Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Join Piedmont Laureate Kelly Starling Lyons on Wednesday, February 3rd, in celebration of World Read Aloud Day. Kelly will, through video, share her easy readers, Ty's Travels: All Aboard, and Geisel Honor-winning, Ty's Travels: Zip Zoom, and offer recommendations of readalouds by North Carolina children's book creators. The video will appear on the Piedmont Laureate... Read More →
If you’ve ever thought of writing a children’s book, this event’s for you. Join this year’s Piedmont Laureate, Kelly Starling Lyons, for a conversation with nationally acclaimed North Carolina children’s book creators John Claude Bemis, Clay Carmichael, Jacqueline Ogburn, and Donna Washington about the whole children’s book creation process. These five writers, illustrators, storytellers, educators,... Read More →
It’s New Year’s Resolution time! In this workshop we’ll identify concrete, attainable goals—customized for you—and brainstorm strategies for achieving them. Perfect for fiction writers at any stage. Let’s make 2022 your most productive year yet. To sign up for this free online event, email Piedmont Laureate Heather Bell Adams at hbelladams@gmail.com. Sponsored by Raleigh Arts,... Read More →
Map Your Route to Publishing, a workshop with Piedmont Laureate Heather Bell Adams April 9 at 11am Cary Regional Library What do you want your fiction writing path to look like? Is an independent publisher a good fit? When do you need a literary agent and how do you get one? This session will be... Read More →
Join Piedmont Laureate Heather Bell Adams for an Inspiration Scavenger Hunt at NC Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, June 26 at 1pm. We'll meet at the gazebo where you'll receive garden-related writing prompts. Please wear comfortable shoes for exploring. Sign up here: https://piedmontlaureate.org/contact/.
Prompt-Driven Writing July 26 at noon Online Join Piedmont Laureate Heather Bell Adams for an hour-long writing session, complete with a variety of prompts designed to get your creative juices flowing. Perfect for writers of any genre and at any stage. Sign up here: https://piedmontlaureate.org/contact/.
Join us for a virtual information session for the 2023 Piedmont Laureate position in poetry on Tuesday, August 30 at 7:00 pm. Register here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3TCZFZW5mLmky8I1XbJWyPbhiqRR_9XtB6MlffUXx9rpzeA/viewform A link to join the event will be emailed the morning before the session. Learn more about the Piedmont Laureate position and application at https://piedmontlaureate.org/apply/.
Interested in applying to become the 2023 Piedmont Laureate in Poetry but full of questions? This virtual info session is for you. ***Please complete this google form in order to receive a link to the event: https://bit.ly/3CykkCu Find further details about the application here: https://bit.ly/3QYho6e
Poems Come Alive Performance workshops: a series of workshops that help poets to enhance their stage presence and delivery of their poems. Poets will be required to memorize one poem (of any length) to participate. One workshop a quarter starting the weekend of March 3rd. For more info, email dasan@dasanahanu.com
Pen to Paper Shop Talks Vol 1 with Dasan Ahanu May 5th at 6:30pm Durham County Main Library 300 N Roxboro St Durham, NC 27701 FREE The Pen to Paper Shop Talks is a series of conversations with NC poets about navigating life and business as an artist and professional. Each session features poets who... Read More →
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