The North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR), produced at East Carolina University, publishes interviews and literary criticism about North Carolina writers and high-quality poetry, fiction, drama, and creative nonfiction by North Carolina writers or set in North Carolina. Our definition of a North Carolina writer is anyone who currently lives in North Carolina, has lived in North Carolina, or uses North Carolina as subject matter.
A cross between a scholarly journal and a literary magazine, NCLR has won numerous awards and citations, including six from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals: the Best New Journal award in 1994, the Best Journal Design award in 1999 and 2010, the Parnassus Award for Significant Editorial Achievement in 2007, the Phoenix Award for Significant Editorial Achievement in 2014, and Best Public Intellectual Special Issue in 2023.
Latest News
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NCLR Launches First Crowd-funding Campaign
ECU’s English Department and the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences are proud supporters of the North Carolina Literary Review. Your support—every little bit adds up—means NCLR can continue training the next generation of editors, writers, and graphic designers.
Current Call for Submissions
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2025: NC LGBTQ+ Literature
Randall Kenan. Bertha Harris. David Sedaris. Allan Gurganus. Jim Grimsley. These are just a handful of North Carolina authors who write openly and passionately about queer identities, issues, and joy. Whether explored through characters, journalism, memoir, poetry, drama, or other genres, these writers – along with other emerging or overlooked NC artists we hope to…
Upcoming Events
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NC Poetry Society Meeting includes Green Performance Poetry
Our winners perform at the NC Poetry Society Fall Meeting on Sept 14 in Asheville.
From the Archives
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Reimagining Place: David Gessner interview
Friday from the Archives: “breaking down walls”: An Interview with David Gessner by Dominique Marshall from NCLR 20 (2011) We’re revisiting some of our former student assistants for our current crowdfunding campaign, going on through October 15th, with our partner ECU Advancement.
Book Reviews
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A Timeless Southern Gothic Novel Reissued
Saturday Review: “Finding The Place” a review by Jamie Tews in NCLR Online Spring 2024 of Kristine Langley Mahler’s novel Curing Season: Artifacts (2022)
Editors’ Blog
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Our First Editors’ Meeting
Almost all (we missed Dana and Jeff!) of the current editorial staff gathered at Editor Margaret Bauer’s home near ECU this past week to finally meet each other in person!
North Carolina Literary Review
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