New Editors’ (Plural) Blog
by Margaret D. Bauer, Editor Welcome to our new website, with all of its new means of fulfilling NCLR‘s mission to preserve and promote North… Read More »New Editors’ (Plural) Blog
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Audrey Jennifer Smith Named Winner of the Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize
Calling it “astonishing and beautifully written,” David S. Cecelski has selected “In the Summer of Missing Girls” by Audrey Jennifer Smith of Greensboro, NC, as… Read More »Audrey Jennifer Smith Named Winner of the Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize
Prize-Winning Content Forthcoming in the 2022 North Carolina Literary Review Issues
The North Carolina Literary Review is excited to announce the winners of three honors given for content in our issues: the Paul Green Prize, the John… Read More »Prize-Winning Content Forthcoming in the 2022 North Carolina Literary Review Issues
Two New City-Set Novels
“What would Lee Roberts think of his son Terry’s latest novel? Set on Ellis Island, it is a hard-boiled detective thriller, the type of book Mr. Roberts was addicted to, short chapters and all.
An Excerpt from John Ehle’s The Landbreakers
Read this excerpt from John Ehle’s The Landbreakers (with art by Will Henry Stevens); then read an exploration of John Ehle’s Mountain Novels by Terry Roberts. Consider… Read More »An Excerpt from John Ehle’s The Landbreakers
Heather Bell Adams Wins Doris Betts Prize
Heather Bell Adams is the winner of the 2021 Doris Betts Fiction Prize for her story, “The Virgin of Guadalupe’s Moon.” Adams will receive a prize of $250 from the North Carolina Writers’ Network, and her story will be published in the North Carolina Literary Review’s 2022 issue.
Monique Truong to Judge Doris Betts Fiction Prize
Submissions are open for the 2021 Doris Betts Fiction Prize, which awards $250 and publication in the North Carolina Literary Review to a short story under 6,000 words.The deadline is October 31. Find the full submission guidelines, and submit, here. The final judge for this year’s Doris Betts Fiction Prize is Monique Truong.
Out of Over 400 Poems, James Applewhite Poetry Prize Winner Announced
The North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR) received a record number of poetry submissions to the 2021 James Applewhite Poetry Prize competition: 416 poems by 117 poets. NCLR Editor Margaret… Read More »Out of Over 400 Poems, James Applewhite Poetry Prize Winner Announced
Steve Mitchell Named Winner of the Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize
Steve Mitchell of Greensboro, NC, is the winner of the 2021 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize for “Ultimate Trip.” Mitchell will receive $400, and his essay will be… Read More »Steve Mitchell Named Winner of the Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize
Molly Sentell Haile Wins Record-Breaking Doris Betts Fiction Prize
Molly Sentell Haile of Summerfield is the winner of the 2020 Doris Betts Fiction Prize for her story, “Little Things.” Haile will receive a prize… Read More »Molly Sentell Haile Wins Record-Breaking Doris Betts Fiction Prize