Literature in North Carolina

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Antebellum literature

North Carolina literature overview

Additional resources

North Carolina's rich literary tradition spans centuries. Matilda Berkely, or, Family Ancedotes by Winifred Marshall Gales was the first novel published locally in North Carolina in 1804. Since then, many great writers have called North Carolina home.

Literary Map of North Carolina

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Libraries have put together and are enhancing an online map illustrating where North Carolina writers call home. Search by author, genre or simply browse.
http://library.uncg.edu/dp/nclitmap/

North Carolina Poet Laureate

Home page for the North Carolina Poet Laureate, North Carolina's 'ambassador of literature.'
http://www.ncarts.org/poet_laureate.cfm

NC Literary Festival

The libraries of UNC and Duke and North Carolina State universities, with additional support from North Carolina Central University, organize and sponsor this festival, whose location rotates biennially among the Carolina, Duke and NCSU campuses.
http://www.ncliteraryfestival.org/

James Applewhite

James Applewhite is a North Carolina poet who has written numerous books of poetry and has won numerous literary awards. He teaches creative writing at Duke University.
http://www.ncliteraryfestival.org/page/applewhite-james

Paul Green

Author Paul Green was one of the South's most revered writers, and one of America's most distinguished. The first playwright from the South to gain national and international recognition, he was part of that remarkable generation of writers who first brought southern writing to the attention of the world.
http://www.ibiblio.org/paulgreen/

Thomas Wolfe

Thomas Wolfe was a major American novelist of the early 20th century. Wolfe wrote four lengthy novels, plus many short stories, dramatic works and novel fragments. He is considered to be North Carolina's most famous writer.
http://www.nchistoricsites.org/wolfe/wolfe.htm/

Biographical information about select North Carolina writers