“Actaeaon and Diana” by Alan Shapiro
Friday from the Archives: “Actaeon and Diana” by Alan Shapiro with art by Frank Hunter in NCLR 2004
Devra Thomas
NCLR’s 2025 Spring Issue with New Fiction by Jim Grimsley
Our Spring issue, due out for release later this month, contains a new short story by Jim Grimsley, poetry from the ’24 Applewhite contest, 21 book reviews, and more!
“Blossoming Poplars” by James Applewhite
Friday from the Archives: “Blossoming Poplars,” “Unpublished Interview,” “Repairing the Farmhouse,” “The Home Place,” and “Along the Ridge”: five poems by James Applewhite with art by Paul Hartley in NCLR 2010
2025 Poetry Contest Judges: Bowens & Bathanti
The 2025 Poetry Contest judges are…
History and Inclusion with Dr. María DeGuzmán
Friday from the Archives: “Carolina Outlier: An Interview with María DeGuzmán” by Joan Conwell with photography by María DeGuzmán in NCLR 2013
From Plate to Page: Intersections of Food and Poetry
A Guest post from our friends at the North Carolina Poetry Society. Reminder: April is National Poetry Month and the submission window for both our poetry contests!
Cinderella in the Swamp
Friday from the Archives: “The Patchwork Princess of the Great Dismal Swamp” a short story written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Molly Windsor in NCLR 2006
NC Writers’ Network Conference
Join us for the NC Writers’ Network Spring Conference.
2014 Applewhite Winner Elizabeth Jackson
Friday from the Archives: “East End, West End,” the 2014 James Applewhite Poetry Prize Winner by Elizabeth W. Jackson in NCLR 2015
McGaha reviews Sedaris
Saturday Review: “Have No Fear: David Sedaris is Still Here” a review by Jennifer McGaha of David Sedaris’ collection Happy-Go-Lucky in NCLR Online Winter 2025