A Q&A with author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, the first member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to publish a novel.
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How Jaki Shelton Green Invents New Ways to Be
On her Poetry Porch in Mebane, North Carolina’s poet laureate welcomes family and friends, encourages rich conversation, and helps us navigate a different kind of world.
House of Stories
For a Wilmington writer, her childhood home was like a fairy tale — full of love and adventure, joy and heartbreak, and even a ghost. But the historic house that she turned into a bed and breakfast holds more than her own memories: Here, endless narratives fill pages and shelves.
The 1960s: The State of Literature
In the 1960s, a renewed focus on culture and education brings a burst of energy to the state’s literary scene: Writers sing North Carolina’s praises in poetry and prose.
Literary Heritage: The North Carolina Literary Map
An online database tracks authors and the local towns where their stories are set.
The Publishing Laboratory
UNCW’s creative writing students get hands-on experience in the business of turning words into published works.
A Writing Community
With a faculty focused on the principles of good writing, UNCW’s Department of Creative Writing ranks among the country’s top writing programs.
