richard wright Archives | North Carolina Writers' Network

Native Son, Famously Adapted by NC Playwright, Receives New Treatment

Posted on August 1, 2019August 10, 2022

Richard Wright’s 1939 novel Native Son sold 250,000 copies in hardcover within three weeks of being published. Not without controversy for its unflinching portrayal of the racial divide in America […]

Dr. Margaret D. Bauer Honored with John Tyler Caldwell Award

Posted on October 4, 2018August 10, 2022

NCWN trustee Dr. Margaret D. Bauer is the recipient of the 2018 John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities from the North Carolina Humanities Council. This is the Council’s most […]