Emily Carter

About Emily Carter

Emily Carter, a lifelong North Carolinian, writes creative non-fiction, prose poetry, and country songs. She performs her work, often as a duo with her guitar and harmonica playing spouse, John, aka Smokin’ Hot Love Biscuit. A collection of her essays, A Spork in the Road, was released early 2025 by Plank Length Publishing.

What to expect from our 40th birthday celebration

By |2023-03-02T07:58:57-05:00February 28th, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Carteret Writers is turning forty next year. That makes our organization the same age as my high school yearbook, my dusty rose prom dress, my driver’s license, my Kristy McNichol hairstyle, and my intense love affair with Chili Cheese Fritos. Since I heard John Boy Walton summarize episodes in his journal, I knew I wanted

Remembering memoir

By |2023-03-14T08:20:48-04:00February 21st, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , |

Recently, Carteret Writers Veep Emily Carter spoke to a rapt audience at Bogue Banks Library, where she shared her thoughts on defining creative nonfiction, distinguishing between the writing of fiction and nonfiction, and capturing moments in time with personal essays. You can read her funny, nostalgic, wise personal essays at her blog A Chick's

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