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Pen to Paper
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Dec
12
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10:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Meets most Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern
Presenter: Kathie Collins / Megan Rich / Paul Reali
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoomp2p
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Pen to Paper is a free online gathering for writers of any level. Each one-hour session includes a short craft lesson and a writing prompt, 30-40 minutes of writing time, and an opportunity for sharing your work. The environment is casual, supportive, and generative—and helps support you in developing a consistent writing practice.

Pen to Paper
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Dec
19
Tue
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09:30
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10:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Meets most Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern
Presenter: Kathie Collins / Megan Rich / Paul Reali
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoomp2p
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Pen to Paper is a free online gathering for writers of any level. Each one-hour session includes a short craft lesson and a writing prompt, 30-40 minutes of writing time, and an opportunity for sharing your work. The environment is casual, supportive, and generative—and helps support you in developing a consistent writing practice.

Pen to Paper
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Jan
9
Tue
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09:30
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10:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Meets most Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern
Presenter: Kathie Collins / Megan Rich / Paul Reali
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoomp2p
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Pen to Paper is a free online gathering for writers of any level. Each one-hour session includes a short craft lesson and a writing prompt, 30-40 minutes of writing time, and an opportunity for sharing your work. The environment is casual, supportive, and generative—and helps support you in developing a consistent writing practice.

2024: It's Time to FINALLY Write That Book!
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$125
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Jan
11
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Jan
18
Thu
PM
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PM
08:00
Schedule Type Title: Thursdays
Schedule Description: Two two-hour sessions on consecutive Thursdays, January 11 and 18
Sessions: 2
Session Hours: 4.00
Presenter: Kim Wright
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoom1
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

This class will discuss ways to break the mammoth task of completing a manuscript into manageable pieces

Pen to Paper
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Jan
16
Tue
AM
09:30
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AM
10:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Meets most Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern
Presenter: Kathie Collins / Megan Rich / Paul Reali
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoomp2p
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Pen to Paper is a free online gathering for writers of any level. Each one-hour session includes a short craft lesson and a writing prompt, 30-40 minutes of writing time, and an opportunity for sharing your work. The environment is casual, supportive, and generative—and helps support you in developing a consistent writing practice.

1+1=3: An Ekphrastic Writing Workshop
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$75
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Jan
20
Sat
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10:00
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12:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: One two-hour session, in-person at Charlotte Art League
Presenter: Christine Arvidson
Special Instructions: Charlotte Art League (CAL) is on the edge of Charlotte's NoDa neighborhood, at 4237 Raleigh Street, 28213. This is the same building as the Independent Picture House; CAL's entrance is on the right when facing the building. There is ample parking in the lot in front.
Charlotte Art League
4237 RALEIGH ST
CHARLOTTE, NC 28213
Description

Learn to use visual art as a tool to prompt rich reflective writing in this ekphrastic workshop

Pen to Paper
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Jan
23
Tue
AM
09:30
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10:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Meets most Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern
Presenter: Kathie Collins / Megan Rich / Paul Reali
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoomp2p
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Pen to Paper is a free online gathering for writers of any level. Each one-hour session includes a short craft lesson and a writing prompt, 30-40 minutes of writing time, and an opportunity for sharing your work. The environment is casual, supportive, and generative—and helps support you in developing a consistent writing practice.

Happy Poems!
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$100
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Jan
23
Tue
PM
06:00
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PM
08:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: One two-hour session
Presenter: Chen Chen
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoom1
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Within the genre of happy poems, we’ll think about poems that celebrate love, sex, community, and connection of various kinds. We’ll examine some model poems by Ross Gay and others, including Czesław Miłosz, Jane Hirshfield, Derrick Austin. Come prepared to engage in jubilant experimentation.

