Welcome to Charlotte Lit’s literary arts blog. What you’ll find here: reviews, interviews, craft essays, previews of literary arts events, and anything else that catches our attention.
We’re thrilled to announce Charlotte Lit was awarded a Cultural Vision Grant from the Arts and Science Council in support of our quarterly 4X4CLT poetry and art poster series. This grant, provided in part by the NC Arts Council, funds six editions of the series beginning with September’s release and ending in December 2019. The […]
https://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.png00Lisa Zerklehttps://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.pngLisa Zerkle2018-08-14 21:39:222018-08-14 21:40:03Grant News: 4X4CLT Series Funded by Arts and Science Council
Patrice Gopo’s All the Colors We Will See was released by Thomas Nelson this week. The book was named a Barnes & Noble Fall 2018 Discover Great New Writers selection. Patrice will read from and discuss the book at Park Road Books at 7 pm this Thursday. In one of the essays in her new collection All the […]
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Special thanks to the Arts and Science Council, which awarded me a Regional Artist Project Grant to attend the Wildacres Writing Workshop this year. The warnings go something like this: “You’re thinking about Wildacres? It’s amazing, but you need to know about the Gong Show.” For more than 30 summers, writer and writing enthusiast Judi […]
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Editor’s note: The following piece began as a Facebook post written by novelist Wiley Cash (The Last Ballad and others). Since it first appeared on June 29, it’s been shared 53 times and is now posted on Cash’s website. We asked to reprint the post here because it’s an important and thoughtful consideration on what […]
Grant News: 4X4CLT Series Funded by Arts and Science Council
/in Blog, Events/by Lisa ZerkleWe’re thrilled to announce Charlotte Lit was awarded a Cultural Vision Grant from the Arts and Science Council in support of our quarterly 4X4CLT poetry and art poster series. This grant, provided in part by the NC Arts Council, funds six editions of the series beginning with September’s release and ending in December 2019. The […]
A Reflection on Color in Patrice Gopo’s “All the Colors We Will See”
/in Blog, Reflections/by Kathie CollinsPatrice Gopo’s All the Colors We Will See was released by Thomas Nelson this week. The book was named a Barnes & Noble Fall 2018 Discover Great New Writers selection. Patrice will read from and discuss the book at Park Road Books at 7 pm this Thursday. In one of the essays in her new collection All the […]
Just Put On the Mouse Ears, Already: Wildacres Writing Workshop
/in Blog, Retreats and Residencies/by Paul RealiSpecial thanks to the Arts and Science Council, which awarded me a Regional Artist Project Grant to attend the Wildacres Writing Workshop this year. The warnings go something like this: “You’re thinking about Wildacres? It’s amazing, but you need to know about the Gong Show.” For more than 30 summers, writer and writing enthusiast Judi […]
The Writer’s Hustle
/in Blog, Inspiration/by Charlotte Lit AdminEditor’s note: The following piece began as a Facebook post written by novelist Wiley Cash (The Last Ballad and others). Since it first appeared on June 29, it’s been shared 53 times and is now posted on Cash’s website. We asked to reprint the post here because it’s an important and thoughtful consideration on what […]