October 2024 CW Meet-Up
2024-10-16 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Reed’s Coffee + Art + Frames, 812 Evans St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
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 additional copies if possible). Aim for a piece that can be read in five minutes, approximately five hundred words.

November 2024 CW Meet-Up
2024-11-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Spoondrift, 320 Salter Path Rd, Pine Knoll Shores, 28512, United States
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 in Spoondrift. Spoondrift will have wine and beer for sale.

Please bring a short piece of writing to share for an Open Mic, preferably related to your potluck dish OR to Thanksgiving. Pieces should be five minutes or less when read aloud. Poetry, creative nonfiction, short story – surprise us!

All are welcome.

December 2024 CW Meet-Up
2024-12-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Clawsons Restaurant, 425 Front St, Beaufort, North Carolina, 28516, United States
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 and drink as well. All are welcome!

January 2025 CW Meet-Up
2025-01-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Carteret Community College, 3505 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
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 Cawood on a big screen for the group.

We will meet at Carteret Community College, in Wayne West 309.

February 2025 CW Meet-Up
2025-02-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Clawsons Restaurant, 425 Front St, Beaufort, North Carolina, 28516, United States
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 writing before passing it along to the next reader.

Don’t worry about the exact length of your writing – short pieces will leave extra time for reader reflection, and longer works will receive feedback on their first pages but maybe not the ending. Please do use a standard font in at least 12 point – the more legible your work, the better chances of usable feedback.

March 2025 CW Meet-Up
2025-03-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Reed’s Coffee + Art + Frames, 812 Evans St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
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.

April 2025 CW Meet-Up
2025-04-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Carteret Community College Student Center, 3505 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
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 knows what we will hear ; )

Then, Michelle Garren-Flye of Next Chapter Books will speak about publishing programs and platforms. Michelle has published widely – novels, books of poetry, a blog, even a literary magazine. Her experience is vast.

We will meet at Carteret Community College in Room 3215 in the Bryant Student Center. See you there.

Summer Break 2025
2025-05-20 08:00 - 2025-08-20 17:00
See you in August – stay tuned for announcements about the Summer Doldrums Challenge!

May 2025 CW Meet-Up
2025-05-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Reed’s Coffee + Art + Frames, 812 Evans St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
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 short to read (5min or less) as time allows.

Summer Doldrums Writing Challenge
2025-07-21 08:00 - 2025-08-03 20:00
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 air conditioning unit making magic together.If you participated previously, you know the drill. At the beginning of each day of the challenge, we’ll email a prompt designed to carry your writing to new worlds. Let the prompt take you where it will, and when you’re finished, email us your word count and Golden Line.What are Golden Lines, you ask? A Golden Line is your favorite quote from your response to that day’s prompt. Golden Lines total 100 words or less – a snippet of greatness. A Golden Line could be your opening sentence, a bit of dialogue, or any other compelling excerpt from your daily response.When we meet up in the fall, we will reward participants with prizes for word count, participation, and best Golden Lines. We will vote for Golden Lines on the website, a delightful chance to see your words in print and share them with friends.We look forward to seeing what you submit. Join the Summer Doldrums Writing Challenge today!How do I participate? 1. Email carteretwriters@gmail.com with the words “Join Summer Doldrums” and your name. 2. Check your email inbox each morning from Monday, July 21 through Sunday, August 3, 2025 for a writing prompt. 3. Write write write write write 4. Respond to the daily email with your word count (the total # of words you wrote in response to the prompt) and your Golden Line (your favorite line of 100 words or fewer from your daily writing). 5. Watch the website or newsletter for updates on Meet-Up dates and voting for Golden Lines.All writers are welcome to participate but must be a member to win.

August 2025 Meetup
2025-08-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Reed’s Coffee + Art + Frames, 812 Evans St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
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 speaker, Author Tom Kies, will bring insight to crafting our author bios

֍ Awards: We will award prizes for Summer Doldrums

Come connect, create, and be inspired!

September 2025 Meetup
2025-09-17 16:00 - 18:00 | No Name Pizza, 5227 Hwy 70 W, Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States
Our September Meet-Up will be at No Name Pizza Banquet room in Morehead City. Join us for a fun game, a short writing exercise, and the Golden Line award. All are welcome!