The Art of the Topical Essay
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$65
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Jan
25
Thu
PM
06:00
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08:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: One two-hour session
Presenter: Jodi Helmer
Charlotte Lit @ hygge Belmont
933 LOUISE AVE
CHARLOTTE, NC 28204
Description

Learn what it takes to hone an idea, write descriptive scenes and share a message with universal appeal that editors can’t wait to publish, whether you want to craft essays about personal experiences or a current event.

Lit with Friends #2: Life in a Flash
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$125
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Jan
27
Sat
PM
06:00
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09:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Sessions: 1
Session Hours: 3.00
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Join Anne and Steve Schmitt and friends at their home for Charlotte Lit’s second literary salon—an intimate gathering with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert, poetry, and delicious conversation.

Pen to Paper
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Jan
30
Tue
AM
09:30
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10:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Meets most Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern
Presenter: Kathie Collins / Megan Rich / Paul Reali
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoomp2p
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Pen to Paper is a free online gathering for writers of any level. Each one-hour session includes a short craft lesson and a writing prompt, 30-40 minutes of writing time, and an opportunity for sharing your work. The environment is casual, supportive, and generative—and helps support you in developing a consistent writing practice.

Get Your Hands On This—The Interactive Poem
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$65
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Jan
30
Tue
PM
06:00
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PM
08:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: One two-hour session
Presenter: Lisa Zerkle
Charlotte Lit @ hygge Belmont
933 LOUISE AVE
CHARLOTTE, NC 28204
Description

Just as poets might use craft devices like humor, rhyme or lineation to encourage heightened attention from readers, interactivity is another tool, and one that’s becoming increasingly prevalent.

Critiki Bar - Critique Ticket
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$65
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Feb
1
Thu
PM
07:00
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PM
09:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: One two-hour session
Presenter: Katharine Sands & David L. Robbins
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoom1
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Wonder if the first page of your manuscript will make the editor’s cut? Gather ’round to watch and listen to a rare two-sided assessment from both the business and the craft side of writing — served with wit, insight, experience, and punch. Witness how a highly-regarded literary agent and a New York Times bestselling author discuss — and debate — aspects of creating a skillfully told story and navigating the professional side of publishing by dissecting that oh-so-important first page.

Critiki Bar - Viewing Only
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$25
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Feb
1
Thu
PM
07:00
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PM
09:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: One two-hour session
Presenter: Katharine Sands & David L. Robbins
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoom1
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Gather ’round to watch and listen to a rare two-sided assessment from both the business and the craft side of writing.

Pen to Paper
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Free
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Feb
6
Tue
AM
09:30
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AM
10:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Meets most Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern
Presenter: Kathie Collins / Megan Rich / Paul Reali
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoomp2p
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Pen to Paper is a free online gathering for writers of any level. Each one-hour session includes a short craft lesson and a writing prompt, 30-40 minutes of writing time, and an opportunity for sharing your work. The environment is casual, supportive, and generative—and helps support you in developing a consistent writing practice.

Writing the Love Essay
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$125
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Feb
6
Tue
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Feb
13
Tue
PM
06:00
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PM
08:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Two two-hour sessions on consecutive Tuesdays, February 6 and 13
Presenter: Ashley Memory
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoom1
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

We’ll review the elements of successful love essays and discuss what makes them unforgettable. A series of stimulating prompts will help you generate your own stories either long buried or forgotten.

The Sound of Writing
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$220
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Feb
8
Thu
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Feb
22
Thu
PM
06:00
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PM
08:00
Schedule Type Title: Thursdays
Schedule Description: Three two-hour sessions on consecutive Thursdays, February 8, 15 and 22 at Charlotte Art League
Sessions: 3
Session Hours: 6.00
Presenter: Meghan Modaferri
Special Instructions: Charlotte Art League (CAL) is on the edge of Charlotte's NoDa neighborhood, at 4237 Raleigh Street, 28213. This is the same building as the Independent Picture House; CAL's entrance is on the right when facing the building. There is ample parking in the lot in front.
Charlotte Art League
4237 RALEIGH ST
CHARLOTTE, NC 28213
Description

In this three-session course, you’ll learn what makes a great three-minute spoken essay; you’ll draft, get feedback, and edit an essay; you’ll learn the basics of being recorded; and you’ll record your three-minute essay in a professional sound studio. This class is being offered in partnership with Charlotte Art League.

