Featured photo courtesy of Scott Sharpe David Menconi, a Raleigh-based writer of creative non-fiction, has been selected as the region’s 2019 Piedmont Laureate. During 2019, Menconi will appear at workshops, reading programs and speaking engagements throughout Wake, Durham and Orange counties. The Piedmont Laureate program is dedicated to building a literary bridge for residents to… Read More →
Piedmont Laureate Program Issues Call for Writers of Creative Non-Fiction
Piedmont Laureate Program Issues Call for Writers of Creative Non-Fiction The Piedmont Laureate program is accepting applications from creative non-fiction writers of works including biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, travel writing and new journalism for 2019. Authors must be residents of Wake, Durham or Orange counties. The deadline to apply is October 5, 2018 by 5:00 p.m…. Read More →
Authors Lee Smith and Nancy Peacock to Host Discussion on the Importance of Mentorship
Local authors Nancy Peacock and Lee Smith will host a public discussion on the importance of mentorship May 1 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Orange County Library, located at 137 W. Margaret Lane in Hillsborough. In 1993 Nancy Peacock (“Life Without Water,” “A Broom of One’s Own,” and “The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson”)… Read More →
It’s all About the Story: A Reading with Nancy Peacock
North Carolina author and 2018 Piedmont Laureate, Nancy Peacock, reads from her book “A Broom of One’s Own.” The reading caps the gallery’s annual show “It’s All About The Story” which features work inspired by the characters and events in Ms. Peacock’s book. The reading and reception will be held on Sunday, March 11th from… Read More →
Hillsborough’s Nancy Peacock Selected as 2018 Piedmont Laureate
Nancy Peacock, a Hillsborough-based novelist, has been selected as the region’s 2018 Piedmont Laureate. During 2018, Peacock will appear at workshops, reading programs and speaking engagements throughout Wake, Durham and Orange counties. The Piedmont Laureate program is dedicated to building a literary bridge for residents to come together and celebrate the art of writing. Co-sponsored… Read More →
Call for Novelists: 2018 Piedmont Laureate
Poet Mimi Herman Selected as 2017 Piedmont Laureate
Mimi Herman, a Durham-based poet, has been selected as the region’s 2017 Piedmont Laureate. During 2017, Ms. Herman will appear at workshops, reading programs and speaking engagements throughout Wake, Durham and Orange counties. The Piedmont Laureate program is dedicated to building a literary bridge for residents to come together and celebrate the art of writing…. Read More →