Melissa I. Hassard

This is a phenomenal opportunity to spend a few hours writing with Keith Flynn and other area writers. Join us for an afternoon of ideas and rhythms to jumpstart the creative process. Sunday, June 2, 2013, 2:00-5:00pm, Kathleen Clay Edwards Branch of the Greensboro Public Library Cost $25  | Register at Eventbrite here. The photographer, […]

Saturday, June 1, 7:00pm, Keith Flynn joins us here in Greensboro to read from his latest collection, Colony Collapse Disorder, with an open mic to follow. Tate Street Coffeehouse. Sunday, June 2, at 2:00-5:00pm, Inspiration Station, a creative writing workshop with Keith at the Kathleen Clay Edwards Branch of the Greensboro Public Library. Cost: $25  REGISTRATION HERE. Keith […]

If you’re not familiar with Writing for Peace, please take a moment and peruse the website of this wonderful organization.  They are a group of extremely talented writers, From their website: Writing for Peace is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating empathy through education and creative writing in order to develop a foundation of compassion on which […]

So much wonderful for April and National Poetry Month from Beth Sheffield, the Greensboro Public Library and Poetry GSO: Poetry GSO 2013 Featured Events and Programs Monday, April 1 at 7 pm at the Central Library Silly Poems at Monday Night Poetry kicks off the National Poetry Month celebration. Saturday, April 13 at 1 pm at […]

Free and open to the public!  Also available to attend virtually online. Picture this: You return to your desk at home ready for a productive writing session only to discover that your drink has been knocked over onto your computer by a  culprit whose shadow is disappearing around a corner — and now a month’s […]

Celebrate love and poetry on February 9th for a reading of the … and love … anthology from Jacar Press,  and its second printing — just in time for Valentine’s Day. Fred Chappell, Sarah Lindsey,  Stuart Dischell, and Debra Kaufman are scheduled to read. And! a creative writing opportunity to follow — in the form of a workshop […]

This is the first of the 2013 Series of Women Writers of the Triad’s Writers’ Workshops.  It promises to be inspiring and productive! ** PLEASE NOTE ** This event is open to the general public but registration in advance is required.  Writers from all groups and genres welcome! Register NOW to reserve your space! Cost for […]

Excellent ways to donate to help the recovery.  From Julia Marden by way of Richard Krawiec.  Thank you both for this list!  Of course this is not a finished list and please feel free to share additional places/ways to help within the comments section of this post. Astoria Recovers Redhook Recovers Rockaway Relief Brooklyn Based Lower […]