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September
2015
For the FULL listing of all of Alice's Events
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Alice's Writing
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Alice's flash fiction piece, "The Tale of the Weeping Arch" will be featured in the Ghosts Anthology, forthcoming by Main Street Rag.
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Greetings!
 The big day has finally arrived--HEROES WITHOUT CAPES has been published! My copies arrived at my house on Monday and next week is my launch week with two exciting events planned.
Reviews: If you like my book, please consider writing a review on Goodreads or Amazon. This would help me out so much!
Where's the Flying Hero Lady? Take your copy of HEROES WITHOUT CAPES to the grocery store, Food Bank, real bank, sailing, mountains, beach, library, cafeteria, First Friday and take a selfie of you holding it! Send me a copy of your photo, HERE and I'll post the pics in next month's newsletter. Also, there'll be a random prize drawing of all of the photo candidates!
Come Celebrate with Me!
Alice Osborn's Heroes without Capes Book Launch
Location: So & So Books, 704 N Person St. Raleigh, NC 27604
Sunday, September 20, 2015 Time: 5-6:30 p.m.
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, Wine and launch cake served.
Calling all heroes! Join the celebration for Alice Osborn's new book of poetry, Heroes without Capes. This book is
about the struggle against daunting obstacles and how we reach deep down to discover our own heroic natures.
Calling All Heroes Alice Osborn's Heroes without Capes Reading Location: Lucky Tree Caf� and Gallery, 3801 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607 Thursday, September 24, 2015 Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, Wine and light refreshments served.
Come out after work to meet Raleigh poet/book coach/editor/Star Wars nut Alice Osborn at Lucky Tree to celebrate her new book of poetry, Heroes without Capes. After reading her poetry and singing original tunes, Alice will be happy to autograph your books!
In Heroes without Capes male voices of real or created personas are often packed with sardonic humor. For instance, Nolan, the split foyer in a home for sale says, "Just don't call me white trash with new paint." These crystal voices sometimes echo like dirty old men nailed for their callow characters, such as boozer Boba Fett who finds religion, changes careers, and drinks only water. An amazing book-finely tuned, plumbed, and fun!
Enter NC State's Fall Short Story Fiction Contest
Deadline:Oct 12
Entries must be snail-mailed
Free to enter!
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Alice's Favorite Open Mics
Main Street Rag Open Mic Series at So & So Books (Literary Open Mic) So & So Books
704 N Person St. Raleigh, NC 27604
Wednesday, September 16
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Open to the Public and ALL WRITING GENRES WELCOME
Bring poems, stories, or essays to read to this Third Wednesday monthly event. Twelve people will read for 5 minutes, and any literary genre is welcome. Sign ups for the open mic start at 6:30 p.m. at So & So ***Please note this is a change from what we did before!***
Co-sponsored by Main Street Rag Publishing Company and Hosted by Beth Browne, Jane K. Andrews and Alice Osborn
Fuquay-Varina Third Thursdays Open Mic Reading Series (Literary Open Mic)
STARS Theater and Arts Center
123 E. Vance Street, Fuquay Varina
Thursday, September 17
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Third Thursday
Hosted by Jan B. Parker, Laura Towne and Nancy Young
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Main Street Rag Open Mic Series at So & So Books
Location: So & So Books, 704 N Person St. Raleigh, NC 27604
Wednesday, September 16 , 2015 Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Social hour follows the readings at The Station at Person Street
Open to the Public and ALL WRITING GENRES WELCOME
 Bring poems, stories, or essays to read to this Third Wednesday monthly event. Twelve people will read for 5 minutes, and any literary genre is welcome. If you would like to read your work at the Open Mic, sign your name on the clipboard at So & So from 6:30 to 6:45. This event is co-sponsored by Main Street Rag Publishing Company and is hosted by Beth Browne, Jane K. Andrews and Alice Osborn. Alice Osborn's Heroes without Capes Book Launch
Location: So & So Books, 704 N Person St. Raleigh, NC 27604
Sunday, September 20, 2015 Time: 5:00 to 6:30 pm
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, Wine and launch cake served.
Calling all heroes! Join the celebration for Alice Osborn's new book of poetry, Heroes without Capes. This book is about the struggle against daunting obstacles and how we reach deep down to discover our own heroic natures. Come out to meet Raleigh poet/book
 coach/editor/Star Wars nut Alice Osborn at So & So Books. After reading her poetry and singing original tunes, Alice will be happy to autograph your books! Calling All Heroes Alice Osborn's Heroes without Capes Reading
Location: Lucky Tree Caf� and Gallery, 3801 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607
Thursday, September 24, 2015 Time: 5:30 to 7:30 pm
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, Wine and light refreshments will be served.
