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Biographies, photos, and other information on more than 400 poets, plus a "Listening Booth," Discussion Forums, and Event Calendars. . |
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Carol Baldwin is a writer and educator whose blog reflects her “twin passions of reading and writing.” She has great ideas for teachers and home-school parents, as well as book reviews and other interesting tidbits. She is author of Teaching the Story: Fiction Writing in Middle School (Maupin House, 2007) |
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A Charlotte-based print magazine featuring poetry, short fiction, photography, graphic images, essays, interviews reviews and cartoons in an 80+ page, perfect-bound format. They also publish poetry collections through an annual chapbook contest as well as full-length collections. |
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Our own state poetry organization. Annual contests, meetings, workshops. Great people! |
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Denise Hedges is a life coach “whose greatest joy is helping professional women create what they want in their lives.” A professional speaker, she also offers coaching, a free e-newsletter, and a link to some cool free stuff. |
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The North Carolina Arts Council Our state poet laureate, Kay Stripling Byer, does an outstanding job at promoting writing at this website. One of my favorite features is the “poet of the week.” |
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The Charlotte Writer’s Club meets monthly, from September through May, and offers speakers, contests, critique groups, and more. |
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Billy Collins’s "poem a day" website is recommended by WordPlay contributor Wendy Gill, who says, “I love the variety of the selections and poem #75 by Linda Pastan is one I WISH I'd written.” |
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Charlotte’s latest literary magazine, beautifully edited by Margaret Allegrucci. “THRIFT is an independent, community-driven journal focused on promoting human unity and understanding through creative arts. Published semi-annually, THRIFT gives preference to artists from Charlotte, NC and the Southeast. |
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The Right Words at the Right Time I’m proud to be a contributor to Marlo Thomas’s book The Right Words at the Right Time, Volume 2. It’s not only an inspiring book, it’s a life-changing book — proceeds from sales go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. You can hear an audio message from Marlo in which she tells her own personal story that birthed the Right Words project by going to another contributor’s website — Zev Saftlas’s EmpoweringMessages.com, then clicking the play button on the little device beneath Marlo’s bio. |
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It was my great fortune to have Catherine Anderson walk into my “Every Picture Tells a Story” class a number of years ago! Her passion and love for beauty, her native South Africa, ongoing creative journeys, and life itself make her a joy to be with.Cathy is an award-winning photographer and creativiity conduit extraordinaire. She offers workshops in photography, SoulCollage, and more, and has a number of beautiful, inspiring goods for sale. |
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Central Piedmont Community College Arts Fest 2008 Click here to check out Central Piedmont Community College’s 2008 Arts Festival, coming March 25 – 29! This link takes you directly to the literature events; there are music events and visual arts events as well. |
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North Carolina Writers’ Network West Blogspot Glenda Beall, a wonderful woman and passionate (and tireless!) promoter of literary arts for Mountain writers of North Carolina, North Georgia, East Tennessee and Western South Carolina AND BEYOND, created this blog to “continue to publish, teach, promote, read and network.” She “posts work from our favorite poets, writers, playwrights, teachers and readers, as well as work from our NCWN West members.” It’s a great resource! Take a peek, and while you’re there, post a comment! |