Tag: north carolina literary hall of fame

By Ed Southern, Executive Director, NCWN Maya Angelou did so much more than write. She danced with Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey, sang calypso, became the first African-American woman to […]

In January of this year, Circle City Bookstore in Pittsboro completed a mural on one of its outer walls showcasing forty-eight titles written by prominent Southern authors. The usual suspects […]

Everyone from the 2012 USA Olympic swim team to US Army Infantry Soldiers in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, have posted YouTube remakes of Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit song, “Call Me Maybe.” Now […]

Ploughshares Literary Magazine has named Asheville, North Carolina, the Number Ten “Literary Borough” in the country. From the press release: Asheville, the “Paris of the South,” is home to thousands […]

North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame inductee Pauli Murray was named a Saint last week by the Episcopal Church. Murray was raised in Durham, and is best known as an […]