October 2013 Newsletter

Newsletter

Volume 20 Issue 2

October 2013

Greetings!

Mark your calendars for our upcoming program on Tuesday, October 15 with writer and photojournalist David Johnson. Get your best poetry or prose ready to submit for our Selected Members Reading in January. And don't forget to ready your manuscripts for our upcoming contests! Details on these opportunities and more in the newsletter below - check it out.

You can also find information at our website www.charlottewritersclub.org.

We hope to see you on the 15th!

Writer and Photojournalist
David Johnson
Presents in October

David Johnson is the founder and director of the nonprofit organization Silent Images. He is the author of two books on Africa, Voices of Sudan and Voice of Beauty, and has done documentary work in 20 different countries for over 50 charities. He has lectured at schools, churches, and universities around the nation - including Stanford, Duke, Penn State, NYU, UC Berkeley, and Baylor - and was a 2011 TED Talk speaker. Read more about him at www.silentimages.org.

Join us for a unique discussion on the intersection of words, images, and storytelling.

Selected Members Reading

It's not too soon to starting thinking about our showcase reading of CWC members, which takes place on January 21, 2014. About a dozen writers will have an opportunity to regale us with their literary talent, reading from their best work.

To be considered for this special event, email two poems (no more than two pages) or up to 600 words of prose as an MS Word or RichText attachment to gc_howard@bellsouth.net by Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Do not include any identification on the manuscript; provide contact details in your email.

We aim to showcase a diversity of CWC writers in a variety of genres, and preference will be given to those who have never presented. However, excellence is a must.

Membership

It's that time of year again when you need to renew your membership for 2013-14. Please join us in supporting writers, readers, and literacy at a critical time in our nation's and our city's history. Dues are $30 for individuals, $40 for couples, $20 for students, and $100 for patrons. You can pay on-line at www.charlottewritersclub.org or send a check to the Charlotte Writers' Club, P.O. Box 220954, Charlotte, NC 28222. Thanks for your support!

In This Issue

David Johnson

Selected Members Reading

Membership

2013 Calendar of Events

2013 Contest Calendar

Kudos

2013

Calendar of Events

CWC Charlotte

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013

Queens University Conference Center, 2229 Tyvola Road, 7 p.m.

Writer and photojournalist David Johnson will discuss his work in Voices of Sudan and Voices of Beauty.

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CWC Charlotte

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2012

Queens University Conference Center, 2229 Tyvola Road, 7 p.m.

Mary Curtis will discuss her writing as a journalist and political commentator.

Click here for map.

2013

Contest Calendar

Members Contest.

A contest in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction open only for CWC members.

Deadline: Oct. 15, 2013.

CWC Nonfiction Contest

For nonfiction articles and essays of between 750-2000 words.

Deadline: Nov. 19, 2013.

Kudos

Elizabeth Swann's poetry chapbook Port Desire by Finishing Line Press is available for preorder now for a December 2013 delivery. Port Desire explores our human need for something more, exploring the lives of artists and scientists, criminals and saints, as well as the desires of her own heart.