Charlotte Lit
@charlottelit.bsky.social
✑ Celebrating the literary arts
✑ Educating & engaging writers & readers
✑ Writing classes & community
https://www.charlottelit.org/
https://www.charlottelit.org/press/
✑ Educating & engaging writers & readers
✑ Writing classes & community
https://www.charlottelit.org/
https://www.charlottelit.org/press/
Still seats left for this online fiction workshop with @taracampbell.bsky.social. Writing compelling speculative fiction doesn't always require the creation of a whole new world! Info and registration: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/605/a-lit...
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Still seats left for this online fiction workshop with @taracampbell.bsky.social. Writing compelling speculative fiction doesn't always require the creation of a whole new world! Info and registration: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/605/a-lit...
If you've generated a lot of new writing this fall, let Charlotte Lit's @paulreali.bsky.social show you what and how to submit for publication. 12/2 on Zoom. charlottelit.configio.com/pd/604/playi...
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you've generated a lot of new writing this fall, let Charlotte Lit's @paulreali.bsky.social show you what and how to submit for publication. 12/2 on Zoom. charlottelit.configio.com/pd/604/playi...
Dialogue does the heavy lifting in our prose. It advances plot, reveals character and conflict, depicts negotiation, and can help establish the world of the story. Learn how to make yours sound realistic and not boring. #WritingCommunity charlottelit.configio.com/pd/602/write...
October 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Dialogue does the heavy lifting in our prose. It advances plot, reveals character and conflict, depicts negotiation, and can help establish the world of the story. Learn how to make yours sound realistic and not boring. #WritingCommunity charlottelit.configio.com/pd/602/write...
This class will sift through different types of point of view, exploring successful and innovative examples of each. We’ll experiment with perspectives we may not have considered that might better suit our stories, essays and poems. Register: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/588/whos-...
October 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This class will sift through different types of point of view, exploring successful and innovative examples of each. We’ll experiment with perspectives we may not have considered that might better suit our stories, essays and poems. Register: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/588/whos-...
The gavel comes down on our silent auction at 11:45pm on Friday, 10/3. Don't miss your chance to get a great deal on writing-related services from our top-notch creative writing faculty. New items added this week! givebutter.com/c/charlottel...
October 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The gavel comes down on our silent auction at 11:45pm on Friday, 10/3. Don't miss your chance to get a great deal on writing-related services from our top-notch creative writing faculty. New items added this week! givebutter.com/c/charlottel...
Psst ... Charlotte Lit is having a Silent Auction! Our generous and talented faculty members are contributing services, and the proceeds all go toward the completion of our new studio space. You don't have to live in Charlotte to take advantage of some of these deals! givebutter.com/c/charlottel...
September 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Psst ... Charlotte Lit is having a Silent Auction! Our generous and talented faculty members are contributing services, and the proceeds all go toward the completion of our new studio space. You don't have to live in Charlotte to take advantage of some of these deals! givebutter.com/c/charlottel...
Get some writing done this fall! Luke Whisnant is teaching a generative, short-form prose class via Zoom 9/30–10/28. Students will look at the history of short-form prose and write flashes from carefully crafted prompts. Info: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/600/prose... #WritingCommunity
August 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Get some writing done this fall! Luke Whisnant is teaching a generative, short-form prose class via Zoom 9/30–10/28. Students will look at the history of short-form prose and write flashes from carefully crafted prompts. Info: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/600/prose... #WritingCommunity
We've got a stellar lineup of instructors for our Fall 2025 classes! charlottelit.org/classes
August 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We've got a stellar lineup of instructors for our Fall 2025 classes! charlottelit.org/classes
Check out the update on construction of our new studio in Uptown Charlotte: mailchi.mp/charlottelit...
July 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Check out the update on construction of our new studio in Uptown Charlotte: mailchi.mp/charlottelit...
Just two weeks until our Fall 2025 class schedule goes live! We can't wait to share it with you. In the meantime, we've opened two of our multi-week classes for early registration—essay writing, with Rebecca McClanahan; and short-form (flash) prose with Luke Whisnant. charlottelit.org/classes/
July 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Just two weeks until our Fall 2025 class schedule goes live! We can't wait to share it with you. In the meantime, we've opened two of our multi-week classes for early registration—essay writing, with Rebecca McClanahan; and short-form (flash) prose with Luke Whisnant. charlottelit.org/classes/
Did you know Charlotte Lit has a store on Bookshop? You can meet all your summer reading needs with one stop! We're featuring books from Charlotte Lit Press as well as titles by our teaching faculty and by graduates from our Authors Lab program. Check it out: bookshop.org/shop/charlot...
June 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Did you know Charlotte Lit has a store on Bookshop? You can meet all your summer reading needs with one stop! We're featuring books from Charlotte Lit Press as well as titles by our teaching faculty and by graduates from our Authors Lab program. Check it out: bookshop.org/shop/charlot...
Some of us at Lit are in revision mode this summer. If you are, too — or the next time you find yourself revising — here's a wise thought from author Richard Bausch (as seen in LitHub, 5/20/25).
June 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Some of us at Lit are in revision mode this summer. If you are, too — or the next time you find yourself revising — here's a wise thought from author Richard Bausch (as seen in LitHub, 5/20/25).
