Carteret Writers Summer Doldrums Challenge
2022-07-23 08:00 - 2022-08-06 17:00 (America/New_York) | NC
From July 23 through August 6, we’ll deliver a daily writing prompt directly to your email inbox. You take that idea and run with it for as long as you can. When you’ve wrung it dry, submit your word count and your favorite passage (100 words or fewer) using the form located in the email.

July Board Meeting
2022-07-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Morehead City Train Depot, 1001 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Questions should be directed to events@carteretwriters.org.

Write and Reed's
2022-08-02 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-09 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-23 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-30 09:00 - 11:00 | Reed’s Coffee + Art + Frames, 812 Evans St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Need motivation to make time for your creative writing practice? Join us on Tuesdays at Reed’s Coffee + Art + Framing in Morehead City for a casual writing marathon among friends. We’ll keep each other accountable, build community, and indulge in the delicious specialties of a very special local business.

Carteret Writers Meet and Greet Open Mic
2022-08-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Morehead City Train Depot, 1001 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Welcome back! Join the Carteret Writers at our first event of the fall season for an evening of live music, member readings, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and more! We’ll be mixing, mingling, and sharing some of our plans for the coming year, and nerds will be on hand to show off new features that are being added to the website.

September Board Meeting
2022-09-07 16:00 - 18:00 | To Be Decided, NC

CAG Upcycle Opening Reception
2022-09-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Carolina Artist Gallery, 1702 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Come hear members of the Coastal Poets critique group read at the Arts Council of Carteret County and Carolina Artists Gallery Upcycle Opening Reception.
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Picture Day Partay!
2022-09-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Carteret Community College Student Center, 3505 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Is it time to freshen up your author website? At our September event, we’ll have a photographer on site to snap headshots for members who sign up in advance.* You’ll receive a free digital photo to use on your social media, website, or book jacket, so dress for the NYT Best Sellers List.
We’ll also be enjoying snacks from Sweet Beans and exploring experimental memoir with writer Emily Carter. For the workshop, please bring a photo of yourself from another time and a notebook and pen or laptop.
The complimentary author portrait is limited to the first fifteen members to sign up. If you don’t make the cut this time, we’ll try to arrange a future opportunity, and of course, you’re still welcome to attend the event on September 15.
Sign up to have your author portrait taken here.

The Carnival of Darkness Film Festival
2022-09-24 10:00 - 17:00 | Turnage Theatre, 150 W Main St, Washington, NC, 27889, United States
The Pamlico Writers Group will have a table at The Carnival of Darkness Film Festival Saturday, September 24th at the Turnage Theatre, Main Street Washington. A PWG member will be available as host of the table from 10 am to 5 pm. Meet film-industry professionals, sit in on question-and-answer panels, attend award ceremonies, and watch the winners, finalists, and official selections in our lineup.

Write & Reed's
2022-10-04 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-10-11 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-10-18 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-10-25 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-11-01 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-11-08 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-11-15 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-11-22 09:00 - 11:00 and 6 more dates | Reed’s Coffee + Art + Frames, 812 Evans St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States

The Masked Meeting
2022-10-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Beaufort Train Depot, 614 Broad Street, Beaufort, NC, United States
For our October meeting, come in disguise. You can opt for a good, old-fashioned plastic Halloween mask, or come dressed up as your favorite dead poet. We’ve got a haunting agenda planned with time for writing, socializing, and sharing.
During the writing portion of the meetup, professional ghostwriter Autumn Ware will ghoulishly guide you through a series of quick, creative exercises in building suspense. All you’ll need for this mini-workshop is a standard spell book, a magic wand, and your brain – though you can substitute with a notebook, pencil, and someone else’s brain in a pinch.
We’ll also have time at the mic for writers who have a story or poem to share (four minutes per reader).
No story or poem? No problem. You’ve got time between now and then. Get a head start on suspense-building and craft a scary story to read at the event. Consider one of these prompts for inspiration.

Your character is a ghost stuck haunting a chewed up pencil, a coffee pot, or some other mundane object.
A team of archaeologists quickly discover that they’ve uncovered something that should have stayed buried.
You are in possession of a possessed book.

The Literary Feast
2022-11-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Morehead City Train Depot, 1001 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Bring your favorite holiday side dish and a helping of your best writing to share at our November meetup. If you’re feeling frisky, write a haiku, limerick, or other short poem related to your side dish or your family traditions. Print it or write it out to place beside your side dish.

Author's Sunday at the New Bern Market
2022-11-20 13:00 - 16:00 | New Bern Farmer’s Market, 421 S Front St, New Bern, NC, 28560, United States
Carteret Writers member Sarah Maury Swan is helping organize an Authors’ Sunday event at the New Bern Farmer’s Market in November. It’s a great opportunity to set up a table, show off your titles, and meet other writers and readers. Tables will be $10 each.
Interested in participating or want more information? Contact Sarah and let her know your genre, e.g., mystery, romance, religious, self-help, children’s books (picture books through YA), etc. An eclectic area will be provided for those of you who write in multiple genres.

The December Do 2022
2022-12-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Carolina Home & Gardens, 4778 NC-24, Newport, NC, 28570, United States
For our December meeting, we’re meeting at Carolina Home & Gardens to get into the festive spirit. Come enjoy the fireside, the Christmas trees, and time to visit with your writer friends. Bring a book to give away during our White Elephant Gift Exchange with a literary twist. We’ll also make time to share our own writing (four minutes per reader).
