Cushing Publishing is sponsoring The Shelby Dean Stephenson Literary Award. Submissions in prose, poetry, and photography (cover art) will be accepted between June 21 and July 31, 2024. Winning work will be published in their literary journal Back Roads and Low Tides. Prize money will be $200 per category. Non-winning entries may be submitted for
Submit poems for the Friends of the Bogue Banks Public Library Poetry Display and Reading in partnership with NC Poetry Society Poetry in Plain Sight. The reading will be February 15, 12-2pm. Deadline is December 29, 2023. Email: fotbbpl.pub@gmail.com. Poems must be <20 lines, accessible and suitable for a wide audience.
This winter, EPIC Carteret is hosting a ghost story writing contest to celebrate the eerie beauty of the Crystal Coast and the age-old tradition of winter storytelling. The contest calls for participants with a connection to Carteret County, aged 16 and above, to submit their most spine-tingling tales inspired by the local lore, landscapes, and
Michelle Garren Flye, owner of New Bern's very own indie bookstore, wants stories/essays/poems about flowers for the January edition of NEXT CHAPTER LITERARY MAGAZINE. So start thinking about your floral poem, essay, or short story to submit. Michelle accepts many interpretations of the theme. For more information, contact Michelle at http://thenextchapternc.com
While thinking on Carteret Writers upcoming quadrennial, I couldn’t help wondering what books were inspiring the authors and poets who founded the organization back in 1983.
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