Our new studio is in the de-construction phase.
May 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Our new studio is in the de-construction phase.
Our craft classes are coming to an end for the summer, but our FREE weekly writing community goes on and on! Pen to Paper meets weekly on Zoom, with a brief lesson and prompt, plus time for writing and sharing. Come join us and get some writing done! Register: www.charlottelit.org/pen-to-paper/
May 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our craft classes are coming to an end for the summer, but our FREE weekly writing community goes on and on! Pen to Paper meets weekly on Zoom, with a brief lesson and prompt, plus time for writing and sharing. Come join us and get some writing done! Register: www.charlottelit.org/pen-to-paper/
Happy publication day to Lola Haskins' fifteenth poetry collection — now available from Charlotte Lit Press: www.charlottelit.org/press/like-z...
May 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Happy publication day to Lola Haskins' fifteenth poetry collection — now available from Charlotte Lit Press: www.charlottelit.org/press/like-z...
Here's one of many bits of writing wisdom offered by poet Tyree Daye when he appeared at our Poetry Nightclub event last Friday!
April 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here's one of many bits of writing wisdom offered by poet Tyree Daye when he appeared at our Poetry Nightclub event last Friday!
We had a terrific time at Poetry Nightclub on Friday at Independent Picture House — our featured poet was Tyree Daye and special guest Olivia Dorsey Peacock. What a great venue and such powerful poetry about Black historical memory.
April 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We had a terrific time at Poetry Nightclub on Friday at Independent Picture House — our featured poet was Tyree Daye and special guest Olivia Dorsey Peacock. What a great venue and such powerful poetry about Black historical memory.
We're happy to announce that GoodLit Poetry Fellow Olivia Dorsey Peacock has joined the program for Poetry Nightclub on 4/25! She's opening for award-winning poet Tyree Daye, then joining him for a conversation and audience Q&A. Tickets: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/501/poetr...
April 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We're happy to announce that GoodLit Poetry Fellow Olivia Dorsey Peacock has joined the program for Poetry Nightclub on 4/25! She's opening for award-winning poet Tyree Daye, then joining him for a conversation and audience Q&A. Tickets: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/501/poetr...
It's National Library Week, and today is Right to Read Day! Attacks on libraries take many forms: book bans, threats to programs and funding, laws that target library workers and educators. Contact your representatives by phone or email and ask them to protect federal library funding!
April 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's National Library Week, and today is Right to Read Day! Attacks on libraries take many forms: book bans, threats to programs and funding, laws that target library workers and educators. Contact your representatives by phone or email and ask them to protect federal library funding!
If you're not registered for Charlotte Lit classes, you're missing the most fun you can have while also learning! Jodi Helmer made this observation during her recent class, "Build Your Freelance Writing Business." Why have #fomo? See what else we're offering: www.charlottelit.org/classes/
March 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If you're not registered for Charlotte Lit classes, you're missing the most fun you can have while also learning! Jodi Helmer made this observation during her recent class, "Build Your Freelance Writing Business." Why have #fomo? See what else we're offering: www.charlottelit.org/classes/
Learn to write an American sonnet — with no fixed rhyme scheme or specific meter, poets are free to innovate or impose their own constraints. Info and registration: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/463/epiph...
March 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Learn to write an American sonnet — with no fixed rhyme scheme or specific meter, poets are free to innovate or impose their own constraints. Info and registration: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/463/epiph...
Excited to share the Spring 2025 of our online journal, Litmosphere, with beautiful artwork by @abelmont.bsky.social and fiction, poetry, CNF, and flash by so many talented writers. Check it out! litmosphere.charlottelit.org/issues/2025s...
March 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Excited to share the Spring 2025 of our online journal, Litmosphere, with beautiful artwork by @abelmont.bsky.social and fiction, poetry, CNF, and flash by so many talented writers. Check it out! litmosphere.charlottelit.org/issues/2025s...
Wondering how to "break up" with your essay? In this online class, you'll learn techniques for ending your essays without tying them up with a neat red bow. Info: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/457/lets-...
March 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Wondering how to "break up" with your essay? In this online class, you'll learn techniques for ending your essays without tying them up with a neat red bow. Info: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/457/lets-...
Are you nervous to write love poetry because you think it’s going to sound cheesy and sentimental? In this class we’ll discuss and practice a range of approaches to the love poem—or the poem that talks about love. @chenchenwrites.bsky.social Register: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/455/the-c...
March 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Are you nervous to write love poetry because you think it’s going to sound cheesy and sentimental? In this class we’ll discuss and practice a range of approaches to the love poem—or the poem that talks about love. @chenchenwrites.bsky.social Register: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/455/the-c...
Only 3 seats left! If you've wondered why particular fairy tales persist in our culture, enchanting young and old alike, join mythologist and Charlotte Lit cofounder Kathie Collins for an online class that journeys into these magical realms. Register: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/436/four-...
March 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Only 3 seats left! If you've wondered why particular fairy tales persist in our culture, enchanting young and old alike, join mythologist and Charlotte Lit cofounder Kathie Collins for an online class that journeys into these magical realms. Register: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/436/four-...