A Bookstore in a Time of Pandemic
By Gretchen Thomas With numbers trending in the right direction, we thought this was a good time to check in with our friends in the literary ecosystem to hear how […]
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North Carolina Independent Bookstores: What’s Open?
By Deonna Kelli Sayed As the state gradually reopens, independent bookstores across North Carolina are experimenting with modified retail models to ensure that staff and customers remain safe. The shutdown […]
2020 Kathryn Byer Prize in Poetry Winner
This winter, Western Carolina University sponsored the first annual LitFest Creative Writing Competition, awarding prizes in the categories of fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry. The winner of this year’s Kathryn […]
Ed Southern to Visit Western NC
By Ed Southern, Executive Director, North Carolina Writers’ Network I will be in the western part of our state next week and will hold two public meetings for Network members: […]
Saturday is “Indies First Day”
This is a big week for folks who love to shop. Black Friday (which comes earlier and earlier each year!) is followed by Small-Business Saturday. And now book lovers have […]
An Invitation to NetWest Members
NCWN Executive Director Ed Southern (yep, that’s me) is heading west this Thursday, August 16, to visit with the good folks of NetWest. If you don’t know, NetWest is short […]
Writers for the Red Cross
Courtesy of the good folks at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva: What is Writers for the Red Cross? This online event celebrates Red Cross Month (March 1-31). It is intended […]