Summer 2018 Events for Creatives in North Carolina
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Fall events, including details for the annual Pen and Paddle kayak trip, will appear here in September.
Fall events, including details for the annual Pen and Paddle kayak trip, will appear here in September.
RALEIGH
United Arts Council First Friday Reception
Friday, June 1
6PM-8PM
FREE
United Arts Council, 410 Glenwood Avenue, #170
Piedmont Laureate Nancy Peacock will read an excerpt from one of her novels at the United Arts Council's First Friday reception. Several area writers will read excerpts of their fiction:
- Chris Abbate's poetry and short fiction have appeared in Main Street Rag, Chagrin River Review, Timberline Review, and Comstock Review, among other journals. Chris' first book of poetry, Talk About God, was published by Main Street Rag (September 2017).
- Lyn Fairchild Hawks writes YA contemporary novels and literary short fiction. She is the author of How Wendy Redbird Dancing Survived the Dark Ages of Nought and is represented by Amy Tipton of Signature Literary Agency.
- Matt King is the author of the Circle War series, a new trilogy introducing readers to a connected universe of superhero novels. He lives in various coffee shops around the Raleigh metro area.
- Tara Lynne Groth is a Top 10 Finalist in the WOW! Women on Writing Winter 2018 Flash Fiction Contest, placed second in the WOW! Summer 2016 Flash Fiction Contest, and received honorable mention in the 2015 Carolina Woman Writing Contest. She is seeking representation for a collection of interconnected short stories inspired by her genealogy research.
RALEIGH
3rd Wednesday Lucky Tree Reading
Wednesday, July 18
6:30PM
FREE
Lucky Tree, 3801 Hillsborough Street
Tara Lynne Groth is the featured reader. Open mic follows the reading. 10-12 people will read for 5 minutes each. All genres welcome.
Tara Lynne Groth is a writer in Chatham County. Her work has appeared in Matter Press, Craven Arts Council Anthology, Fjords Review, Iodine, Main Street Rag, Mused, and Best of The Raleigh Reading Series. One of her poems inspired two community art installations in Winston-Salem in 2014. She was a Top 10 Finalist in the WOW! Women on Writing 2018 Winter Flash Fiction Contest, placed second in the Women on Writing 2016 Summer Flash Fiction Contest, and a semifinalist for the 2015 and 2016 James Applewhite Poetry Prize. She organizes Triangle Writers, Asheville Writers, and co-organizes Living Poetry.
United Arts Council First Friday Reception
Friday, June 1
6PM-8PM
FREE
United Arts Council, 410 Glenwood Avenue, #170
Piedmont Laureate Nancy Peacock will read an excerpt from one of her novels at the United Arts Council's First Friday reception. Several area writers will read excerpts of their fiction:
- Chris Abbate's poetry and short fiction have appeared in Main Street Rag, Chagrin River Review, Timberline Review, and Comstock Review, among other journals. Chris' first book of poetry, Talk About God, was published by Main Street Rag (September 2017).
- Lyn Fairchild Hawks writes YA contemporary novels and literary short fiction. She is the author of How Wendy Redbird Dancing Survived the Dark Ages of Nought and is represented by Amy Tipton of Signature Literary Agency.
- Matt King is the author of the Circle War series, a new trilogy introducing readers to a connected universe of superhero novels. He lives in various coffee shops around the Raleigh metro area.
- Tara Lynne Groth is a Top 10 Finalist in the WOW! Women on Writing Winter 2018 Flash Fiction Contest, placed second in the WOW! Summer 2016 Flash Fiction Contest, and received honorable mention in the 2015 Carolina Woman Writing Contest. She is seeking representation for a collection of interconnected short stories inspired by her genealogy research.
RALEIGH
3rd Wednesday Lucky Tree Reading
Wednesday, July 18
6:30PM
FREE
Lucky Tree, 3801 Hillsborough Street
Tara Lynne Groth is the featured reader. Open mic follows the reading. 10-12 people will read for 5 minutes each. All genres welcome.
Tara Lynne Groth is a writer in Chatham County. Her work has appeared in Matter Press, Craven Arts Council Anthology, Fjords Review, Iodine, Main Street Rag, Mused, and Best of The Raleigh Reading Series. One of her poems inspired two community art installations in Winston-Salem in 2014. She was a Top 10 Finalist in the WOW! Women on Writing 2018 Winter Flash Fiction Contest, placed second in the Women on Writing 2016 Summer Flash Fiction Contest, and a semifinalist for the 2015 and 2016 James Applewhite Poetry Prize. She organizes Triangle Writers, Asheville Writers, and co-organizes Living Poetry.