LITERARY ARTS
JOIN A LOCAL WRITING GROUP
3/23/2020 Please note – groups are not meeting in public at this time. Stay tuned for updated information!
The Johnston County Writers Group meets the second Thursday of every month, from 6:00 pm to 7:45 pm at the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, 305 E Market St, Smithfield. “We are a diverse group of working writers ranging from beginner to advanced. We share information, critique each other’s work, host guest authors, and schedule meetups, write-ins and open mics in Selma, Four Oaks, Princeton and more. Open to the public.”
Join our group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/jocowriters/
Contact Cindy Brookshire at jocowriters@gmail.com
Writers of Rohan meet monthly at varying locations in Clayton and Garner. Our "typical" meeting includes our writing prompt, which is 10 minutes of writing and then sharing based on a prompt provide by anyone attending. We have also begun sharing short pieces of writing (up to 5 pages) if someone wants to get input. Check out the Facebook Group Writers of Rohan, and request your membership. “This group is about awakening creativity. We motivate and encourage writers' to strengthen their craft through feedback and prompts. Be prepared to show up with a working or finished piece to share and a willingness to participate. No egos. All abilities welcome.” Contact Alison Hendrix at lightingthedark@hotmail.com.
Clayton Poetry Group meets at Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, 100 S. Church Street in downtown Clayton. Contact Leslie Waugh at lesliewaugh67@gmail.com, https://www.leslie-waugh.com/
WOW – World of Words is a writing initiative at Johnston Community College that brings authors on campus to talk with students and to encourage them to grow in their writing skills. Past visiting authors included Hope Dougherty, Marina DelVecchio, Tammy Bird, Carrie Knowles, Travis Mulhauser and Emily Wallace. JCC also has a spring semester Cynthia DeFord Adams Literature Competition. Contact Susan Austin at seaustin@johnstoncc.edu
Join a Professional Association
Triangle Association of Freelancers (https://tafnc.com)
North Carolina Poetry Society (https://www.ncpoetrysociety.org/)
North Carolina Writers Network (www.ncwriters.org)
Sarah Spencer is the regional NCWN representative for Johnston, Sampson and Harnett Counties, and facilitates regional meetings for NCWN members and other writers once a month.
For more information, contact Sarah at saspen0104@embarqmail.com.
Literary Artists
3/23/2020 Please note – groups are not meeting in public at this time. Stay tuned for updated information!
The Johnston County Writers Group meets the second Thursday of every month, from 6:00 pm to 7:45 pm at the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, 305 E Market St, Smithfield. “We are a diverse group of working writers ranging from beginner to advanced. We share information, critique each other’s work, host guest authors, and schedule meetups, write-ins and open mics in Selma, Four Oaks, Princeton and more. Open to the public.”
Join our group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/jocowriters/
Contact Cindy Brookshire at jocowriters@gmail.com
Writers of Rohan meet monthly at varying locations in Clayton and Garner. Our "typical" meeting includes our writing prompt, which is 10 minutes of writing and then sharing based on a prompt provide by anyone attending. We have also begun sharing short pieces of writing (up to 5 pages) if someone wants to get input. Check out the Facebook Group Writers of Rohan, and request your membership. “This group is about awakening creativity. We motivate and encourage writers' to strengthen their craft through feedback and prompts. Be prepared to show up with a working or finished piece to share and a willingness to participate. No egos. All abilities welcome.” Contact Alison Hendrix at lightingthedark@hotmail.com.
Clayton Poetry Group meets at Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, 100 S. Church Street in downtown Clayton. Contact Leslie Waugh at lesliewaugh67@gmail.com, https://www.leslie-waugh.com/
WOW – World of Words is a writing initiative at Johnston Community College that brings authors on campus to talk with students and to encourage them to grow in their writing skills. Past visiting authors included Hope Dougherty, Marina DelVecchio, Tammy Bird, Carrie Knowles, Travis Mulhauser and Emily Wallace. JCC also has a spring semester Cynthia DeFord Adams Literature Competition. Contact Susan Austin at seaustin@johnstoncc.edu
Join a Professional Association
Triangle Association of Freelancers (https://tafnc.com)
North Carolina Poetry Society (https://www.ncpoetrysociety.org/)
North Carolina Writers Network (www.ncwriters.org)
Sarah Spencer is the regional NCWN representative for Johnston, Sampson and Harnett Counties, and facilitates regional meetings for NCWN members and other writers once a month.
For more information, contact Sarah at saspen0104@embarqmail.com.
