A mingle for creative writers will be held Sunday, 3/9, from 3 pm to 5 pm at the Dapper Owl coffee pub. Connect with other writers in a relaxed setting—and even sit down and write for a bit, if you’re so inspired. Come and go anytime. Help us plan by RSVPing on this Google form.
Sponsored by the literary interest group of the Rutherford Arts Alliance, Poetry in the Boro, and MTSU Write, this event is free and open to writers of all genres and experience levels (including “thinking about writing”). We encourage you to make a purchase from Dapper Owl in order to support this local business!
More about the mingle
The main goal of the mingle is for writers of all genres to connect and just hang out! We also hope to learn what the writing community might want for future mingles or events. For this mingle we plan:
an activity corner for quick writing prompt games
a Shut Up and Write space: get a coffee and chat a while, then sit down and write for an hour or so in Dapper Owl's private room!
at 3:45 PM, a 10 minute program of writerly inspiration offered by this month's guest host, Carson Elliot. Carson will also be on hand to chat about writing and publishing.
About our March host
Image courtesy Carson Elliot
Carson Elliot (they/them) is a poet and educator living in Middle Tennessee after growing up in Northeast Ohio. They are the author of the chapbook Celestial Bodies: A Year of Transgender Love Letters (2023). Their work focuses on the lyrical wisdom that the land provides, and the intersections of transness and spirituality. They are an OZ Arts ArtWire Fellow, a TA for Unfold: 30 Days of Writing in Community, and their work can be found in publications such as Backwoods Literary Press, South Carolina Review, Ouch! Collective, and Fifth Wheel Press, among others.
About the venue and parking
The Dapper Owl coffee pub is located at 2412 East Main St. just past its intersection with Rutherford Blvd., on the east side of the MTSU campus. Overflow parking is on the Arnold Lane side of the building – pull in perpendicular to the building to allow more cars to fit (careful of the AC unit!) or park on the side of road down Arnold Lane (please don’t block any driveways).
Again, if you plan to attend, please RSVP on this Google form
