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Join us for a trio of events in early September designed to kick your writing into high gear – an open mic, an in-town retreat, and a free class for Lit members! Register: charlottelit.configio.com

You deserve a day for you and your writing! We're offering two full-day retreats this fall — one in-town on Sep. 7 and one at Innisfree Retreat Center on Oct. 5. All levels of writers welcome! Check out the retreats and our full schedule: charlottelit.org/classes/

Poetry Nightclub is back! We'll welcome poet award-winning poet Danusha Laméris, who will appear with Charlotte's own AE Hines. 9/27 at Theater Charlotte. Tickets and info: charlottelit.org/poetrynightclu…

It wouldn't be fall without a Charlotte Lit kickoff at Rosie's! Join us next Wednesday at 5:30pm and bring 2 minutes of your work to read. Come early to snag a spot on the Open Mic roster! Tickets: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/462/fall-ki…

Tonight! Rosie's! Be there! Tickets: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/462/fall-ki…

Charlotte Lit's Authors Lab — an intensive program designed to guide you through the process of writing a full-length novel or memoir — is now taking applications for the 2025 cohort! Details: charlottelit.org/authorslab/

Engaging workshop last night with David Hicks, who was visiting from Wilkes University in PA. David led us through exercises designed to help us translate significant events in our lives into stories. The class was free for Charlotte Lit members — a real perk!

Interested in writing about outdoor adventures, large or small? You’ll leave Jennifer McGaha's Oct. 15 online workshop with new material and fresh ideas. Register: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/451/wild-th…

We're excited that poet Nickole Brown has joined the program for Charlotte Lit's Poetry Nightclub on 9/27. Nickole opens for headliner Danusha Laméris, then later joins Danusha in conversation. Tickets: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/461/poetry-…

Litmosphere Fall 2024 is live ... with outstanding stories and poems by 30 writers from Charlotte and around the world! Also featuring beautifully evocative hand-cut collages by Wendy Balconi. Read: litmosphere.charlottelit.org/issues/2024fal…

Have you gotten your tickets for Poetry Nightclub? This Friday @ Theatre Charlotte! Your ticket includes your 1st drink: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/461/poetry-…

The step between crafting individual poems and assembling a collection for publication is a big one, even for experienced writers. Charlotte Lit's Poetry Chapbook Lab is here to help! Applications for the 2025 cohort open next week! For more information: charlottelit.org/chapbooklab/

Our friends and faculty in all the beautiful NC mountain towns are top of mind as they dig out from the unfathomable disaster of Hurricane Helene.

Join us on 10/8 for a sneak peek at Theatre Charlotte's production of "1984" based on George Orwell's classic! Enjoy drinks, appetizers, staged scenes, Q&A with the actors, and a ticket giveaway! It's all free ... but please register: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/478/1984-sc…

Join us tomorrow 10/8 for an exclusive preview of Theatre Charlotte's upcoming production of "1984," based on the dystopian novel by George Orwell. Theatre Charlotte actors will perform scenes from the show at The Village on Morehead. FREE! Tickets: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/478/1984-sc…

"You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it." - Octavia E. Butler

Charlotte Lit is hosting a Zoom reading by our faculty to benefit nonprofits in WNC, Monday 10/14. Look at that stellar lineup! Suggested contribution of $25, but all donations accepted and matched 100%. Tickets: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/479/reading…

Award-winning essayist Patrice Gopo is teaching a special class for us on Zoom on 11/14 — and all the proceeds benefit WNC recovery efforts! Register: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/481/compres…

Lit co-founder Kathie Collins has a series of beautiful prose poems up at Lived In this week! Check it out: lived-in.org/lived-in-writi…

Learn from author and UNC Charlotte professor Bryn Chancellor how to seek out and borrow details from the natural, urban, rural, or suburban environments around you to enrich your creative work. 10/29 at Charlotte Lit. Register: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/439/borrowe…