Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Learn how to take a book from conception to completion. In a series of four classes instructional classes (plus a showcase/celebration after a gap week), we will discuss mindset, plotting, overcoming writing barriers, editing, and preparing a book for self-publication.
Enter the world of children’s books by comparing books that work and those that don’t. See how key elements can generate new work. Susie Wilde was the children’s book columnist for the Raleigh News and Observer for over 30 years and is now the Influencer of Geems’ Gems. She unites concepts of writing and reviewing experience to aid participants in discussion and in their own writing.
Description: Have you always wanted to tell your life story, but been unsure where to start? Join Arshia Simkin of the Redbud Writing Project for five drop-in memoir writing sessions. During each session, we’ll review a craft topic of memoir, including where to get inspiration, dialogue, writing compelling characters, structure, and more! In addition, we’ll... Read More →
With support from the Orange County Arts Commission, the Hillsborough Arts Council is hosting an outdoor Poetry Workshop Series. We invite you to spend a sunny afternoon (or three) refining your creative writing and public speaking skills, inspired by time and place in Hillsborough, NC, and guided by professional literary artists. Join esteemed local poets,... Read More →
Description: Have you always wanted to tell your life story, but been unsure where to start? Join Arshia Simkin of the Redbud Writing Project for five drop-in memoir writing sessions. During each session, we’ll review a craft topic of memoir, including where to get inspiration, dialogue, writing compelling characters, structure, and more! In addition, we’ll... Read More →
Everyone has a story to tell. In this workshop, we’ll identify transformative moments in our lives and learn the techniques needed to turn our lived experiences into engaging stories full of emotion and drama. This class is appropriate for all levels and all participants will come away feeling invigorated and excited about writing. No writing experience is required.
Join us for a free, in-person, creative poetry workshop with the talented Chapel Hill Poet Laureate, Cortland Gilliam. Across the globe, Black, Indigenous, and other minoritized communities of color are among the most vulnerable to the adverse consequences of environmental crises and the solutions proposed to remedy them. Nevertheless, popular media often separates environmental concerns... Read More →
Narratives of climate change often place the issue as an apocalyptic threat to life on Earth, but the tragedy of the climate crisis is also an opportunity to practice anew radically different ways of living – in better relation with the environment and one another – in the here and now. Vanishing/Visible is a visual... Read More →
Join us for a free, in-person creative poetry workshop with the talented Carrboro Poet Laureate, Liza Francis-Wolff. Reading and writing poetry about the climate crisis can help aid us in addressing our grief and anxiety, help us understand what’s happening and what can be done, and motivate us for action. During this workshop, Liza will... Read More →
Poet, songwriter and singer, Clark Watson (Holtzman), performs Ponder the Muse, an evening of original and classic poetry set to music. In addition, copies of his acclaimed book, The Shepherd's Calendar will be available for purchase. The Toves are bassist Rick Eckberg and poet/singer/songwriter Clark Watson. We skinny down jazz standards, jazz & pop covers,... Read More →
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