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Heather Bell Adams Named Piedmont Laureate

Raleigh author Heather Bell Adams, a longtime member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network, has been named The Piedmont Laureate for 2022. She follows the 2021 Piedmont Laureate, children’s author […]

Kelly Starling Lyons Named Piedmont Laureate

Acclaimed, Raleigh-based children’s author Kelly Starling Lyons has been named the 2021 Piedmont Laureate. Each year, a Piedmont Laureate is appointed for a one-year term to conduct literary activities in […]

Celebrating Our Voices – Saturday!

On Saturday, October 27, beginning at 9:00 am, North Carolina Central University in Durham will host Celebrating Our Voices: Black Children’s Literature Symposium and Book Festival. The North Carolina Writers’ […]