In NC, Writing Is Our Front Porch
We have the utmost gratitude for all those who share their stories with us. But like others, we do sometimes wonder just why there are so many writers here.
From The Archives
Each Friday, NCLR will post content from past issues. All past issues are currently available for purchase. Or check your library’s digital collections to read the full piece.
Philip Gerard: Novelist of History
“The job of what I call the Novelist of History …is to tell a compelling human story, …that not only engages the reader emotionally but also sharpens or even awakens an interest in the history that underpins the story.”
When Arthur Miller came to Wilmington
Cecelski, renowned author on works about the Carolina coastline, listens to the Library of Congress recordings Miller made in 1941 with shipyard workers and their spouses, cabbies, and local African American men and women.
An Interview with Anjail Rashida Ahmad
Friday from the Archives: Announcing our 2024 feature theme this week, “Disability (in) NC Literature” (see the current call for submissions), put us in mind… Read More »An Interview with Anjail Rashida Ahmad
Allan Gurganus: “Halloween’s Herald of Democracy”
For this Friday from the Archives, just before Halloween and coming up on Election Day, we share the first page of Zackary Vernon’s essay in… Read More »Allan Gurganus: “Halloween’s Herald of Democracy”
Remembering Bo Thorpe
Friday from the Archives: With the sad news last week of the passing of the inimitable Bo Thorpe, we want to share Sue Laslie Kimball’s… Read More »Remembering Bo Thorpe
2022 Betts Fiction Prize Judge Interview
Friday from the Archives: Our 2022 Doris Betts Fiction Prize final judge, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, was interviewed by Kirstin L. Squint for the 2021 issue.… Read More »2022 Betts Fiction Prize Judge Interview
NC Poet on National Book Award Shortlist
Friday from the Archives celebrating North Carolina’s latest shortlist nominee for the National Book Award: CONGRATULATIONS, ALLISON ADELLE HEDGE COKE! Read a poem by her… Read More »NC Poet on National Book Award Shortlist
Looking Back at the First NCLR Online
For this Friday from the Archives, while the premiere fall issue of NCLR Online is ready for release (any day now), we look back at… Read More »Looking Back at the First NCLR Online
Last Year’s Betts Prize Winner
We’re not going too far back for this FRIDAY FROM THE ARCHIVES: Read the beginning of the 2021 winner of the Doris Betts Fiction Prize,… Read More »Last Year’s Betts Prize Winner