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Is Writing a Hobby?
Hello Carteret Writers Group! As we, the new set of volunteers, take the reins (or the helm, if you prefer a boating term, Carteretians), we are pondering many questions that run the gamut from minor to profound. One of these questions, I’d like to pose to you: Is writing a hobby? Writing as a hobby is a topic that has come up a couple of times in my sphere recently; it is a topic that has certainly come up in my sphere before, too. For some reason, when I hear that word “hobby,” it always catches me. For
Carteret Writers Survey – Be Heard!
What do you want from Carteret Writers? Please complete the survey to help the new board plan for the next two years (make sure to scroll to the end of the survey)! Thank you - CW Board
A Passionate Teacher and Dedicated Writer
Nathan Branson September 20, 1983 - June 15, 2024 Carteret Writers was saddened to learn of the passing of Carteret Writers member and Carteret Community College English Professor, Nate Branson. Nate was a passionate teacher of English and Creative Writing. His enthusiasm for introducing creative writing and its transformative powers to his students is evident in the tributes posted by his former students. He will be sorely missed. Last summer, Emily Carter taught a poetry workshop as part of the Hooks and Lines series at Carteret Community College. Emily led Nate, me, and the others present through an evening
Ekphrastic Writing Contest winners inspired by 2024 Art From the Heart exhibition
We would like to share the top three poems our talented members wrote for our second annual Ekphrastic Writing Contest in February. The Arts Council of Carteret County’s Art From the Heart show offered a collection of artworks in different forms, and our members wrote poems inspired by many of the sculptures, paintings, and textile art on display. Carteret Writer Joyce Allan was our contest winner with her poem “A Seashell Sandwich,” which was inspired by artist Susan Smith's Sea Cairn. Winner A Seashell Sandwich By Joyce Allan Inspired by: Sea Cairn by Susan Smith
Skydiving for Authors
My first time, I was so afraid. I stood with legs shaking; the view before me made my heart pound. It’s perfectly safe, I told myself. It will be over soon. It was a Carteret Writers Member who pushed me over the edge, and then there I was, free-falling into the unknown. You’ll never forget the first time you read your writing in front of a crowd – the fear, the thrill, the whole thing speeding by in a breath, the end rushing up to meet you before you’re ready. Reading your work aloud is like skydiving for authors.
Member Blog Roll
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