From Wrens to Chickens… Judy Hogan now
Just wanted to note a lovely report from past CWP staffer Ruth Eckles about a backyard chicken workshop she attended. The workshop was led by none other than CWP founder Judy Hogan. Here’s a link to...
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How we promote our authors
Here are some of our younger workers helping with the recent mailing for Minnie Bruce Pratt’s Inside the Money Machine and Yvonne Murphy’s Aviaries For every book we publish, we engage in a major...
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The Book of Ystwyth – a post from Wales
I am in Wales just for a few days, to attend tomorrow’s opening of Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ 60th-Birthday Retrospective Exhibition at the National Library of Wales. The exhibition will continue through...
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Jeanne M. Leiby, 1964-2011
Last month I learned of the death of Jeanne Leiby, editor of The Southern Review and author of Downriver, which we published in 2007. Downriver had been selected by Quinn Dalton as the winner of the...
View Article2011: The year in review
This morning, when I went to wake my 11-year-old son, I found him at the window, a camera in his hand. “What are you doing up already, Paul?” I asked. “I just had to take a picture of the fog; it looks...
View ArticleMinnie Bruce Pratt’s “The Struggle to Write”
Check out a wonderful two-part piece at The Poetry Foundation’s website: First is Minnie Bruce Pratt’s long biographical piece, “The Struggle to Write.” Following that is critic and historian Julie...
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L. Lamar Wilson wins the 2012 Carolina Wren Press Poetry Series
We are delighted to announce that L. Lamar Wilson’s manuscript Sacrilegion was chosen by Lee Ann Brown as the winner of the 2012 Carolina Wren Press Poetry Series. Of this collection, Brown writes:...
View ArticleCarolina Wren Press on WUNC 91.5 fm
Today I had the great pleasure of appearing on The State of Things at WUNC 91.5fm, along with Minnie Bruce Pratt, to talk about Carolina Wren Press. Here is a link to the segment
View ArticleRelative Strangers makes the bestseller list
Margaret Hermes’ collection of stories, Relative Strangers, has hit the St. Louis independent booksellers bestseller list for March, 2012. This stunning collection was selected by Jill McCorkle as the...
View ArticleCreating a Buzz: The cross-pollination of reality and fiction
by Margaret Hermes The day the bees invaded my house, I was getting it ready for a party. As I pressed mushroom croustades into miniature muffin tins, the faint drone humming along the edge of my...
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2015 Awards for Carolina Wren Press Books!
We are pleased to announce that two of our 2014 titles have received recent award recognition. A Falling Star by Chantel Acevedo was awarded a national bronze medal for Multicultural Fiction from the...
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Some of the most popular books for aspiring writers
No matter if you are a professional or novice writer, you should always try to improve your writing skills further. One way to do this is to find a good book on writing, but choosing the right book is...
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Want to write about video games? Here are some ideas!
Ever since they first appeared a few decades ago, video games have been part of many people’s lives. Initially, video games were quite simple, but nowadays they have grown into complex systems with...
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Useful tips on how to create a successful editorial plan
Although you are a successful writer and you enjoy doing your job, you may sometimes find yourself in a situation that you must compromise the quality of your texts because you just don’t have enough...
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Top three most popular books on sports betting
If you want to know what the best reads for betting are, we have a few we would like to recommend. All aspiring bettors should take many things into consideration when placing their bets, and these...
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Are ebooks taking over printed books?
Different types of readers chose different book genres, as well as the versions of the books. Some people prefer holding a physical book in their hands and feeling the smell of its pages while being...
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Top three most popular books on football
If you are an avid football fan and enjoy the spectacle and the passion that comes with it, you might wonder if there are any books that you can read and dig deeper into the most popular sport and the...
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Tips for promoting your writing services online
If you chose writing to be the job that you love and that earns you a living, then you should always be available for the possible projects. One more important thing is promoting your services online...
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The path to finding a writing niche for freelance writers
You have just graduated and earned a degree in literature, journalism or communication. You have great language skills and you are good at writing and you don’t have a job waiting for you. If you are...
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How to turn your writing talent into profit
When talking about writers, most people think of those who create different forms of literary art, such as novels, plays, or short stories. However, thanks to the development of the internet and social...
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