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 – Activities, led by Leslie Perry
March
Library – David Craig
5 – Workshop -- Family Books - Alan Hauser, Mary, Rea, Judy, Lory, Sarah
12 - Program – Kelsey Day (Marlett)
26 – Critique – Karen Hodges
April
Library – Leslie Perry
2 – Workshop -- Choices when publishing with KDP (Leslie Perry & Judy Geary)
9 – Program – Phoebe Pollitt
23 – Critique - Rea Tate
May
Library - Book of the Year Awards
Judy Geary
7 - Workshop -- Building Characters w/ Rea Tate (Arts Coun)
14 – Program – Book of the Year Awards (Library)
28 – Critique – Marge Maycock (Library)
June
Library - Marge Maycock
4 - Workshop - Point of View (Arts Coun)
Judy Geary Convening
11 - Program - Annie Woodford (Library)
25 – Critique (Library)
July
Library - Mar Startari
2 - Workshop - Related Merch & Talking to Bookstores (Arts Coun)
9 – Program – Alan Hauser (Library)
23 – Critique (Library)
August
Library - Leslie Perry?
6 - Workshop - Leslie Perry - Publishing Large Print books on Amazon (Arts Coun)
13 - Program - Irina Zhorov (Library)
27 – Critique (Library)
September
Library – Ray Ruble
3 - Workshop - (Arts Coun)
10 – Program – Sharyn McCrumb & Christy Dunn (Library)
Sept. 2025 Cristy received the Tennessee Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts for her paintings.
24 – Critique – Ray Ruble (Library)
October
Library -- David Craig
1 - Workshop - (Arts Coun)
8 - Program - Orson Scott Card (Library)
(Live on Zoom)
22 – Critique (Library)
November
Library
5 - Workshop - (Arts Coun)
12 - Program- Kelsey Day (Live on Zoom) (Library)
19 – Critique (Library)
December
Library
10 - Luncheon (Boone UU Fellowship)