Registration for 2022-23 is Open!
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We are excited to announce that registration for our 2022-23 programming year is now open!
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More than 50 classes from September to May, plus exciting lit arts events such as the final 4X4CLT with Reginald Dwayne Betts and our new Poetry Nightclub series.
• Classes! Browse them all here.
• Lit arts events! Browse those here.
• Catalogs are on their way! If you don't receive one in the mail by Friday, request one here.
NOTE! We have a new registration system, so please read the instructions on the landing pages!
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Writing the Short Story — Dustin M. Hoffman
Two Tuesdays, September 6 & 13 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm in Studio Two
Reading The Iliad in Wartime — Jeffrey Thomson
Six Tuesdays, Sep. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm via Zoom
Writing the Body — Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Saturday, September 24 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm in Studio Two
Sex (How to Write About it Well) — Sarah Creech
Thursday, September 29 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
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Final 4X4CLT with Reginald Dwayne Betts
Friday, Sept. 9 | 5:30 - 8:30 pm at Queens University of Charlotte
Presenting Partner: Arts at Queens
Community Conversation: Changing Forms — Patrice Gopo & Sarah Archer
Wednesday, September 14 | 6:00 - 7:30 pm in Studio Two — Free!
Community Conversation: Memoir as Witness — Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Friday, September 23 | 6:00 - 7:30 pm in Studio Two — Free!
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A personal note from faculty member Nickole Brown on the Hindman Settlement School
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Friends,
If you know Appalachia, especially in Eastern Kentucky, then you likely know The Hindman Settlement School—a beacon of education and literacy that has shone through all kinds of hardship for 120 years now. But on the evening of Wednesday, July 27, this place of such hope and hearth was faced with an unparalleled challenge when rain raged down the mountainsides in one of the most severe floods the state has ever known.
This all happened midweek as writers were gathered for the annual Appalachian Writers' Workshop. I was there to lead a poetry session, and let me tell you: from my window that night, I watched the creek swell sure and fast as any nightmare might conjure, submerging the apartment I shared with two other faculty before ripping through the administrative offices to make waste of much of the school's precious archives. The fetid waters ruined historical books and photos and manuscripts just as it carried away cars and trees and homes, knocking down power lines and bursting pipes and collapsing city buildings.
It's hard to describe what it was to listen to the sounds of sliding mud and heavy rain in the dark and even harder to describe what it was to have the first glimpse of what remained as the sun rose that next morning. I and the rest of the workshop participants eventually evacuated safely, but we’re cumulatively heartsore and exhausted, especially as we left behind a community devastated. Thus far, the death toll for the county is in the double-digits, and there's so much work left to do in a place of already limited resources.
Even now, weeks later, I feel mud-slaked and rattled by what this climate catastrophe had in store for one of our most sacred places. But resilience is a deep part of the culture there. And the Settlement School—true to its mission—has been housing and feeding all they can displaced by this disaster, despite the cleanup efforts they have ahead. Should you be able to help, send any donation you can spare, and I'd thank you, thank you.
— Nickole
And, a note from us: Charlotte Lit, along with our staff, will match the first $500 in donations made through our Hindman Settlement School campaign page. Nickole Brown will further thank you for a donation in any amount by sending you a free signed copy of her chapbook, To Those Who Were Our First Gods. Or, if you prefer, you can donate directly to Hindman, here.
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Poetry Reading and Open Mic at Rosie's Coffee and Wine Garden
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Friday, August 19, celebrate summer’s end and help us kick off Charlotte Lit's fall programming.
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Join us and featured guest Jay Ward, Charlotte’s inaugural poet laureate, and members of Charlotte Lit's Poetry Chapbook Lab, for a Charlotte Lit social and poetry open mic. Rosie’s Coffee and Wine Garden, 940 N. Davidson Street, 5:00-7:00 pm. Free and open to all. Register to receive reminders for the event here. If you'd like to read a piece, arrive early and sign up in person at the door.
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Charlotte Readers Podcast
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Charlotte Readers Podcast episode 304 features five authors talking about their debut journeys in a variety of genres. The episode also explores Indie publishing with USA Today bestselling author Jenifer Ruff.
Also on this episode: Charlotte Lit's Two-Minute Tip, "Do the Math," by Paul Reali. Learn how math can help you in your writing!
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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 am. Register
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Members in the News
Charlotte Lit member Luther Kissam V's article was posted to the blog of author, journalist, and mental health advocate Pete Early this week. The article contains a description of, and excerpt from, Kissam's upcoming book, Have I Told You About My Super Powers, which details his journey with bipolar disorder. Read the article here.
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Podcasts & Blogs
This week's Storied Charlotte blog by UNC Charlotte English professor Mark West is about Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation's "Book Club Madness" event.
And don't miss last week's post on Litmosphere, Charlotte Lit's new literary journal. The article tells the story of the journal's creation and highlights some of the winners of our Lit/South awards. (Thanks, Mark!) You can read Litmosphere online here, or order a print copy here.
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More Lit Arts Events & News
NEW! 10-Minute Play Festival. Winston-Salem Writers, August 26 and 27, Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Mountcastle Forum Theatre, Winston-Salem. Six plays written by NC writers will be performed. Info
NEW! 27th Atlanta Writers Conference. Atlanta Writers Club, November 4-5, in-person (with a virtual option), Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel. Among the features: 17 guest acquisitions editors and literary agents in attendance, from boutique literary agencies and small presses to the largest agencies and most well-known publishers. Info
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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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