Calling all heroes! Come out after work to meet Raleigh poet/book coach/editor/Star Wars nut Alice Osborn at Lucky Tree celebrate her new book of poetry,
Heroes without Capes. After reading her poetry and singing original tunes, Alice will be happy to autograph your books! Former North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti says, "These poems by Alice Osborn-a number of them wonderfully hybrid and distinctive in form-draw a steady bead on heroes and the heroic and, within that malleable context, the anti-hero as well.
Heroes without Capes deftly imagines a hierarchy where the fanciful as well as the mundane are rendered not only heroic, but mythic. The language is tough, sanguine, funny and, above all, memorable."
Wonderland Book Club Presents Brenda Bartella Peterson, author of No Rehearsal: A Memoir co-sponsored by the NC Writers' Network
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Suite 106, Raleigh, NC
Friday, September 25, 2015 Time: 10:00 a.m.-noon
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
To Register Click Here
 Join us at Wonderland Book Club as we welcome Brenda Bartella Peterson, author of No Rehearsal: A Memoir. Formerly of Raleigh, Brenda now lives in Lexington, Kentucky, where she is a much sought-after speaker. This memoir takes readers through the author's fourteen elementary schools, twenty-six houses, three states, and inept, quirky parents. Her father married nine times. Her mother married four. They married each other three times. The characters in this drama are real-imperfect, complex, sad and funny. Raising her siblings was backgro und research for the extraordinary demands of parenting, widowhood, the loss of one son and her older son's attempt to take his own life. With tenacity, friendships and accountability as her guides, she struggled to figure out what matters, who matters and whether she matters. Brenda has been a teacher, speaker, mother, mentor, minister and political operative. She was the Executive Director of the first religious-left political action committee and the first Senior Advisor for Religious Outreach for the Democratic National Committee. Check out her website, brendabartellapeterson.com.
Smart, Savvy, and Sexy Writing Techniques: All Day Master Class with Seasoned Authors and Editors Belea T. Keeney and Alice Osborn
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Ste. 106 Raleigh NC 27609
Saturday, September 26, 2015 Time: 9:00 to 4:00 pm
Lunch is included. Bring your favorite novel or memoir to class.
 In this all-day workshop with editors/authors Alice Osborn and Belea T. Keeney, you'll learn how you can harness the power of your writing by charting your narrative arc, finding your theme and giving your characters a strong voice. We'll help you strengthen your writing with techniques for dialogue, scene vs. summary, passive voice, point of view, motivation, backstory, and characterization. Why does this matter? Because if you write well you'll be more motivated to stick with it, editors will notice the smooth writing, and this can help lead you to publication. With writing exercises and time to work, you'll write a least a thousand words in this class. After completing this workshop you'll be ready to focus on your manuscript with laser precision to bring out a novel or memoir your readers will enjoy and remember. Sign up for this class if you set aside time each week to write, have taken a few writing classes (prior publication is a not a requirement) and are ready to invest in your writing career.
Meet the Author, Alice Osborn, at Wake Forest 2nd Friday Art Walk
Location: Page 158 Books, 158 S White St
Wake Forest, NC 27587 Join us for a festive reception and book signing event Friday, October 9, 2015 Time: 6:30 to 9:00 pm What makes a great hero? She or he is likeable, tough and honorable. Are you ready to be your own hero? Alice Osborn's new book Heroes without Capes is about the struggle against daunting obstacles, especially the fear of completing our goals and the fear of not being good enough. It's also about doing the right thing when no one is looking and what it does cost us when we do the right thing. Come out to meet Raleigh poet/book coach/editor/Star Wars nut Alice Osborn at the 2nd Friday Art Walk in Wake Forest at Page 158 Books. A lice will be happy to autograph your books! Alice Osborn's Heroes without Capes Book Discussion
Location: Harmony Life, 915 Kildaire Farm Rd, Suite 1
Cary, NC 27511 Saturday, October 17, 2015 Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm Calling all heroes! Meet Raleigh poet/book coach/editor/Star Wars nut Alice Osborn at Harmony Life to discuss her new book of poetry, Heroes without Capes. This book is about the struggle against daunting obstacles, especially the fear of completing our goals and the fear of not being good enough. It's also about doing the right thing when no one is looking and what it does cost us when we do the right thing. Former North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti says, "These poems by Alice Osborn-a number of them wonderfully hybrid and distinctive in form-draw a steady bead on heroes and the heroic and, within that malleable context, the anti-hero as well. Heroes without Capes deftly imagines a hierarchy where the fanciful as well as the mundane are rendered not only heroic, but mythic. The language is tough, sanguine, funny and, above all, memorable."
