Do you have a psy-fantasy or ghoulish narrative that would make Edgar Alan Poe proud? Perhaps you or someone you know has had a psychic experience that you could relate in a short story? This […]
Doors will Be Opened for the Public for Afternoon Humor-in-Writing Speaker The upcoming Johnston County Writers Conference, Unbox Your Creativity, is designed to provide authors with real-world advice from published authors. Learn from Stephanie Allen […]
The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its fifth annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize writing contest. It is open to writers of any age and location for previously unpublished (this includes […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) hosts a Writer’s Guild and a Photography Guild, providing local authors and artists with regular meetings, networking, and opportunities to collaborate. On Monday, January 8, 2018, starting at 7pm, […]
By Katharine Gripp, nanowrimo.org One part writing boot camp, one part rollicking party, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) celebrates its 19th year of encouraging creativity, education, and the power of the imagination through the largest writing event in the […]
Dawn Lancaster and Donna Campbell Smith have teamed up to offer two great workshops in one: Eco Printing and Journaling with Nature. The day-long retreat for ages 16 and up will be held Saturday, July 22, […]
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA And there is poetry. Poetry is putting words in an emotionally mobilized way to better express our secret deep feelings, fantasies, and life that usually we do not dare to […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor Active writing groups provide authors and want-to-be authors with networking and guidance. Groups listed below are actively meeting as of February 2017, and are located in North Carolina. While there are […]
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 […]
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