Talented and Creative Ink

Writer's Group Page


Talented and Creative Ink
nerzine@excite.com
P.O. Box 131032
The Woodlands, TX 77393-1032
United States



Fiction and Poetry Reading

The next Fiction and Poetry reading hosted by Talented and Creative Ink, Corp. will be held in March.  Please check this website for updates.

Click here to see pictures of our previous readings held at the Bookstop (the old Alabama Theater) in Houston.


The English department of North Harris College has something else to brag about. Students in a creative writing class at the community college (taught by writer Michael McFarland) yearned to extend the artistic support they experienced in the classroom. The result was an organization that today contiunues to offer advice and hope to undiscovered writers across America.

 Talented and Creative, Ink (TCI) began to create publications after it became obvious that the established publishing field was unwilling to accept the heart felt experimentations of the undaunted TCI members. The result was Hidden Dimensions, an anthology of poetry and prose. Following this publication was the establishment of a literary journal, "No Experience Required." The tri-annual journal enables TCI to offer a portion of its success to any writer in the country, either through publication or editorial advice.

 How often does such a diverse group of people unite to lead the independent publishing field into a new dimension of freedom? Where else can you listen to the ravings of a serious poet one moment and hear traditional stories from a Native American the next? TCI has always been and always will be open to all forms of literature (unless it's grossly indecent -- to the point it accomplishes nothing in the form of plot) and to anyone at all levels of ability. The TCI philosophy views writing as an art, and for this reason the group is gaining the reputation as an artist's haven.



 
Updated: New Meeting Times
TCI Schedule of Events
(This scedule is subject to change.)

January



January 28 -- 1:00 p.m. (@ Bookstop in Houston)

Event dates: None scheduled at this time.
 
 

February

February 25 -- 1:00 p.m. (@ Bookstop in Houston)

Event dates: None scheduled at this time.

March

March 25 -- 1:00 p.m. (@ Bookstop in Houston)

Event dates: March 16 -- 7:30 p.m. Fiction and Poetry Reading (@ Bookstop in Houston)


 
Where does the T.C.I. Writer's Group meet?

TCI currently meets in two locations:

The Original TCI meeting location:
Kwong Fung's Restaurant
22557 Aldine-Westfield
Suite B
Spring, TX  77373
(at Hirschfield Rd. near the Mercer Arboretum)

The Houston meeting location:
Bookstop
2922 South Shepherd
Houston, TX  77098
(within the old Alabama Theater)

How does one get involved?

This is simple!

For those of you living north of Houston, Texas (Southern Montgomery County, Northern Harris County), stop on by Kwong Fung's Restaurant!

Map To Kwong Fung's Restaurant

Directions

1. If you are coming from north of Houston (Directions begin at Willis, TX, about 29 miles north of Kwong Fung's)

2. If you are coming from south of Houston (Directions begin at Bonney, TX)

3. If you are coming from west of Houston (Directions begin at San Antonio, TX)

If you live in the Houston area, TCI meets once a week at the Bookstop down Shepherd in downtown Houston.  The group holds this monthly meeting in the balcony area, where a coffee bar is located.
Click here for a map and driving directions

Map to Bookstop down South Shepherd

Directions

1. If you are coming from north of Houston (Directions begin at Willis, TX)

2. If you are coming from south of Houston (Directions begin at Bonney, TX)

3. If you are coming from west of Houston (Directions begin at San Antonio, TX)

For more information, contact the bookstore directly at: 713-529-2345

If you do not live in the Houston area, you can still participate via the internet.  We have a messageboard where writers can post important questions or comments.

Plans are also in the works for future online events.  If you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to send them to:

nerzine@excite.com

or mail them to:

Talented and Creative Ink
P.O. Box 131032
The Woodlands, TX 77393-1032
United States


 
Other Creative Writing Groups (from dmoz.org directories)

Creative Writing Groups Directory


TCI Website Directory


TCI Press Page
(Learn More About the Latest Issues of NER + Ordering Information)
TCI / NER Contest Page
(A List of Winners + 2000 Poetry Contest Guidelines)
TCI Writers Group Home Page
TCI List of Publications and Presses
(An Excellent Resource If You Want To Get Published)
TCI Authors and Literary Research Page
(Not As Effective As Library Research, But A Good Place To Start)
The No Experience Required Homepage
TCI Page for English and Literature Majors
(Helpful Lists of Literature and Creative Writing Schools)
 Talented and Creative Ink, Corp. Homepage
TCI Messageboard
Awards Earned by TCI and the NER Staff


Some of the members of Talented and Creative Ink
Dore Hevenor 
Charlotte D. Kennedy
Joseph Burns, Helen Ciancimino, and Karen Spencer (Bookstop public relations manager)
Chris Partida (Talented and Creative Ink, Corp. President)
Martha James


This page is maintained by Chris Partida, the TCI/NER Webpage editor. If you have any problems with this page, please contact him at:

nerzine@excite.com