“Fiction Talks,” a new writers’ organization in Western North Carolina for local authors and writers, will hold its first meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 in the Community Room of the Clyde Savings Bank on Carolina Blvd in Clyde.

The group is open to writers of all genre, including non-fiction, poets and those who write fiction.

The group’s emphasis will be on interactive support and sharing the written creation, learning methods and style, critiques, editing, publishing and having a good time among friends with creative minds.

Guest speakers and workshops will occasionally be scheduled for specific skill needs.

Organizing members of Fiction Talks include Tamara Fairchild, author of numerous published articles in Bluegrass Unlimited, Fate Magazine and more; Buffy Queen, screenwriter and producer of the regional motion picture, “Southern Belles”; and Marshall Frank, local columnist and author of two published suspense novels.

Fiction Talks also has its own web site at: http://hometown.com/fififair1/index.html.

For more information on participating in this group, call Tamara Fairchild at 828.648.8743 or Buffy Queen at 828.926.2508, or e-mail Fififair1@aol.com.