MEETING RECAPS (click link)
MEMBER KUDOS (click link)
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August 20th, 2019 - Flash Fiction Contest Opens
September 5th - 6th - 7th - Carolina Mountain Literary Festival - Burnsville, NC (30 minutes from Asheville, NC)
September 7th, 2019 - 4pm - Poetry reading book launch for Southern Exposure by Elisa Troutman at Main Street Books, 126 South Main, Davidson, NC
September 11th, 2019 - 6:30pm - David Radavich will do a dramatic reading his my book, America Bound, at Charlotte Lit in Studio 2 (Room 208), 1817 Central Avenue in Charlotte.
September 17th, 2019 - Gavin Edwards - New York Times best-selling Non-Fiction author
September 28th, 2019 - 10am - 12:3opm - Flash Fiction Workshop led by Charles Israel
October 5th, 2019 - 1pm - 4pm - Workshop -Memoir led by Judy Goldman (CWCN)
October 15th, 20019 - Critique Group Night
Register to read at OPEN MIC NIGHTS
Register for September 20th - 7pm - 9pm READER REGISTRATION FULL
Register for October 18th - 7pm - 9pm
Register for November 15th - 7pm - 9pm
(You do not need to register to come to listen and support your fellow writers.)
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Charlotte Readers Podcast: Where Authors Give Voice to Their Written Words - Click this link for Print version of Season Three
Literary Latte Podcast: The podcast with a Southern accent on writing.
Member Kris Wampler looking for authors to interview - Visit his Blog to contact him.
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OTHER Opportunities
SCBWI Carolinas’s 2019 Fall Conference, 09/27/2019 through 09/29/2019: Registration for SCBWI Carolinas 27thannual fall conference, STORIES IN PICTURE AND PROSE, is now open. REGISTER HERE - Ausust 23rd LAST DAY to register.
Conference Countdown and Deadlines
For information on the schedule, deadline dates, hotel reservations, faculty bios and presentations, including Tips, Tidbits and the Inside Scoop, addressing those questions most participants have about our conference, visit SCBWI 27th Annual Conference.
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The University of New Orleans Press is looking for full-length fiction manuscripts, either novels or short story collections, for the fifth annual Publishing Lab Prize. The selected author will receive a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) advance on royalties and a contract to publish their winning manuscript with UNO Press. The work does not have to be regionally focused. There is no word limit. There is no limit on subjects covered. Submissions are open until August 31st. More information, including the Submittable link, can be found at: University of New Orleans Press.
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Ocober 3rd - 6th - 2019 Moonlight & Magnolias Conference - THE WRITE ROAD - Peachtree Corners, GA
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Call for Personal Stories - a publishing opportunity especially for new writers 750 words • by December 15, 2019
Theme: That Southern Thing— living, loving, laughing, loathing, leaving “the South”
Click this link MORE INFORMATION and HOW TO SUBMIT.
ALSO: 6-Minute Stories from from the Personal Story Publishing Project - Click this link NEW Podcast
Take a minute—just six of them, more or less—and listen to some true, personal stories shared by experienced writers and new voices alike. These stories appear in the latest releases from the Personal Essay/Story Publishing Project: Bearing Up and Exploring, personal stories about “making do, bearing up, and overcoming adversity” and “discoveries, challenges, and adventure.”
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SEPTEMBER 1ST DEADLINE
We are excited to announce the Northern Lights Book Awards! The NLBA considers children’s books to be an art form and honors books that excel in aesthetic and literary qualities with an emphasis on permanency. As we hold a high regard for the superb titles you present every year, we would like to extend an invitation for your children’s and YA authors to submit their titles for the 2019 Northern Lights Book Awards at no cost.
Authors: No need to fill out any forms.
Simply mail two (2) books per title to:
Northern Lights Book Award
6840 Frank Long Rd
Jamesville NY 13078
Please direct questions to NLBookAwards@gmail.com.
