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Doris Betts, 1932 – 2012

We are so, so sorry to have to share this news, but Doris Betts has passed away.  Readers have lost a great North Carolina writer, and North Carolina writers have lost a great friend.

State Library Announces 2012 “Letters About Literature” Winners

From the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources: The North Carolina Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of North Carolina, within the Department of Cultural Resources, announces the 2012 North Carolina state winners in the Letters About Literature contest, an annual reading and writing competition for students in grades 4 through [...]

Pre-Register and Save Money. Lots of it.

What’s the best reason to come to the NCWN 2012 Spring Conference? Pre-registrants save nearly 25 percent off the conference fee! That’s right! Members who register before the end of the day today, Friday, April 20 save nearly 25 percent off the cost! Non-members save money too; in fact, non-members can join the Network when [...]

What’s the Second-Best Reason to Come to Spring Conference?

Where else are you gonna find more than a hundred writers, teachers, and literary-minded folks hanging out together, inside, on a beautiful spring Saturday afternoon? Sure, April might be a great time to go for a bike ride, see a ballgame, or spend time in your garden. But only by attending the North Carolina Writers’ Network 2012 Spring Conference will [...]

William Matthews Poetry Prize Winners 2012

From Keith Flynn and our friends at the Asheville Poetry Review: The editors at the Asheville Poetry Review are pleased to announce the William Matthews Poetry Prize recipients for 2012. Becky Gould Gibson, from Winston-Salem, NC, was awarded first prize for her poem, “Heading Home,” and will receive $1000, plus publication in the next issue [...]

Greensboro: Closer Than You Think

What’s the third-best reason to come to our 2012 Spring Conference? Greensboro, North Carolina is a whole lot closer than Green County, Wisconsin; Green River, Wyoming; or Greenland! In fact, Greensboro–and specifically the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, where the conference will be held–is right smack-dab in the geographic heart of our state. Fitting, because geography [...]

U.S. Justice Department Sues Publishers

We’re taking a break from our relentless promotion of the Spring Conference (April 28, UNCG, register now!) to bring you some book-business news of import to writers: Late last week, the U.S. Department of Justice “officially filed a civil suit in district court in New York against Apple and five of the six major publishers, [...]

Why You Should Attend the 2012 Spring Conference: #4

Throughout the week, we’ll be counting down the Top 5 reasons you should register for the North Carolina Writers’ Network 2012 Spring Conference in Greensboro, NC, on Saturday, April 28. Reason Number 4? Where else will one quick stroll let you hob-nob with publishers, literary magazine editors, and some of the most esteemed literary organizations [...]

The 2012 Spring Conference Top 5 List!

Throughout the week, we’ll be counting down the Top 5 reasons you should register for the North Carolina Writers’ Network 2012 Spring Conference in Greensboro, NC, on Saturday, April 28. The annual event, held at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, draws writers from across North Carolina and beyond for workshops in fiction, creative [...]

Poem for the Day

Our friends in the Pittsboro Writers’ Morning Out, led by Chatham/Lee Counties Regional Rep and NCWN Board Member Al Manning, have been posting a poem a day during the month of April to celebrate National Poetry Month. Read ‘em all: www.pittsboro-wmo.blogspot.com. The Pittsboro WMO blog has received a lot of hits so far. And at [...]