Constant Contact is one of my favorite tools for my business. I use this e-marketing service for my newsletters, events and surveys. It has increased my business and I know it will increase your business, too! If you’re interested in saving $30 when joining, tell them I referred you. My user name is “avosborn.”
NC Writers’ Network and their blog, the White Cross School Blog. gives established and emerging writers access to
state-wide conferences, workshops, residencies, contests, jobs and more! Membership is $75 a year, less for students/seniors. I’ve been a member for over 5 years and the NCWN has been invaluable to me and my career. I am the Raleigh Regional Representative for the NC Writers’ Network and I help promote the Network through programs and events.
A Place for Women to Gather is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. A Place for Women to Gather provides a welcoming place, programs and services to foster spiritual and human growth development for women.
Pedestal Online Magazine Find fresh and veteran talent in this one-of-a-kind literary magazine. Pedestal is celebrating its 9th year. Fan them on Facebook.
Coffee and Contacts: Power Networking for Women provides women business owners and entrepreneurs a place to network, gather for seminars and exchange information and referrals. I’ve been a member of this group for almost three years and it’s made such a positive difference in my life.
Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh’s independent bookstore where readers meet authors! These booksellers know their stuff.
Falls River Books, is an independent used and rare book store in North Raleigh owned by Steven
Elliot. Steven supports the NC Writers’ Network every month by hosting the Writers’ Morning Out and he was a big part of making the First Annual Authors’ Showcase at Falls River Town Center held in Oct 2009 a realty.
Press53 is headquartered in Lewisville, NC, and is co-owned by Kevin Watson and Sheryl Monks.
Megan Cutter. Megan and her husband, Barton, own Cutter’s Word, LLC, which specializes in writing, editing, and photography. Both Megan and Barton are poets and corporate communication writers.
Deb Johnson, author, speaker, Bi Polar Chick. I love this gal’s website and blog, Bipolar Chick 2 the Rescue.
NC Arts Council Grants issued every other year.
Stammer! Performance poetry and music. Every other month at Artspace, in Downtown Raleigh. Facilitated by Mz Julee. Click here to find out more about Mz Julee.
Sertoma Writers’ Club Meets 1:30-3:30 the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at the Sertoma Arts Center, 1400 W. Millbrook Rd. in Raleigh. Members read their poetry, articles and fiction aloud or come to listen to constructive criticism and mutual encouragement. E-mail Sertoma Club chair Geni Fitzgerald for more information.
Bill Davis, Team Nimbus of North Carolina is more than business coaching, it’s workshops, events and opportunities for valuable connections.
PainReliefMassage with Michele Moss offers natural pain relief for adults, children and the elderly using medical massage, craniosacral therapy and more.
Quinn Dalton. Author of Stories from the Afterlife, Bulletproof Girl and the novel, High Strung.
Juliet Patterson. Author of The Truant Lover (Nightboat Books), which was selected by Jean Valentine for the 2004 Nightboat Poetry Prize. Her poems have appeared in Bellingham Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, American
Letters & Commentary and other magazines. Juliet teaches poetry at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival and also in Minneapolis through the College of St. Catherine, Hamline University, The Loft Literary Center,
and the Perpich Center for Arts Education.
Jane K. Andrews is a short story writer, essayist, poet and editor. Check out her website on WordShop if you need
editing help with nonfiction, fiction and/or poetry.
Leslie Hobbs, blogger of Mit Moi and fiction writer who is working on a historical fiction novel set in California mining country in the 19th century. Leslie’s blog is chock-full of poetry, writing tips, creative nonfiction and how-to’s for pairing which beer with which food.
Peggy Payne Author of NY Times Bestseller, Sister India. Check out her Boldness Blog which offers inspiration to writers at all levels of their writing careers.
Suzanne Ballantyne is a writer, artist, educator, mother, and practicing peaceful spirit. She is a lifecoach and
facilitates workshops with NC State’s Encore program, the Town of Cary and YogAsana South, among others.
Christy English. Christy is a talented writer of historical fiction and chick-lit. Check out her musings on her blog as she lives and writes in Manhattan.
Sherry Pederson-Thrasher is a poet and culinary artist. Check out her delicious poetry and recipe blog here. Sherry also writes the Three Sisters Memoir blog.
Katharine Giovanni Author of God, Is That You? (2002) and The Concierge Manual (2006, 3rd Edition), a manual for new business owners to take charge of their business from the inside out.
Triangle Concierge Katharine and Ron Giovanni’s concierge training website featuring products, resources, and workshop information.
Christopher Salerno is a poet and author of Whirligig (Spuyten Duyvil 2006), his first full-length collection of poems. He’s currently working on his second book, There Are Airs. Chris teaches English Composition and poetry at NC State. Check out his blog here about his writing life.
Tom Lisk, NCSU poetry professor and author of These Beautiful Limits and Aroma Terrapin. Check out his blog, Oilcloth and Linoleum
