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Poetry Month Members Meetup

By |2026-04-01T09:32:54-04:00April 1st, 2026|Categories: |Tags: , , |

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

March Carteret Writer Meetup

By |2026-02-25T10:42:40-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: |Tags: , , , |

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.

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

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