Three members of the North Carolina Writers’ Network have been long-listed for the 2021 National Book Awards. Threa Almontaser has been nominated in Poetry for her collection, The Wild Fox of Yemen (Graywolf Press). Jason Mott has been nominated in Fiction for his new novel, Hell of a Book (Dutton). NC Literary Hall of Fame […]
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What Other States Offer Literary Halls of Fame?
Thursday, February 8, 2018
On Sunday, October 7, the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame will induct five new members. Dr. James W. Clark, Jr., Randall Kenan, Jill McCorkle, Penelope Niven, and Marsha White Warren will join the sixty writers currently enshrined. We’re not the only Southern state to offer a Literary or “Writers” Hall of Fame. The Alabama […]
Split This Rock Festival, March 22-24
Thursday, December 15, 2011
We received an e-mail from the organizers of the Split This Rock Festival, which will take place March 22-25 in Washington, DC, and we wanted to pass it along. This four-day poetry festival brings together poets, activists, and writers from around the country. Featured guests include Alice Walker and other visionary and powerful voices of our […]