Pen to Paper
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Pen to Paper
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Feb
13
Tue
AM
09:30
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AM
10:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Meets most Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern
Presenter: Kathie Collins / Megan Rich / Paul Reali
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoomp2p
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Pen to Paper is a free online gathering for writers of any level. Each one-hour session includes a short craft lesson and a writing prompt, 30-40 minutes of writing time, and an opportunity for sharing your work. The environment is casual, supportive, and generative—and helps support you in developing a consistent writing practice.

Pen to Paper
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Free
Available
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Pen to Paper
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Any
Feb
20
Tue
AM
09:30
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AM
10:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Meets most Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern
Presenter: Kathie Collins / Megan Rich / Paul Reali
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoomp2p
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Pen to Paper is a free online gathering for writers of any level. Each one-hour session includes a short craft lesson and a writing prompt, 30-40 minutes of writing time, and an opportunity for sharing your work. The environment is casual, supportive, and generative—and helps support you in developing a consistent writing practice.

Finding Readers—Building Relationships
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$65
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Feb
20
Tue
PM
06:00
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PM
08:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: One two-hour session
Presenter: Kathy Izard
Charlotte Lit @ hygge Belmont
933 LOUISE AVE
CHARLOTTE, NC 28204
Description

You have finally finished your manuscript but now you need to find your readers and market your book.

Writing Autofiction: A two-day in-town retreat
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$125
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Feb
23
Fri
PM
03:00
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PM
05:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: A two-day in-town retreat. Class meets Friday evening 3:00-5:00 pm, and Saturday morning 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Sessions: 1
Session Hours: 2.50
Presenter: Robin Hemley
Charlotte Lit @ hygge Belmont
933 LOUISE AVE
CHARLOTTE, NC 28204
Description

In this course, we will sample it all, reading and writing “Fiction of strictly real events or facts” as well as fantastical and allegorical representations of ourselves, using much of our real biographical information, but not much else.

Reading: Robin Hemley
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Free
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Feb
23
Fri
PM
06:00
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PM
07:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Presenter: Robin Hemley
Charlotte Lit @ hygge Belmont
933 LOUISE AVE
CHARLOTTE, NC 28204
Description

New York-based author and Wildacres favorite will talk writing and read from his varied works. (Part of our in-town retreat on auto-fiction.)

Pen to Paper
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Free
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Pen to Paper
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Feb
27
Tue
AM
09:30
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AM
10:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Meets most Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern
Presenter: Kathie Collins / Megan Rich / Paul Reali
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoomp2p
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

Pen to Paper is a free online gathering for writers of any level. Each one-hour session includes a short craft lesson and a writing prompt, 30-40 minutes of writing time, and an opportunity for sharing your work. The environment is casual, supportive, and generative—and helps support you in developing a consistent writing practice.

Community Conversation & Reading: Balancing Your Work and Writing Lives
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Free
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Feb
27
Tue
PM
06:00
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PM
07:30
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Presenter: Steve Cushman & Michael Gaspeny
Charlotte Lit @ hygge Belmont
933 LOUISE AVE
CHARLOTTE, NC 28204
Description

If you think your day job robs you of your best writing time, join us for a reading and conversation focused on using the workplace environment to your artistic advantage.

Poem Endings
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$100
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Feb
29
Thu
PM
06:00
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PM
08:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: One two-hour session
Presenter: Laure-Anne Bosselaar
Zoom Link: https://www.charlottelit.org/zoom1
Virtual via Zoom
Charlotte, NC 28204
Description

By taking a close look at some poems we’ll discover how the use of imagery, line-breaks, quotes, leaps, surprises and other “tricks” lead to their satisfactory conclusions.

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