A Novel of Purpose, Then and Now
Friday from the Archives: “Charles W. Chesnutt and the “province of literature”” by Paul Baggett from NCLR 23 (2014).
Going back a decade and revisiting our 2014 issue.
News
Allee Reviews Gardner
Saturday Review: “Mari and Jase’s Story: Honesty, Acceptance, and yes, Some Kissing”
a review by Jessica L. Allee of Kati Gardner Finding Balance (2020) in NCLR Online Winter 2024
“The loveliest views occur in passing”
Friday from the Archives: “Trains” by Rebecca McClanahan from NCLR 8 (1999).
We are excited to have Rebecca McClanahan as our final judge for this year’s Albright Creative Nonfiction Contest.
NCLR’s Big Announcement for 2024
Via the broad audience of our online issues, digitizing the print issues for library subscription services, and, of course, social media, word about NCLR is getting out.
McClanahan To Judge Creative Nonfiction Contest
The North Carolina Literary Review is pleased to announce Rebecca McClanahan as the judge for this year’s Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize Competition. The annual prize is awarded to the best short creative nonfiction story by a North Carolina writer or set in North Carolina.
Dunn Reviews Gomez
Saturday Review: “Living With Compulsions” a review by Patricia A. Dunn
Halli Gomez. List of Ten (2021) in NCLR Online Winter 2024
“The author’s own experience with
this disability brings an authenticity to Troy’s painful body movements and inner thoughts.”
Remembering Fred Chappell
Friday from the Archives: “Citizens Who Observe: A Conversation with Fred Chappell” by Sandy Sullivan from NCLR 7 (1998).
We join family, friends, and countless students in mourning the passing of beloved professor, former state poet laureate, and author Fred Chappell, who passed away this January.
North Carolina Literary Review Receives Sixth Award from Council of Editors of Learned Journals
GREENVILLE, NC: North Carolina Literary Review is honored to announce receiving the 2023 “Best Public Intellectual Special Issue” award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals
Teaching & Reading for Empathy
Pulling this back around to our Teaching Tuesday and What We’re Reading Wednesday: I teach literature, which teaches empathy, which seems sorely lacking these days, and when I read inspiring writing, I want to share it.
Woodford Reviews Shinn
Saturday Review: “The Map That Leads To Salvation” a review by Annie Woodford
Kelley Shinn: The Wounds That Bind Us (2023) in NCLR Online Winter 2024