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My Journey to Writing Science Fiction

By |2025-10-04T12:02:57-04:00October 4th, 2025|Categories: Contest Invitation, Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , , |

I grew up in the space age, which drew me to reading science fiction. In elementary school, I started with Jules Verne novels before finding Ray Bradbury and many more authors over the years. I wanted to write science fiction stories as I got older. Decades later, after dozens of magazines published my contemporary and

An Interview with Rose, New Carteret Writers Secretary

By |2025-07-20T09:14:55-04:00July 20th, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Carteret Writers welcomes Rose Culbreth as our new Secretary - thank you, Rose, for taking the position and keeping us writing & rolling. We interviewed Rose to learn more about our new board member: 1.     Rose, what did you want to be when you grew up? Jo March, a writer. 2.     How has your upbringing

This Is What Putting Yourself Out There Looks Like

By |2025-01-13T09:25:48-05:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: Contest Invitation|Tags: , , , |

This is my annual blog post about rejection—I mean my annual blog post in which I tell you how many writing submissions I made in the previous year and then tell you how many times literary magazines said YES and how many times they said NO WAY. (Your job is to say BOO to all

Clawson’s: A Historic Venue for a Storied Group

By |2024-12-11T09:23:03-05:00December 11th, 2024|Categories: Contest Invitation|Tags: , , |

On December 18th, Carteret Writers will meet at Clawson’s Restaurant on the Beaufort waterfront. We invite current and prospective members to join us for food, drink, gifts, and community. Please bring a wrapped book for a white elephant gift exchange and your imagination for a community poem activity. Carteret Writers and Clawsons share a long

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