Book Buyers Grand Reopening
Our friends and former next-door neighbors, Book Buyers used bookstore, has moved (along with Dairy Queen, Open Door Dance Studio, VisArt Video, and other displaced businesses) to Eastway Crossing, and is celebrating their grand reopening this week. More info here. Festivities include:
- 25 percent off all books
- “So You Want To Be a Fiction Writer” with Charlotte Lit's Paul Reali, Thursday, June 9, 7 p.m. (details below)
- Fiction & Poetry Reading + Open Mic, 7-9 p.m. Friday, June 10, with Phillip Lewis, George Hovis, Erin Coffin, and Xavia Miles; and Saturday, June 11, with Amy Bagwell, DeAngelo Dia, Jeff Jackson, and Coleen Muir
- Sunday Brunch, June 12, 12-2 p.m. — mimosas, juice, coffee and vegan pastries
TONIGHT! So You Want to Be a Fiction Writer, with Paul Reali
So, you want to write fiction — and you have some questions. In this hour-long discussion starting at 7 p.m. at Book Buyers, we’ll tackle them all. We’ll talk about how to get started, how to get unblocked, how to keep going. We’ll talk about how to get better, how to get help, and how to get published. We’ll talk about the different forms of fiction, from flash to the novel. Whatever question you have, bring it along!
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Charlotte Lit's Pen to Paper, Tuesdays
Tuesdays we gather in Charlotte Lit's Zoom room for a writing prompt, community time, and sharing, led by Meg Rich, Kathie Collins, or Paul Reali. 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Register
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Charlotte Writers Club
- June 10, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Beyond Poems and Paintings: Ekphrastic Art Exhibition II Reception
- June 13, 7 p.m. Virtual Write-In with Tiffany Grantham
- June 24, 6:45 - 9 p.m. Open Mic Night for CWC Members to read their work, at Mugs Coffee
Find details for all CWC events at their website
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Independent Picture House Kick Off
 After an epic quest worthy of the big screen, The Independent Picture House opens on June 24!
But first: on Monday, June 13, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., stop by "The Indie" (4237 Raleigh Street) to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the community cinema you helped build.
During the event, they will announce their opening films, kick off their membership drive, and light the "INDEPENDENT" sign. Say hello to the Independent team, grab a popcorn and soda, and check out Charlotte's only cinema dedicated to foreign and independent movies.
"Charlotte Loves Film" artist Brandon Reese will be in attendance signing copies of this very cool poster.
Please RSVP to Kendra Dodds at kendraldodds@gmail.com.
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Readings & Conversations
NEW! Writers Beyond Borders — Virtual International Writers Group, presented by writer and Charlotte Lit member Surabhi Kaushik and the South Boulevard Library.
Next event: June 15, 9:30 a.m. with Dheepa R. Maturi, an Indian-American writer and poet who enjoys exploring how ancient wisdom can inform and enhance modern life. Her fiction, poetry, and essays have appeared in over thirty literary journals and anthologies including Literary Hub, Tiferet, The Fourth River, PANK, New York Quarterly, and the Indianapolis Review. She recently completed her first novel. Info / Register
NEW! Waterbean Poetry Night at the Mic. Featured poets Pat Riviere-Seel and Paul Jones, plus open mic. Waterbean Coffee, Huntersville, Wednesday, June 22, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Info
NEW! The Charlotte Center presents The Forum featuring Sonya Pfeiffer on Art, Justice, & The Law. Sonya is a civil rights and criminal defense attorney, an award-winning journalist and podcaster, and owner and creative director of Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art. Sonya will share what she has learned owning an art gallery and how she uses the arts to address pressing societal issues that underlie her legal work. What could art and the law teach us about how we categorize good and bad, friend and foe? June 23, 7:00 p.m., Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. Info
Luther Kissam V will read from his debut poetry collection, Have I Told You About My Superpowers, at Park Road Books on Sunday, June 12 at 3 p.m. His collection is about his journey with bipolar disorder. Info
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Podcasts & Blogs
STORIED CHARLOTTE: This week, Mark West's Storied Charlotte blog is about Charlotte Lit board member and supporter Chris Arvidson and her new poetry book, The House Inside My Head.
CHARLOTTE READERS PODCAST: In episode 298 of Charlotte Readers Podcast, host Landis Wade visits with Robert Gwaltney, author of The Cicada Tree, set in the South at the time the cicadas emerge, what one reviewer calls a “Southern Gothic with a vengeance.” And in episode 297, Landis talks with Martin Mongiello, author of Terrorist Psychotic: Mary Patton.
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Creative Writing Camp at Queens University of Charlotte, led by Charlotte Lit faculty member Sarah Creech. June 20-24, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., open to rising 7th to 11th graders. Info
NEW! Press 53 Award for Poetry. Winston-Salem's Press 53 is looking for an outstanding, unpublished collection of poems. First prize: $1,000 advance and 50 copies. Deadline: July 31. Info
Editor Wanted. A local writer is in need of an editor (paid) to help finish a musical production called "Trouble So Hard — Songs and Stories of Slavery, Freedom & Civil Rights." The story follows a timeline from 1526 to the present, and includes narrative and songs. The writer needs help compressing the too-long narrative into a 75-minute performance. Contact Harry Taylor at harry3nc@gmail.com.
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Charlotte Lit Members Doing Great Things
Kudos!
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All the Places We Call Home, the first picture book from Charlotte Lit member and faculty member Patrice Gopo, will be released on June 14.
In the book, Patrice illuminates how family stories of far-off lands help shape children, help form their identity, and help connect them with the broader world. There are pre-order bonuses here!
And, read Patrice's current piece in Brevity, "On Emergence and Transformation: A Timeline Essay."
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Irene Blair Honeycutt has two poems in the current issue of Black Moon: "Beyond the Iron Gate" and "Talking to Siri in Pandemic Time." Read them and the entire issue here.
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CHARLOTTE LIT'S MISSION is to celebrate the literary arts by educating and engaging writers and readers through classes, conversations, and community.
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Charlotte Lit is a community, open to all. Through our programming and practices, we consciously reach out to non-majority and under-represented groups and individuals.
— Charlotte Lit's Statement of Inclusivity, adopted by our Board of Directors
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