Literary Artists
- Dr. Stephanie Andrea Allen, Clayton. A Failure to Communicate, Solace (editor), Lez Talk (editor), BLF Press, www.blfpress.com
- Oakley Dean Baldwin, Garner. The Triangle, Deadman’s Hollow, and more, thebaldwinstories.wixsite.com.
- Tammy Bird, Wendell. Novelist, Sandman. https://nitty-gritty-writer.com/author-page/
- Gabrielle Bryant, Cleveland area. YA Christian, Fantasy, Romance. Her Prince of Dreams, https://www.gabriellebryant.com
- T.C. Carter, Four Oaks. Poet. Southern Collective Experience. http://www.southerncollectiveexperience.com/t-c-carter/
- Cornell Woodall Cox, Smithfield. Memoirist, Promise of Better Days: A Farm Boy’s Odyssey through North Carolina’s Tobacco Way of Life. Available at The Heritage Center, 241 East Market Street, Smithfield or through their online store at www.johnstonnc.com/heritage2/hcshop.cfm.
- Hope Toler Dougherty, Smithfield. Inspirational romance novelist: Irish Encounter, Mars with Venus Rising, Rescued Hearts. www.hopetolerdougherty.com
- Deborah Dunn, Archer Lodge. The Coffins (A Roanoke Island Suspense Novel), The Vessel. www.deborahdunn.com
- Cindy K. Green, The Baby and the Bachelor, Challenging Miss Valentine. www.cindykgreen.com
- Jean Heller, Clayton. Deuce Mora Mystery Series, www.JeanHellerBooks.com
- Lora Kempka, Meadow. Deep Water, https://lorakempka.com/
- Wanda Robinson Lee, Selma. God’s Voice: Choices That Led My Journey.
- Margaret Maron, Willow Springs. NC Literary Hall of Fame, award-winning mystery novelist and author of more than 30 novels and collections, including the Deborah Knott series and the Sigrid Harald series. www.margaretmaron.com
- Lee Mims, Clayton. Author of Cleo Cooper mysteries, Saving Cecil, Trusting Viktor and Hiding Gladys. www.leemims.com
- Don Overby, Clayton. Just Ordinary Soldiers: Recollections of a Cold War Vet. http://www.chapelhillpress.com/product/just-ordinary-soldiers-recollections-of-a-cold-war-vet/
- Greg Petty, Clayton. The Decline of the American Experiment: Politics, Economics and Opportunities for a Healthier Democracy.
- Susan Schild, Clayton. Author of heart-warming small-town novels of love and adventure featuring heroines over age forty. Linny’s Sweet Dream List, Sweet Carolina Morning, Sweet Southern Hearts and Christmas at the Lakeside Resort, and Summer at the Lakeside Resort. www.susanschild.com
- David O. Stephens, Smithfield. The Plantation Mistress and Her Daughter, a memoir about Fannie Mitchener and Mary Hastings Lawrence. Available at The Heritage Center, 241 East Market Street, Smithfield. or through their online store at www.johnstonnc.com/heritage2/hcshop.cfm.
- Shelby Stephenson, Benson native, NC Poet Laureate (2014-2018), NC Literary Hall of Fame. Our World, Fiddledeedee, Family Matters: Homage to July, the Slave Girl. www.shelbystephenson.com
- K.L. Stewart, Four Oaks. Angels and the Dark City of Trost, The Ruby Mountains, and more. www.authorklstewart.com
- Sherry Storrs. Children’s book author, illustrator and photographer. Jelly – It’s Not Just for Toast and The Giraffe, the Sun and the Apricot. Full Sun Press, https://www.facebook.com/fullsunpress/
- Michelle Sutton, It’s Not About Me and two dozen edgy, inspirational novels. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/873096.Michelle_Sutton
- Emily Wallace, Smithfield native. Road Sides, an Illustrated Companion to Dining and Driving in the American South. http://eewallace.com/
- Leslie Waugh, Write from Your Heart, poetry and yoga instructor, https://www.leslie-waugh.com
- Kay Whatley, Making Corrections, editor, The Grey Area News, https://greyareanews.com/author/kayadmin/
- Evelyn Wool, Pine Level. Children’s book author, illustrator and farmer. Mischievous Misty (book and activity book). https://www.facebook.com/StoriesFromTheWoolFamilyFarm/
UPCOMING EVENTS
3/23/2020 Please note – groups are not meeting in public at this time. Stay tuned for updated information!
Above: Jean Heller
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Above: Oakley Dean Baldwin
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Above: Evelyn Wool
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Above: Maria Bucarelli
Above: Hope Dougherty
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Above: Noah Lynn
Above: TC Carter
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Above: Wanda Robinson
Above: Gabrielle Bryant
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