 26, 2017 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council The deadline, October 15, 2017, is approaching to register for the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writer’s Guild 5th-annual Writers’ Retreat. The retreat will be held November 18, […]

Photo from FCAC Writers Retreat. Source: Jackie Dove-Miller
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Franklin County Arts Council Writer Guild to Hold Fall Retreat

August 30, 2017 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council Franklin County Arts Council’s Writer’s Guild looks forward to their Fall Writers Day Retreat on November 18, 2017. The retreat will be held at Rolling View Community building, […]

Murder We Write image, Source: Sisters in Crime Triad Chapter, Greensboro, NC.
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Writers Group “Sisters in Crime” Celebrating Anniversary with Public Event

August 18, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Mary “Angie” Harmon, Sisters in Crime Triad Chapter – Murder We Write All readers and writers are invited to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Sisters in Crime (SinC) writing group and the 14th Birthday of its Triad […]

Where Seldom is Heard book cover. Source: RJ McCarthy.
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Henderson NC Author Releases a Fourth Book

May 2, 2017 Kay Whatley

North Carolina-based author RJ McCarthy has just released a new crime novel, Where Seldom is Heard, a fourth for the writer. Departing from his previous novels in his Tony Quarry/ Carolina Mystery series, Where Seldom […]

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Best Selling Author from Franklin County: Erin Knightley Shares Some of Her Writing Secrets

January 6, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Jackie Dove-Miller Did you know that there is a best-selling romance author living right here in Franklin County? Erin Knightley, who spent her formative years in Kentucky, lives with her husband at Lake Royale. […]

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 […]

Murder We Write image, Source: Sisters in Crime Triad Chapter, Greensboro, NC.
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Sisters in Crime Free Programs at the High Point Library

November 10, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Mary Angela Harmon Meetings of the Triad “Murder We Write” writers’ group are offering expert presentations — free and open to all writers in all genres — as a public service. Murder We Write programs are organized […]

Author Bob McCarthy and his wife, Sue, signing a book at UpFront Gallery (FCAC) in Franklinton, North Carolina.
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NC Author, RJ McCarthy, Reveals His Writing Process

September 18, 2016 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith Raised in New York City and King’s Park, New York, local fiction writer RJ McCarthy has lived in the South more than half his life.  He received his Ph.D. from the […]

Writers Workshop coming up. The purpose of Vance-Granville Community College's Personal Enrichment Program is to provide lifelong learning to meet individual needs and interests, and contribute to the community's overall cultural, civic, and intellectual growth. Source: VGCC.
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NC Workshop Takes Writers on the Road to Getting Published

August 1, 2016 Kay Whatley

Donna Campbell Smith, a North Carolina-based author of ten published books, is presenting a Writers Publishing Workshop entitled, “The Road to Getting Published,” organized by the Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC). The workshop begins September 12, 2016, and runs through November […]

Book cover for The Book of Donkeys, published 2016. Source: Donna Campbell Smith, NC.
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Visit with Donkeys During Local Book’s Launch

March 18, 2016 Donna Campbell Smith

Local Writer Launches the Book of Donkeys at Donkey Day By Donna Campbell Smith & Shannon Hoffman Local writer Donna Campbell Smith will be launching her latest book published by Lyons Press, The Book of Donkeys, at […]

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  • Carolina Prize contest deadline is March 15, 2022. Source: Kim Beall, FCAC Writers Guild
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    March 3, 2022
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The Strange-ness: Finnish Wallpaper Aims to Show 10 Things for a Happier World

July 11, 2018

Finnish interiors brand FEATHR have created a wallpaper to mark the arrival of President Trump and President Putin to Helsinki for the 16th July Helsinki summit – and to show what they could learn from […]

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The Strange-ness: Ghostly Cab

July 24, 2016

A closed-circuit TV (CCTV) video shows a ghostly person following a man into a cab, or does it? The footage, posted on YouTube here, appears to show a figure following a man into a taxi, […]

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The Strange-ness: New Cookie Dough Safe to Eat Raw

January 12, 2019

Colorado-based Sara’s Cosmic Cookie Dough recently announces the launch of its edible cookie dough that’s safe to eat raw or baked. The plant-based cookie dough “is better for you while tasting just like your classic favorites without […]

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