Neuse River Writers, formally known as Triangle East Writers, is a diverse group of people who meet to share, offer support, learn, and improve their writing craft for fun and/or publication. We gather the second Thursday of every month from
5 pm to 7 pm
Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield,
305 E. Market Street, Smithfield, NC.
REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS
Member Meeting
June 12, 2025 5 - 7 PM
JUNE MEETING:
President’s Surprise
Even the other board members do not know what sort of scheme Char intends to hatch at our June meeting! You have no choice but to mark your calendar for June 12, 5-7 PM to find out!
FREE
Visitors Welcome
Coming in July
Sue Scott
July 10
Sue Scott is a retired public librarian who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is a longtime member of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) and frequently presents programs on topics directly related to Austen's novels. She also conducts classes on Austen’s novels for North Carolina State’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Now that she has retired, Sue finds (much to her delight) that she has more time to drink tea, attend book clubs, watch movies, and, of course, talk about all things Jane Austen.
Sue will have musical accompaniment by Bruce Emery who has been a professional musician for more than 40 years. In addition, he has written and published more than 20 music instruction books.
Neuse River Writers meet
2nd Thursday of every month
from 5:00 pm to 7 pm at the
Public Library of Johnston County & Smithfield
305 E Market Street, Smithfield, NC
Member Meeting - 2025 DATES
June 12
July 10
August 14
September 11
October 9
November 13
December 11
Selma Open Mic
July 25, 2025 5 - 7 PM
Members are encouraged (not required) to perform their work at monthly open mics. The Community Open Mic Emcees are volunteers, and the sessions are two hours long. Getting up in front of an audience and performing their work helps writers improve their content and presentations.
FREE
Visitors of All Ages Welcome
Open Mic occurs
Last Friday of most months
from 6:00 pm to 8pm at the
Harrison Center for Active Aging
611 W. Noble Street, Selma, NC
2025 Open Mic - DATES
May 30
July 25
August 29
September 26
October 31
November - Closed for the holidays
December - Closed for the holidays
Break-Out Groups
Three Locations
TELLING OUR STORIES
Facilitator - Cindy Brookshire
Harrison Center for Active Aging
611 W. Noble Street, Selma, NC
FREE
Thursdays 1 - 3 PM
2025 DATES
May 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29
June 5, 12, 19, and 24
July 3, 10, 17, and 24
August 7, 14, 21, and 28
September 4, 11, 18, and 25
October 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30
November - 6, 13, and 20
December 4, 11, and 18
WRITE ON!
Facilitator - Barbara Crowley
Benson Center for Active Aging
1204 N Johnson St, Benson, NC
FREE
Tuesdays 1 - 3 PM
2025 DATES
May 6, 13, 20, 27
June 3, 10, 17, 24
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
August 5, 12, 19, 26
September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
October 7, 14, 21, 28,
November - 4, 11, 18, 25
December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
THE WRITE STUFF
Facilitator - Char Vinar
Clayton Center for Active Aging
303 Dairy Rd, Clayton, NC
FREE
Wednesdays 3-4pm
2025 DATES
May 7, 14, 21, 28
June 4, 11, 18, 25
July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
August 6, 13, 20, 27
September 3, 10, 17, 24
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19, 26
December 3, 10, 17, 24
Dawn Reno Langley in Benson
Sunday June 22, 2025
In her varied literary career, Ms. Langley has written both fiction and non-fiction, children’s books, novels, self-help manuals, and award-winning essays, short stories, and poems.
Join us on Sunday, June 22, 2025 (at Benson Little Theater Auditorium, 303 E. Church St., Benson, NC.) as Langley speaks about her writing and publishing adventures as well as social topics, issues, and loves that make her books so popular with readers and critics. She will discuss many of her works such as:
The Mourning Parade, Analyzing the Prescotst, and her newest novel, the first in a trilogy, The Mystic. This trilogy tells the story of a woman who navigates a complex web of secrets, racial tensions, and moral dilemmas, as she faces the truth about her husband’s accident.
We are honored to have this award-winning Fulbright Scholar visiting us from her home in Wilmington. She will have just returned from a book tour in New England before she visits us. I want her to be impressed by our literary endeavors.
An Afternoon with Dawn Reno Langley, Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM at BLT Theater, 303 E. Church St., Benson, NC
For more information, please contact Teresa McLamb Blackmon, (919) 894-6606 or Willieruth1954@gmail.com.
Be a sponsor/get your tickets now for this NYT Best-Selling Author event to furnish the *NEW* Princeton Public Library! Author and Our State Book Club podcast host, Wiley Cash is coming to Selma, to the Old North State Food Hall's Longleaf Tavern on August 2! Don't delay - limited seating!
WILEY CASH IN SELMA
August 2, 2025
