Mount Pleasant Magazine Jan/Feb 2015

Story by Denise K. James.

hen it comes to

artists, the birth of some-

thing exciting often leads

to a kind of community

that fosters even greater art.

Here in our town of Mount

Pleasant, that very thing is

happening thanks to the efforts of the Culture Arts and

Pride (or CAP) Commission and a few individuals who

have blended their creative resources to help Lowcountry

writers find a home for their craft.

The brainchild of town council member Chris Nichols,

the CAP Commission is made up of individuals in Mount

Pleasant who care about arts and volunteerism. Soon after

CAP began, a subcommittee formed to start a new project

known as the Writers Workshop. The members of that

subcommittee include Susan Sloate, Charlie Williams,

Marie-Louise Moreto – all members of CAP – plus Teralyn

Reiter, a talented theater teacher, actor and director who

was recruited from the community to help the cause. The

subcommittee began meeting back in April of 2014 for the

inaugural Writers Workshop, which was held in Novem-

The Mount PleasantWritersWorkshop

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