"Calling all lovers of poetry and music. Join us, whether you are an amateur or a professional, for an evening of raw talent. This group was started because we feel that the talents that people possess through spoken word and music appeals to us all. Join us and bring your talents as we offer you the opportunity to be heard in a laid back atmosphere.

R5Church presents, "Exhaust The Gift. God's Will-Your Voice-Be Heard" This is a group for artist's who want to come together & showcase their God given talents & gifts in a safe, non-threatening, godly atmosphere. All type of artists are welcome (spoken word, hip hop, graphic artists, story tellers, singers, musicians, etc)

The Charlotte Singer/Songwriters & Poets Circle is a networking and resource group of performing Singer/Songwriters & Poets living in the Charlotte area. We work together to host artist showcases and artists in the round shows to collectively build a local audience with hopes to expand regionally, nationally, and globally. We invite performing singer/songwriters, poets, and those interested in hearing us perform to join this group. Additionally, if you are touring in the Charlotte area and would …

Our Mission Statement: To promote the creation of original music by our members, and share our music within the local community and beyond. Our Purpose: Bring together lyricists, songwriters, and composers to connect, collaborate, provide feedback and critiques, learn from each other, and provide a support network of like minded musically creative folks. What this group is not: A place for men to meet women and "make beautiful music together." This comment has been added because there seems to b …

Promoting the "Art of Storytelling" STORYTELLING IS: - sharing of personal stories - in all cultures - oral history - a form of literacy - fun to listen to Who Should Join? Everyone!Storytellers and listeners alike! OUR STORY: After six years of producing a storytelling festival in the NC Triad that has drawn over 9,500 people, Triad Story Exchange/NC Storyfest Inc. of Greensboro NC has refocused it’s mission. Rather than just one big storytelling festival each year, we are focused on bri …

The Hendersonville Writers Group (HWG) is a private group that aims to create a safe, supportive, and creative space for local writers and poets to share and to receive feedback on drafts of poems, short stories, plays, or novel chapters. Topics for discussion may be imagery, dialogue, word choice, publication, or articles and books on writing. Space will be limited at meetings to maintain an intimate, friendly setting where everyone will have an opportunity to be heard. Inappropriate material o …

This is a group (and event) geared toward local Triad spoken word artists (from poets to script).

Always wanted to write, but can't get started? Stuck midway through a project? Writers need time devoted to the doing, and this group aims to set aside and protect that time. Unlike other writing groups that mainly critique manuscripts or give prompts for writing at home, we focus on generating new writing during the meeting. During our gatherings in a quiet setting, we will write exercises and offer feedback without damaging writing or writers. Those with a piece in progress may choose either t …

Charlotte Writers is a group dedicated to helping and encouraging writers (18+) of all levels, experiences, and genres in pursuing their dreams of publication. For beginning writers we offer feedback and methods in helping to make sure that your first steps into writing are positive ones, while for the more experienced writers we offer substantive critiques to help sharpen your work on its way to submission for publication. We have writers who have professional credits to their name from both bi …

A group for women writers to write, read, share, discuss issues, develop workshops, collaborate, promote, come together.

Who speaks Russian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, or any other Slavic languages? We're looking for a group to share literature, poetry, music, movies, current events and conversation.

This is a group for artists in the Charlotte area that want to share God's gift or art through various outlets and platforms.

Our purpose is to have a lot of fun while dancing, painting, making jewelry, writing poetry, making music, and en-corporating ALL of the arts in one place. This is for those who want to learn as well as those who want to sharpen their skill-set in ALL forms of the arts. So if you are interested in making things, writing things, playing music, and dancing... this group is for you=)

A group for all writers interested in publishing their work. Led by Wolf Hoelscher, owner of Pubmission.com and a former acquisitions editor, this group will talk about getting published in this new digital age, how to submit work, and where to find help for your writing. We can also workshop writing if members are interested in getting honest feedback on their writing. The overall goal, however is to offer support and camaraderie to fellow local writers. The plan is to meet about once a month. …