NCLR 2013

Special Feature: North Carolina: A State of Change, A Changing State

cover photography by Mary Shannon Johnstone

NCLR 2013 Press Release [PDF]

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Pushcart Nominations
James Applewhite
Fred Chappell
Leah Hampton
Bland Simpson
Daniel Wallace

Changing the Subject

section introduction by Margaret D. Bauer, Editor [P D F ]

“Just like our state, academia is a place of constant change: new students appear in our classes every semester. Every semester also provides the opportunity to start over or try something new.”

Temperate Air, Requisite Care
an essay by Bland Simpson
photography by Rob Amberg, David Blevins, Steve Exum, Ann Cary Simpson, and Scott Taylor
Read the first page here. [PDF]

Genre Conventions with a Half-Twist:
An Interview with Charles Frazier
by Margaret D. Bauer
Read the first page here. [PDF]

The Evolution of a Genre: Literary Historical Fiction
by Margaret D. Bauer

Persistence, Nighttime Scribbles, and A Successful Debut Novel: An Interview with Anna Jean Mayhew
by Christina G. Bucher

Carolina Outlier: An Interview with María DeGuzmán
by Joan Conwell
photography by María DeGuzmán

Last Retreat to Topsail Island
the 2012 James Applewhite Poetry Prize poem
by Mark Smith-Soto
art by Luis German Ardila
Watch award presentation and poem reading here. ?

A Cuban in Mayberry
an essay by Gustavo Pérez Firmat

Everyone Is Some Kind of Animal
a short story by Daniel Wallace
art by Bob Trotman

“the seen and the unseen”:
An Interview with Wiley Cash
by George Hovis
photography by Rob Amberg
Read the first page here. [PDF]

Director Anthony Minghella and actor Jude Law on the film set of *Cold Mountain*

Keeping the Past Alive

section introduction by Margaret D. Bauer, Editor [PDF]

“Last year’s special feature section topic, North Carolina Literature into Film, turned out to be our most popular topics for exploration, and we are happy to revisit the subject here with another interview with Charles Frazier, this one focusing on his discussion of the film adaption of Cold Mountain.”

Finding the Forsaken: Lumbee Identity in Charles Chesnutt’s Mandy Oxendine
by Erica Abrams Locklear
Read the first page here. [PDF]

Only Yonaguska
the 2012 James Applewhite Poetry Prize 2nd Place poem
by Laurence G. Avery
art by Lloyd Carl Owle

For Henry, 1937-2001; Reading the Science News; Hemlock Hill; and Written Beside Bass Lake
four poems by James Applewhite
art by Hanna Jubran, Seo Eo, and Bob Rankin

As It Happens . . .
poetry and prose by Fred Chappell
art by Katie Claiborne and Rebecca Fagg

“The Way Movies Tell Stories”: Putting Charles Frazier’s Furniture into Anthony Minghella’s Rooms
NCLR Editor Margaret D. Bauer Interviews Charles Frazier
photography by Phil Bray and Annie Frazier
Read the first page here. [PDF]

Jake Mills, My Old Friend
a remembrance by Bland Simpson

New (and Not So New) Writers to Watch

section introduction by Margaret D. Bauer, Editor [PDF]

“I encourage writers and readers to subscribe to NCLR and thereby show your support of this literary magazine whose work (some day, perhaps yours) is published inside its pages.”