"You were wild once. Don't let them tame you."
Isadora Duncan
News of the Month
Happy June, dear writers!
Summer is just around the corner. I hope you have lots of time to enjoy some summer reading and even more time for summer writing.
If you haven't had a chance to check out our website, visit: https://www.writersmorningout.org.
While you're there, be sure to check out our community page! This is a place for you to engage with other WMO members. Looking for a beta reader? Wanting to meet up in person with folks in your area? This is your spot to connect with other writers, be it to form writing groups, find readers, ask questions, share publications, or simply to make new friends who share a love of writing. The community is an optional feature. You can provide as much or as little information as you'd like, and no information extends beyond the community.
As our website is still new-ish, we may still encounter wrinkles to iron out. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
If you did not get a chance to attend our virtual Reading for Writers event in May with Meagan Church to discuss her book The Girls We Sent Away, you can watch the recording on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ft3Rc4YI-H8?si=H602VsqWxSE5J4yX
Upcoming Events
Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 1:00pm ET - Writers Discuss Writing
Please join us to share your accomplishments, questions, anecdotes, and comments as we discuss all things writing. Think of this as a writers' support group.
Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 1:00pm ET - The Naked Page: Writing with honesty, risk, and psychological freedom
We are thrilled to have Gali Kronenberg join us in discussion on how moving past self-censorship makes the work more dimensional and alive.
Gali Kronenberg is a book coach, developmental editor, and ghostwriter. He has helped more than 100 writers publish with HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster, and guided self-published authors who found devoted readers. A Columbia Journalism School graduate and former LA Times columnist and reporter, he has ghostwritten for a European prime minister who fought Nazis and for a New York Times bestselling author. He has interviewed lepers in West Africa, students and soldiers in Tiananmen Square, and Silicon Valley moguls—people who'd lost everything and people who seemed to have it all. What draws him is the contradictions—the self-deceptions, the sorrow, the grace. He finds that writing bridges solitude. His latest essay—about ping-pong, love, and deportation, a terrible combination, he knows—appeared in the Los Angeles Times. Learn more about Gali and his work at https://www.mightywordsstudio.com.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 7:00pm ET - Writers Discuss Craft
Join us for what is always a valuable learning session with literary agent, Tracy Crow, a true expert in the field. Learn more about Tracy at https://tracycrow.com.
News from the North Carolina Writers' Network
Is it time to renew your NCWN membership?
Check the top of the NCWN newsletter to see when your membership needs renewal.
Not a member? You’re missing out on discounts on Network-sponsored programs and events.
What are you waiting for? Membership is open to writers of all experience levels and genres, across the state and beyond. Join now at https://www.ncwriters.org/
Squire Summer Writing Workshops 2026
This year's workshops will be held at Appalachian State University in Boone Thursday, July 16-Sunday July 19. Register here: https://www.ncwriters.org/programs/conferences/squire-summer-writing-workshops-2026/.
Postscript:
WMO’s programs and meetings are a collaborative effort with Penny Cottrell, Tracy Crow, Tom Dow, Catherine Duncan, George Kauffman, Carol Phillips, Louise Dolan, and Judith Stanton—plus our ex-officio member and IT wizard, Josh Cottrell—all contributing.
Wishing you all the best in your writing endeavors!
Penny Cottrell, NCWN Regional Rep, Central Piedmont