Join award-winning writer and lyricist Emily Carter and her husband John "Smokin' Hot Love Biscuit" Carter of musical duo Old Age and Treachery for four-evenings of songwriting workshops.
Join Carteret Writers at Reed's Coffee in downtown Morehead City from 4-6pm on October 16th for our monthly meet-up. Emily Saunders from Elysian Players will discuss the one-act play competition and playwriting, then we will give feedback in small genre-targeted groups. Please bring a piece of writing you would like critiqued (option to print five
Wordsgiving is back! Join us Wednesday November 20th from 4-6pm at Spoondrift, located within the Bogue Banks Public Library building in Pine Knoll Shores (beside the fire/police station). We will have a potluck, so bring your favorite dish. We will set up food in the Library Art Gallery, load plates of yummy goodness, and meet
Let's celebrate a year of writing together December 18th from 4-6pm at Clawson's Restaurant on the Beaufort waterfront. We will be in the private back room, with a community poem activity and a white elephant gift exchange. Bring a WRAPPED BOOK to give, and receive one in return! We will be able to order food
On Wednesday, January 15th, Carteret Writers will participate in a Zoom workshop with Shuly Cawood. Cawood has published books in multiple genres and leads several online workshops. We will be participating in a version of Cawood's "Let’s Write Together" workshop, targeted to our group. The plan is to meet in person and participate together, having
Our February meet-up will occur on Wednesday, 2/19 from 4-6pm at Clawson's Restaurant in Beaufort. We will participate in a Carteret Critique, passing our work to fellow writers for feedback, using constructive critique guidelines. Please bring 3-5 pages of work, stapled or otherwise attached together. Each reviewer will spend fifteen minutes on a piece of
Join us for our monthly meet-up, for new and prospective members. We are returning to Reed's Coffee in downtown Morehead City, where Meganne Smith, our president, will lead a creative writing workshop. We will have a discussion then write together. All are welcome.
Our April Meet-Up features both a poetry open mic and a publishing presenter. All are welcome. We will begin with a poetry open mic in honor of National Poetry Month. Please bring five minutes or so of poetry to read. Not a poet? Bring what you have, and if we run out of poems, who
See you in August - stay tuned for announcements about the Summer Doldrums Challenge!
Join us for our last meet-up until September, as we celebrate writing together at Reed's Coffee in downtown Morehead City. What's gone well for you in your writing world this year? What will you be working on over the summer? Let's share our successes and goals, maybe have a glass of wine, and bring something
It's time for the long-awaited Summer Doldrums writing challenge! At the end of July, we are cooling off with a jump into two weeks of writing prompts. Join us, writing as much and often as you like - no commitment, no pressure - just you, a notepad or laptop, and the sweet hum of the
Join us for an engaging and creative afternoon with fellow writers! Here's what we have planned: 📝 Committee Updates: Hear brief reports on the exciting work being done by our committees. 📸 Headshots: A professional photographer will be available to take author headshots. 🎤 Open Mic: Share a short piece of your work during our member readings. ✍️ Author Bio Discussion: Our guest
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