Wine Tasting for Alice Osborn's new book of poetry, Heroes without Capes
Location: The Book Bar, 10511 Shadowlawn Dr., Suite 115, Raleigh, NC 27615 in Falls River Town Center Sunday, October 25, 2015 Time: 2:00 to 4:00 pm  Open to the Public. Wine and light refreshments served. Enjoy a complimentary wine tasting as you get your copy of Alice's new book of poetry signed at the Book Bar, a recently opened used bookstore that loves to feature local authors. Network, win doorprizes and hear Alice read and sing from her much-anticipated release, Heroes without Capes.
Monday Night Poetry & Music, featuring Alice Osborn in Charleston, SC
Location: East Bay Meeting House, 160 East Bay St.
Charleston, SC
Monday, October 26, 2015 Time: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
Open to the Public
 Alice will read selections from her new book, Heroes without Capes, as well as sing and play guitar at Monday Night Poetry & Music, which is a weekly show of poetry and music with a feature starting the night followed by open mic. Hosted by Jim Lundy. Alice Osborn Reads from Heroes without Capes at The Joyful Jewel
Location: The Joyful Jewel, 44-A Hillsboro Street
Pittsboro, NC 27312 Saturday, November 1, 2015 Time: 3:00 to 5:00 pm Open to the Public Featured author Alice Osborn from Raleigh, North Carolina, will read selections from her new book, Heroes without Capes, as well as sing and play guitar at The Joyful Jewel. The Joyful Jewel is a community of about 150 local artists and patrons that offers jewelry, sculpture, paintings, pottery and more.
Be the Hero of Your Story: A Memoir Workshop with Alice Osborn
Location: Page 158 Books, 158 S White St.
Wake Forest, NC 27587 Sunday, November 8, 2015 Time: 2-4 p.m. Tuition: $25  When you write your memoir you are the hero of your own story. You have overcome obstacles, experienced failures, braved the elements and have come out on top. In this two-hour program, you'll learn how you can harness the power of your Hero's Journey to bring your lessons learned back into your own community. Writing exercises and gentle feedback from experienced writing teacher Alice Osborn will help you generate memorable prose using all of your senses. Alice will help you create a gripping beginning, as you recover childhood memories and deal with painful material without coming off as a victim. Alice will also provide information on publishing your memoir. We invite all levels of writers to join us.
Alice Osborn's Heroes without Capes
Holiday Celebration
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Ste. 106 Raleigh NC Friday, November 13, 2015 Time: 6:30 to 9:00 pm Open to the Public. Wine, hors d'oeuvres and more!  Celebrate Alice Osborn's first full-length poetry collection, Heroes without Capes at her writing headquarters in Raleigh. Alice knows how to make a book launch fun and festive: there'll be doorprizes, food, wine, live music and she'll read some of her favorite poems from the new book. Get ready for the holidays and get your copy (and your friends' and family's copy) of Heroes without Capes personally autographed and please bring your friends!
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Alice is currently taking on new clients
in editing and author mentoring! Alice specializes in poetry, spiritual memoir,
mystery/thriller, sci-fi/fantasy, military/Vietnam, African-American, and historical fiction. And she loves working with coaches, counselors and therapists on their books.
919-971-9414
9660-138 Falls of Neuse #294
Raleigh, NC 27615
Alice Osborn, M.A. is the author of four books of poetry: Heroes without Capes (forthcoming), After the Steaming Stops, Unfinished Projects, and Right Lane Ends and is the editor of two anthologies, Tattoos and Creatures of Habitat. She is an editor-for-hire and writing coach. Her writing has appeared in Raleigh's News and Observer, Soundings Review, The Pedestal Magazine, and in numerous journals and anthologies. She serves on the Board of Trustees for the North Carolina Writers' Network. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband, two children and four loud, messy birds. When she's not writing, she's probably practicing dancing or playing her fiddle or guitar. Visit her website: www.aliceosborn.com.
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