Click on each link to see photos and recap from the meetings.
February 16, 2021 - Kimmery Martin - No Matter the Genre, Suspense is the Key to a Successful Novel
January 19, 2021 - Kevin Winchester - Developing Realistic Main Characters
December 15, 2020 - Diana Pinckney - Release the Tiger in The Poem
November 17, 2020 - Panel - Author Publicity and Marketing
October 20, 2020 - Critique Group Information Session
September 15, 2020 - Phillip Lewis - Literary Fiction
May 19, 2020 - CWC Virtual Meeting
April 2020 - Virtual Recap - Diana Pinckney - Poet
February 18, 2020 - Tim Reinhardt - Playwright and Fiction novelist
January 21, 2020 - George Hovis - Suspense novelist
December 17, 2019 - Amber Smith - New York Times best-selling Young Adult nvelist - 5x5 Writing Tips
November 19, 2019 - Mark deCastrique - Clues to Mystery Writing
October 15, 2019 - How Critique Groups Operate and Why You Should Join One
September 17, 2019 - Gavin Edwards - New York Times best-selling Celebrity Journalist - GREEN ROOMS ARE RARELY GREEN
May 21st, 2019 - Judy Goldman, Engaging Your Reader's Empathy: How to Establish Voice in Memoir
April 16, 2019 - Dannye Romine Powell, Sending Your Voice into the World: Contests, Journal Submissions, and Other Paths to Publication
March 19, 2019 - Gail Martin & John Hartness, Panel Discussion: Pros, Cons and Tips for the Three Major Paths to Publishing: Big Press, Small Press and Self-Publishing
February 19, 2019 - Kathy Izard - Giving Voice to Your Passion: How to Tell Effective Stories about What Matters Most
January 15, 2019 - Dede Wilson - CWC History
December 18, 2018 - Jeff Jackson - Point of View
November 20, 2018 - Patrice Gopo - The Personal Essay as a Vehicle for Social Change
October 16, 2018 - Crique Group Information Session
October 2, 2018 - Randell Jones - historical nonfiction
May 15, 2018 - John Amen, poet
April 17, 2018 - Panel, Marketing for the self published or small press author - building an author platform in the digital age
March 20, 2018 - Paula Martinac, creative writing teacher at UNCC and fiction writer
February 20, 2018 - Bryn Chancellor, assistant professor at UNCC and fiction writer
January 16, 2018 - Members Reading
December 19, 2017 - Tracy Curtis, humorist
November 21, 2017 - Donald Fidler, script writer, film director
October 17th, 2017 - Critique Groups
September 19, 2017 - Kazim Ali, poet, essayist, fiction writer and translator
May 16, 2017 - Carla Damron, author
April 18, 2017 - Adrian Rice, poet
March 21, 2017 - Combined Meeting with WNBA - Small Press Publishing
February 21, 2017 - Tommy Tomlinson, journalist and author
January 17, 2017 - Selected Members' Reading
December 20, 2016 - Nora Gaskin, author
November 15th, 2016 - Kim Wright, author
October 18th, 2016 - Critique Groups
September 20, 2016 - Linda Vigen Phillips, author
May 17, 2016 - Abigail Dewitt, novelist & short story author
April 19, 2016: Shelby Stephenson, North Carolina Poet Laureate.
March 15, 2016: Tony Morris, Poet & Author
February 16, 2016: John Claude Bemis, Musician & Author
January 19, 2016: Selected Members' Reading
December 15, 2015: Phillip Shabazz, Poet, Author & Teacher
September 15, 2015: Alan Michael Parker, Poet & Author
May 18, 2015: Bob Strother, Author
April 21, 2015: Diana Pinckney, Poet
April 16, 2013: Michael McFee, Poet
February 19, 2013: "From Book Idea to Bookshelf" - Panel Discussion on the Publishing Business (co-sponsored by Women's National Book Association)
January 15, 2013: Selected Members Reading
January 13, 2013 (CWC-North): Multigenerational Program of Reading and Discussion
