North Carolina Literary Review
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The mission of NCLR is to preserve and promote North Carolina’s rich literary culture: new and emerging writers; forgotten authors; literary crit, interviews, book reviews, fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. NC Artists, too.
Are you hanging out by the fire and need something to read on this cold wintry day (at least here in NC)? We suggest you check out the latest issue of NCLR Online!
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December 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Are you hanging out by the fire and need something to read on this cold wintry day (at least here in NC)? We suggest you check out the latest issue of NCLR Online!
nclr.ecu.edu/issues/nclr-...
nclr.ecu.edu/issues/nclr-...
2026 Feature Call for Submission CLOSES 8/31! Accepting interviews and literary criticism by and about North Carolina writers who have served or are in the military or who write about their experiences related to loved ones' military service. More details at nclr.submittable.com/submit
August 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
2026 Feature Call for Submission CLOSES 8/31! Accepting interviews and literary criticism by and about North Carolina writers who have served or are in the military or who write about their experiences related to loved ones' military service. More details at nclr.submittable.com/submit
NCLR Online Spring 2025 is NOW AVAILABLE!
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Tell us your favorite piece (and it can totally be your own!), since we're partial to every single page. Help us celebrate releasing our second Spring issue ever!
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nclr.ecu.edu/issues/nclr-...
Tell us your favorite piece (and it can totally be your own!), since we're partial to every single page. Help us celebrate releasing our second Spring issue ever!
April 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NCLR Online Spring 2025 is NOW AVAILABLE!
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nclr.ecu.edu/issues/nclr-...
Tell us your favorite piece (and it can totally be your own!), since we're partial to every single page. Help us celebrate releasing our second Spring issue ever!
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nclr.ecu.edu/issues/nclr-...
Tell us your favorite piece (and it can totally be your own!), since we're partial to every single page. Help us celebrate releasing our second Spring issue ever!
CALLING ALL POETS! If you hail from NC, we'd love to hear from you for either or both of our POETRY PRIZE competitions! Winners get automatic publication AND a cash prize! Check out all the details: nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/ (and please share!)
April 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
CALLING ALL POETS! If you hail from NC, we'd love to hear from you for either or both of our POETRY PRIZE competitions! Winners get automatic publication AND a cash prize! Check out all the details: nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/ (and please share!)
UPDATE!! Joining winner Ashlen will be UNC Professor of Creative Nonfiction Stephanie Elizondo Griest (who also happens to be Ashlen's former professor!). We are so excited to listen to these two read and have a lively Q&A about their creative work. (and hope Ashley Harris gets well quickly!)
February 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
UPDATE!! Joining winner Ashlen will be UNC Professor of Creative Nonfiction Stephanie Elizondo Griest (who also happens to be Ashlen's former professor!). We are so excited to listen to these two read and have a lively Q&A about their creative work. (and hope Ashley Harris gets well quickly!)
Creative Nonfiction Writers!! Come hear a couple of last year's Albright winners and finalists and get all your questions answered about our contest, this Saturday 2/22 in Southern Pines! Details: ticketmesandhills.com/events/alex-...
February 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Creative Nonfiction Writers!! Come hear a couple of last year's Albright winners and finalists and get all your questions answered about our contest, this Saturday 2/22 in Southern Pines! Details: ticketmesandhills.com/events/alex-...
Spoken Word Artists!! Mark your calendars for April! The Jaki Shelton Green Performance Poetry Contest is for you! Details: nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/...
February 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Spoken Word Artists!! Mark your calendars for April! The Jaki Shelton Green Performance Poetry Contest is for you! Details: nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/...
Take a break from *gestures at everything* and read the first of our 2025 issues! Now Available! Free! issuu.com/eastcarolina...
February 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Take a break from *gestures at everything* and read the first of our 2025 issues! Now Available! Free! issuu.com/eastcarolina...
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January 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Spread the word, Bluesky! Our #CreativeNonfiction contest is now open, through March 1! Check out all the details here: nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/...
January 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Spread the word, Bluesky! Our #CreativeNonfiction contest is now open, through March 1! Check out all the details here: nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/...
Happy News! Congrats to Evan Fackler, this year's Doris Betts Fiction Prize Winner! And to all our finalists.
January 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Happy News! Congrats to Evan Fackler, this year's Doris Betts Fiction Prize Winner! And to all our finalists.
We're here to promote NC's rich literary culture. If you're an NC author or teaching/researching/writing about NC authors, we want to follow your work.
November 15, 2024 at 3:49 PM
We're here to promote NC's rich literary culture. If you're an NC author or teaching/researching/writing about NC authors, we want to follow your work.