Charlotte Writers Club , November 16, 2021
Meeting Recap:
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Our final, full on Zoom (we hope) -- was on Tuesday evening. Over the last 20 months, there has been:
1 Special podcast featuring Spring 2020 contest winners, two panel discussions, four sets on contest winners logging in to read their winning work; a critique groups forming session--using break out rooms--and more craft talks than I have fingers to count with from an amazing array of award-winning poets and prose writers.
Sarah Archer had the last graph of this chapter. One of our own, she is a Black List screen writer and debut novelist, The Plus One is her first foray into fiction.
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President Caroline Kane Kenna welcomed 38 Zoomers including 9 friends of Sarah's--Lindsey from Canada, Boyd from Brooklyn and Randy to name a few.
Our student intern Noah Mathis has asked the following questions
he has asking the leadership team to help us create a communications plan for 2022 and beyond. Caroline opened break out rooms for brief discussions of these questions:
1. What attracts/attracted you the most about CWC?
2. In what areas is the club communicating effectively? How do you think communications could be improved?
3. How should CWC use social media to communicate more effectively to members and non-members?
4. From a communications and marketing perspective, how could the CWC website be improved?
5. Are there any specific things you would like to see the club do more of? Anything the club should do less of?
6. How do you feel about utilizing YouTube as another social media channel for the CWC?
If you want to add your thoughts to this conversation please contact Caroline.
Social Write In will be back in February 2022:
Caroline reported that Tiffany Grantham, our prompt master extraordinaire, is taking a well deserved break from the monthly online gathering. But she promises she'll be back to spin up new prompts to jazz you!
Watch your inbox for more on the return of this monthly virtual write-in after the first of the year.
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Sarah explored the overlap between screen and fiction writing that helped her create her first novel The Plus One. She encouraged "pantsers" to try plotting/outlining and vice versa and suggested writing in multiple genres--as each strengthens mental muscles in a slightly different way.
Sarah Archer has been a member of CWC for about two years. In addition to screen writing and fiction novel writing, she is a poet. The chat was lively with comments/observations; thanks yous for her engaging talk.
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For more about Sarah's presentation and the Q & A that followed visit this RECAP page, and learn more about Sarah and The Plus One online.
Bonus: For a limited time, through the magic of Zoom, Sarah's Structure, Marketability, and Other Screenwriting Secrets is available for members to view.
Contact Caroline for the link to our YouTube channel.
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Let's Celebrate in December!
Meet us in person at Tyvola Senior Center on the 14th, from 6:30-8:30 pm.
On the Second Tuesday, a week earlier this usual because of the holidays, we will christen our new meeting home with the annual critique groups gathering and a holiday celebration. Join us to find new eyes for your projects and to reconnect with writer friends. Learn more about critique groups at the CWC Calendar of Events page.
As we navigate our new Covid-reality there are new rules—For the safety of everyone, we ask you to wear a face covering over your mouth and nose while in the Tyvolva Senior Center and to provide proof of Covid-vaccination to attend. When you RSVP for the meeting you will be prompted to take a photo of your vaccination card and email it to MembershipCWC@yahoo.com. Then you'll be the VIP list. To facilitate sign in, we'd prefer this in advance and will continue to ask in the reminders. If you forget, you can bring your proof to the meeting but this is not our preference.
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Club News & Announcements:
Resolve to start 2022 with a craft class
Flash Fiction 101:
Essential Elements of Very Short Stories:
This is a Five session intensive in January/ February with Annie Frazier Crandell that Workshop Coordinator Anshu Gupta has put together to keep the creative juices flowing this winter.
Visit the CWC Workshops Page to learn more about the course and our presenter and reserve your seat. Space is limited, sign up now..
The Nonfiction Contest is Open until January 2, 2022.
Patrice Gopo is this year's judge for your articles and essays on any subject, and any informational piece that is not a fictional story, novel, play or poem, 750-2,000 words.
To Be Revealed in December:
CWC North will announce the poets Diana Pinckney has selected to participate in stage two of CWC North and Mooresville Arts Beyond Poems & Paintings, Ekpharastic Exhibit 2. The exhibit of poems and art will be at the Mooresville gallery in late spring 2022.
Visit Members' Kudos to find out why Sherry Oneill and Derryl G Barry are celebrating and submit your success stories so we can celebrate you. |
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Of Note for November/December
November Open Mic is on Wednesday the 24th, take a break from Thanksgiving meal prep and join us. The readers list is set but drop in at Mugs Coffee to and feast your ears!
Virtual Office Hours for grades 5-12: Wednesday December 1, 4-6 pm.
December's Open Mic Night
is on Wednesday the 22nd. Register Here to read or drop in at Mugs Coffee from 7-9 pm to support members as they practice reading their work.
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In January: Suspense
Megan Miranda, a New York Times bestseller will speak.
The Ruth Moose Flash Fiction Winners will be
revealed & celebrated.
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And more about what the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library offers for writers at CMLibrary.org.
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Support CWC Members & Community Partners
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$10,000 in Prizes Plus Publication —
Charlotte Lit’s New Writers/South Awards. Charlotte Lit is excited to announce the inaugural Writers/South Awards. Four categories: poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, and flash. Four prize levels: $1,500 1st, $500 2nd, $250 3rd, $50 honorable mentions.
All prize winners published in the new Writers/South: Journal of Charlotte Lit. Judges include Ron Rash, Jessica Jacobs, Nickole Brown.
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250+ Episodes and Counting
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Click on the image to see what host and creator of CRP and CWC member Landis Wade has cooked up for the waning days of November. And visit Community Voices for "readerly and writerly content" and maybe to submit your own.
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Call for Personal Stories -
Spring 2022 Personal Story Publishing Project
The theme is “Curious Stuff—mementos, treasures, white elephants, and junk.”
Stories about items in your possession—or things you once had and wish you still did (or not)—and the stories connected to them. We are seeking true, personal stories of 750-800 words Submissions are open through December 15 with publication in March 2022.
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JACOBS/JONES AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERARY PRIZE
Deadline to enter is January 2, 2022. For Guidelines & More
The Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize honors Harriet Jacobs and Thomas Jones, two pioneering African-American writers from North Carolina, and seeks to convey the rich and varied existence of Black North Carolinians.
“The Last Straw” written by CWC member Barbara Johnson-Davis won the prize in 2019.
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Enter the Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition |
The Deadline to submit your piece of unconventional journalism, not to exceed 2,000 words, is January 15, 2022.
Subjects for essays submitted to the Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition may include traditional categories such as reviews, travel articles, profiles or interviews, place/history pieces, or culture criticism
Last year's third place winner was CWC Member Lucinda Trew, “The Lessons We Learn in Dressing Rooms.
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The 4th Friday Open Mic
LIVE & In Person
at Mugs Coffee, Charlotte
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Join the fun! You don't have to register to spend an evening listening to fellow members reading their work. Our mic is covered, please wear your mask.
Mugs Coffee, 5126 Park Road, Charlotte is in the Park Selwyn Terrace Shopping Center. Charlotte, NC
Check who is reading at our
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MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the Charlotte Writers Club entitles you to participate in workshops, critique groups, contests, and guest speaker programs. The cost is a modest $35 per year for individuals and $20 for students.
We welcome all writers in all genres and forms to join our Charlotte-area literary community. Your membership in the Charlotte Writers' Club helps support writers, readers, and literacy at a critical time in our nation's and our city's history.
To Join or Renew click this Membership Link and follow the instructions.
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Charlotte Writers Club PO Box 220954, Charlotte NC 28222
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