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Our next CWC general meeting is September 17th, 2019 at 6:30pm (ET).

Welcome to the Charlotte Writers’ Club website!

The Charlotte Writers' Club (or CWC, as our members affectionately call it) provides a great opportunity for writers of all forms—and there are so many—to meet and discuss the latest trends, commiserate on projects, find critique groups, and participate in contests and workshops. This club is for you, the writer, to help develop your craft and keep the words coming. Sign up for our free newsletter to stay up-up-to date on the latest CWC speakers, contests, workshops, and member kudos.

This club has something for everyone. Come meet fellow writers—poets, novelists, creative writers, short-story writers, essayists, article writers, journalists, dramatists, editors, fablers, ghost writers, historical writers, lyricists, playwrights, reporters, rhymers, satirists, scriptwriters, sonneteers, autobiographers, biographers, and more—story tellers of all kinds.

Membership

If you are a current member, your annual dues are payable one year from last renewal date. SIGN IN to the membership database to check your renewal date on your profile. Click HERE to login. LOG IN button will be in the top right hand corner of the Join Us page. OR Contact the membership chairperson if you are unsure of your status.

For prospective members, the CWC sponsors a wide range of activities that nurture, support and promote the writing life. This includes contests, critique groups, monthly meetings, and periodic workshops.

Your membership dues help fund all club activities. Please join us in supporting writers, readers and literacy in our community.

For more information on membership and joining the Charlotte Writers' Club, click on Membership.

To receive our monthly newsletter, type in your email below and select 'Go'. Select 'CWC Member Contacts' if your are a current member, or 'Non-Member' if you are still thinking about joining. The newsletters and meeting recaps contain important information and announcements.

MEETING RECAPS (click link)

MEMBER KUDOS (click link)

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July 21st, 2019 from 2pm- 4pm - Long time member Dede Wilson is reading at Park Road Books for her book Mrs. H. and Her Tooty-Falooty Ways

August 12th, 2019 from 5pm - 7pm - Member John Norton Book Signing Editions Coffee Shop and Bookstore in Kannapolis

August 20th, 2019 - Flash Fiction Contest Opens

September 7, 2019 - 4pm - Poetry reading book launch for Southern Exposure by Elisa Troutman at Main Street Books, 126 South Main, Davidson, NC

September 17, 2019 - Gavin Edwards - New York Times best-selling Non-Fiction author

September 28, 2019 - 10am - 12:3opm - Flash Fiction Workshop led by Charles Israel

October 5, 2019 - 1pm - 4pm - Workshop -Memoir led by Judy Goldman (CWCN)

October 15, 20019 - Critique Group Night

Register to read at OPEN MIC NIGHTS
Register for July 19th - 7pm -9pm REGISTRATION FULL
Register for August 16th - 7pm - 9pm
Register for September 20th - 7pm - 9pm

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Charlotte Readers Podcast: Where Authors Give Voice to Their Written Words - Click this link for Print version of Season Three

We’re doing a live podcast at the Center City festival on May 10th with Kathy Izard, at 1:00 PM at Cocoa and the Director, at the Marriott in Uptown Charlotte. Spectators are invited. They will be running live podcasts all day.

Literary Latte Podcast : The podcast with a Southern accent on writing.

Member Kris Wampler looking for authors to interview - Visit his Blog to contact him.

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OTHER Opportunities

SCBWI Carolinas’s 2019 Fall Conference, 09/27/2019 through 09/29/2019: Registration for SCBWI Carolinas 27^thannual fall conference, STORIES IN PICTURE AND PROSE, is now open. REGISTER HERE

Conference Countdown and Deadlines

For information on the schedule, deadline dates, hotel reservations, faculty bios and presentations, including Tips, Tidbits and the Inside Scoop, addressing those questions most participants have about our conference, visit SCBWI 27th Annual Conference.

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The University of New Orleans Press is looking for full-length fiction manuscripts, either novels or short story collections, for the fifth annual Publishing Lab Prize. The selected author will receive a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) advance on royalties and a contract to publish their winning manuscript with UNO Press. The work does not have to be regionally focused. There is no word limit. There is no limit on subjects covered. Submissions are open until August 31st. More information, including the Submittable link, can be found at: University of New Orleans Press.

Members can register to read at one of these OPEN MIC Nights at Mug's Coffee. If you aren't reading, come out and support your fellow writers.

Please NOTE: This is NOT a publicity event for our authors. The goal is to support our members as they practice reading in public. If you are looking for feedback for your writing, please explore our Member Critique Groups.

Register for July 19th - 7pm -9pm REGISTRATION FULL
Register for August 16th - 7pm - 9pm
Register for September 20th, 7pm-9pm

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Kudos To Our Members!!! Our members are working hard and we want to share their accomplishments in the newsletter and on our website's blog. Submit your Kudos* to the Newsletter and the Website.

*As a non-profit organization, The Charlotte Writers' Club is not allowed to promote any sales related information but we can include the following: your name, name of the work, contact information for you, and brief information about you, your work, contests or anthologies involved, etc.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Policies and Procedures for the Charlotte Writers' Club can be found HERE.

One of our many successful events from February 2017 was our Bookfair at Barnes and Noble. Click HERE for news coverage.