2026 Calendar of Events
Our regular meetings are the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the
Watauga County Library in Boone.
Our meetings are co-sponsored by the Library and are open to the public.
A Zoom link is also available, and can be obtained by contacting:
In addition, we meet the first Thursday of the month for a workshop at the
Arts Council on State Farm Rd in Boone.
HCW Calendar - 2026
January 2026
(Our meetings in January and February will be online on Zoom)
Library – Diane Price
1 – Workshop – no workshop because of holiday
8 – Program – Online program -- Margaret Atwood
(Recorded interview)
22 – Critique – Ray Ruble
February
Library – Leslie Perry
5 – Workshop – Nuts and Bolts of Independent Publishing – Judy Geary
12 – Program – Albert A. Bell, Jr.
(Online program, live on Zoom)
26 – Critique –
March
Library – Marge Maycock
5 – Workshop -- Creating Accurate Fictional Characters for Historical Writing – Alan Hauser
12 - Program – Kelsey Day (Marlett)
26 – Critique – Karen Hodges
April
Library – Mar Startari
2 – Workshop -- Choices when publishing with KDP (Leslie Perry & Judy Geary)
9 – Program – Phoebe Pollitt
23 – Critique
May
Library
7 - Workshop
14 – Program – BOY Awards
28 – Critique – Marge Maycock
June
Library - Leslie Perry
4 - Workshop
11 - Program - Annie Woodford
25 – Critique
July
Library
2 - Workshop
9 – Program – Alan Hauser
23 – Critique
August
Library - Leslie Perry?
6 - Workshop - Leslie Perry - Publishing Large Print books on Amazon
13 - Program
27 – Critique
September
Library – Ray Ruble
3 - Workshop
10 – Program – Sharyn McCrumb & Christy Dunn
Sept. 2025 Cristy received the Tennessee Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts for her paintings.
24 – Critique – Ray Ruble
October
Library
1 - Workshop
8 - Program - Orson Scott Card
(Live on Zoom)
22 – Critique
November
Library
5 - Workshop
12 - Program
19 – Critique
December
Library
10 - Luncheon