Autumn Ware

About Autumn Ware

Autumn Ware is the former Carteret Writers Secretary, author of the campy Cold War YA series Perilous and Sparks, and the owner of Aware Copywriting Services. She's currently writing a Southern folk horror novel called Queen Hag and developing EPIC Carteret, a podcast about the interesting folks of Carteret County. You can learn more about her at autumnthewriter.com.

Calico Creek: A Quest for Pirate’s Treasure

By |2023-12-06T13:07:28-05:00November 30th, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , |

Book title: Calico Creek: A Quest for Pirate's Treasure Genre: Teen/Adult Fiction Summary It is known that in the 1700s, pirates infested the waters off the coast of North Carolina. Pirates often frequented islands like Bogue Banks, Shackelford Banks, Carrot Island, and Sugarloaf Island near Morehead City and Beaufort Towne. Six teenagers are

Bronte Sparks and the Very Bad NaNo Novel

By |2023-10-30T12:19:53-04:00October 31st, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: |

In March 2004, my son Fain was just over a year old, and I was turning thirty the very next month. Fain had made all his major milestones in record time: rolling over, batting his eyelashes at strangers, but I was nowhere near finishing the novel I’d been half-heartedly working on for eight years. Not

Call for Submissions: Bogue Banks Poetry Display and Reading

By |2023-10-22T16:47:33-04:00October 22nd, 2023|Categories: Call for Submissions|Tags: , , |

Submit poems for the Friends of the Bogue Banks Public Library Poetry Display and Reading in partnership with NC Poetry Society Poetry in Plain Sight. The reading will be February 15, 12-2pm. Deadline is December 29, 2023. Email: fotbbpl.pub@gmail.com. Poems must be <20 lines, accessible and suitable for a wide audience.

Call for Submissions: Winter Hauntings Ghost Story Contest

By |2023-10-22T16:48:02-04:00October 22nd, 2023|Categories: Call for Submissions|Tags: , , , |

This winter, EPIC Carteret is hosting a ghost story writing contest to celebrate the eerie beauty of the Crystal Coast and the age-old tradition of winter storytelling. The contest calls for participants with a connection to Carteret County, aged 16 and above, to submit their most spine-tingling tales inspired by the local lore, landscapes, and

The Horror of Grammar and the Grammar of Horror

By |2023-09-25T14:10:02-04:00September 19th, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

One gloomy fall in the late 1900s, three insidious forces entered my life at the exact same moment, leading to a season of sorrow and fear the likes of which I have never experienced since. I was a college student, fresh-faced, innocent, and enjoying my first taste of intellectual freedom. Like one of H.P. Lovecraft’s

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