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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nIf your goals for the fall also involve writing projects, then Charlotte Lit has you covered. I recently contacted Paula Martinac, Charlotte Lit\u2019s Community Coordinator, and asked her for more information about Charlotte Lit\u2019s plans for the fall. Here is what she sent to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charlotte Lit\u2019s Fall 2024 lineup has something for everyone \u2014 from brand-new writers to those polishing up their manuscripts for submission. Several new-to-us teachers have joined us, including UNC Charlotte Professor Emeritus Chris Davis and Jennifer McGaha from the Great Smokies Writing Program at UNC Asheville. And we\u2019ve also brought back favorite instructors from past seasons, like Tara Campbell, Bryn Chancellor, and C.T. Salazar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re excited to debut some new class formats this fall, including multi-session classes aimed at helping writers meet tangible goals. For example, Chris Davis leads \u201cSix Weeks, Six Poems,\u201d and Caroline Hamilton Langerman heads up \u201cFive Weeks, Five Essays.\u201d These classes are built around a combination of instruction, prompts, and sharing time, and the key components are support and encouragement. The objective is for students to assemble a small portfolio of drafts that they can later hone and submit. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n For advanced writers looking to attract agents and editors, we\u2019ve got a two-session class called \u201cMaster-Pitch Theater\u201d with Katharine Sands. She\u2019ll use her expertise as a literary agent to help them pull together both a submission package and an \u201celevator pitch\u201d to use at conferences.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our one-off classes are back, on an array of topics in all genres. We\u2019re especially thrilled to host poetry master classes with two esteemed poets, Danusha Lam\u00e9ris and NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If folks are looking for a writing retreat, we\u2019re presenting two this fall. The first is in-town at Charlotte Lit and features prompts, individual consultations, and an add-on Reiki session with a Level II practitioner. We also have an out-of-town retreat at the Innisfree Retreat Center in East Bend, NC, led by poets Jessica Jacobs and Kathie Collins. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n As always, we\u2019ve got a mix of in-person classes and Zoom sessions that allow folks who can\u2019t make it into the city to get writing instruction, too. And for Charlotte Lit members, there\u2019s a free class available in September on structuring an autobiographical story, whether fiction or nonfiction, with David Hicks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n