October 2025 Meetup
2025-10-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Arts Council of Carteret County, 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Monthly member meetup. All are welcome. Note we are going to meet the 4th week of October this month at the Arts Council of Carteret County building in the Big Rock Room.

Wordsgiving
2025-11-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Arts Council of Carteret County, 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Wordsgiving is back!

Join us Wednesday November 19th from 4-6pm at The Arts Council of Carteret County located on Arendell Street in Morehead City

We will have a potluck, so bring your favorite dish. We will set up food in the Big Rock Room, which has plenty of outlets for crockpots and a microwave.

Please bring a short piece of writing to share for an Open Mic, preferably related to the season OR to Thanksgiving or anything you like. Pieces should be five minutes or less when read aloud. Poetry, creative nonfiction, short story – surprise us!

December Member Meetup
2025-12-17 04:00 - 18:00 | Arts Council of Carteret County, 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
December Member Meetup

Let’s celebrate a year of writing together December 17th from 4-6pm at The Arts Council of Carteret County in the Big Rock Room

We plan the annual White Elephant Book exchange (Please bring a wrapped book to change) an Open Mic and some cozy refreshments.

Come Join Us

January Member Meetup
2026-01-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Arts Council of Carteret County, 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
We will meet at the Big Rock Room in the Arts Council Building on the 21st at 4:00 p.m. Bring your writing supplies as we will tour the latest offerings in the council space and exercise our ekphrastic poetry muscles in preparation for Art From the Heart. An open mic time will be offered.

Art From the Heart Ekphrastic Poetry Contest
2026-01-27 12:00 - 2026-01-29 12:00 | Atlantic Station, 1010 W Fort Macon Rd, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512, USA
2026

Art From The Heart Ekphrastic Poetry Contest

Key Dates:

January 27-28 – view art during show set up and artwork hanging (noon-5 pm)

January 29, noon – poems due

Art From the Heart Adult Art Show – January 29 – February 12

Prizes awarded at conclusion of show based on audience votes received.

Submission Guidelines:

Entries due Jan 29th at noon – no fee to enter.

Submitted online via email to carteretwriters@gmail.com

200 max word count.

Must label with the title of the artwork and artist name.

No profanity or controversial topics.

February Member Meetup
2026-02-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Arts Council of Carteret County, 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Come join us as member David Bratton presents his experiences marketing his novel Beach Nights and Blue Lights. We plan on providing a bit of sustenance in the form of sweet treats and water, please bring yourself something to drink if you prefer something other than water. We will be meeting in the Big Rock Room at the Art Council of Carteret County on Arendell Street in Morehead City. We also plan to have time to share work. Bring a short piece to share, if you like.

March Carteret Writer Meetup
2026-03-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Arts Council of Carteret County, 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
On Wednesday March 18th, we will meet in the Big Rock Room in the Arts Council of Carteret County Building where member Stanley Trice will speak with us about writing, science fiction, and talk about his new book An Alien View Of Science Fiction Conventions. All are welcome. Water and light snacks will be provided. There should be time to discuss or share your own work if you wish, but is never required. Come join us!!

Poetry Month Members Meetup
2026-04-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Arts Council of Carteret County, 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
This month we welcome Michelle Garren-Flye, the owner of The Next Chapter Books & Art in New Bern, editor of The Next Chapter Literary Magazine, and a multi-published author of romance, children’s books and poetry. Michelle was named the Heart of the Pamlico Poet Laureate in 2021 and she will talk with us about that process and since April is poetry month, all things poetry. Come join us! Bring your own beverage or water plus snacks will be provided.

Final Meetup Before Summer Break
2026-05-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Arts Council of Carteret County, 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Come join the fun as we pull out the Prompt BackPack and do some writing together. You are welcome to share what you wrote to the prompt or anything else you care to bring along, but as always, you are not required to share. This will be our last meetup before summer break, so plan on being there. Fun will happen!! All are welcome. If you wish to drink something other than water, you are welcome to bring your beverage. Snacks will be provided.

August Member Meetup
2026-08-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Arts Council of Carteret County, 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States
Come join us for our End of Summer Meetup. Past President Melissa Kelly will be presenting “The Sentence is a Lonely Place” as an exercise. It is going to be fun and you don’t want to miss it. We will be providing some snacks and you may bring what you wish to drink.
