Gurganus Changing the Story 25 Years Ago
Friday from the Archives: “A “love of hopeless comedy”: The Humor of Personal and Cultural Crisis in Allan Gurganus’s Plays Well With Others” by Gary Richards from NCLR 17 (2008)
Devra Thomas
A Loud, Celebratory Insistence
Rich, varied stories about queer experiences are, truly, critical. And we have much to learn from these writings produced by and about established and emerging North Carolina LGBTQ+ writers. I truly look forward to the submissions we receive and the publication of the special feature.
Mabrey Wins 2024 Jaki Shelton Green Performance Prize
Announcing the winners of the Second Annual Jaki Shelton Green Performance Poetry Competition!
“A pawn, a queen, a riddle, a smile”
Friday from the Archives: “Alice,” a poem, by Marly Youmans, from NCLR 25 (2016)
On Writing and Motherhood
Friday from the Archives: “On the Hinge” an essay by Meredith Anton, from NCLR 13 (2004)
Not Lost: Elizabeth Spencer on Thomas Wolfe
Friday from the Archives: “Look Homeward, Angel: Of Ghosts, Angels, and Lostness” by Elizabeth Spencer, introduced by Terry L. Roberts, from NCLR 12 (2003)
We are looking forward to catching up dear friends at the Thomas Wolfe Society Conference in Durham NC at the end of May.
Thomas Wolfe Society Conference in May
We are honored to welcome Clyde Edgerton, winner of the North Carolina Humanities Award for Literature, and Elizabeth Engelhardt, author of Boardinghouse Women, which examines the influence of the Old Kentucky Home on Wolfe’s life and works. The theme of our conference is “The Short Stories of Thomas Wolfe.”
Zoe Kincaid Brockman: Journalism and Poetry Pioneer
Friday from the Archives: “Lyrical Journalism, Investigative Poetry” by Rebecca Duncan from NCLR 28 (2019)
“Guest Star” Wins 2024 Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize
Congratulations to Ashlen Renner, the 2024 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize Winner, as well as honorable mentions for Erick Aguilar and Loss Pequeno Glazier.
A Lot of Work But More Rewards
From the initial drafting of the CFP to finalizing content, the entire process has been an immense amount of work but rewarding all along the way.