In February 2023, Carteret Writers is partnering with the ACCC and the NCAC to bring the literary arts to the popular annual Art from the Heart event, which showcases hundreds of pieces from Carteret County artists of all ages. On Saturday, February 12, 1─3 pm, we will be hosting an author reading to promote and
On April 15, Carteret Writers will be celebrating 40 years of building community among Eastern North Carolina writers and readers at the stunning local event venue Carolina Home & Gardens. Join us as we explore fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry with some of the state's most prolific and powerful writers.
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
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
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
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!
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.
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