2023 Doris Betts Fiction Competition
The North Carolina Literary Review is accepting submissions for the 2023 Betts Fiction Competition from Sept 15-Oct 31.
Current Calls for Submissions
Please consult the full Submission Guidelines at https://nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/.
2025: NC LGBTQ+ Literature
Guest Editor Andy Crank, Associate Professor of American LiteratureDepartment of English — University of Alabama Randall Kenan. Bertha Harris. David Sedaris. Allan Gurganus. Jim Grimsley.… Read More »2025: NC LGBTQ+ Literature
2024 Will Feature Disability (in) NC Literature
The 2024 issues of the North Carolina Literary Review will feature Disability (in) North Carolina Literature. Guest editor of the 2024 issues’ special feature section is Dr. Casey Kayser
TWO 2023 Poetry Competitions
During the month of April, the North Carolina Literary Review is accepting submissions for two contests this year. . . .
2023 James Applewhite Poetry Competition
The North Carolina Literary Review is accepting submissions for the 2023 Applewhite Poetry Prize from April 1 through April 30.
NC Poetry Society Announces New Poetry Contest Named for NC Poet Laureate
Saturday, September 17, became a day to remember when NC Poet Laureates John Bathanti and Shelby Stephenson read for the 90th Anniversary of the North… Read More »NC Poetry Society Announces New Poetry Contest Named for NC Poet Laureate
Disability (in) NC Literature
Guest Editor Casey Kayser Many North Carolina writers have written about their own experiences with chronic illness or disability, from Reynolds Price’s meditations on the… Read More »Disability (in) NC Literature