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34691
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The North Carolina Literary Review, started in 1991, has won several awards for design, writing, and overall quality. The different aspects of the journal-artwork, fiction pieces, and non-fiction articles- all combine to make a visually appealing spread that focuses on North Carolina artists and writers.
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North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 26 Issue , 2017, p90-104, il, por, f Periodical Website
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34658
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Margaret Bauer, the editor of the North Carolina Literary Review since 1997, discusses North Carolina authors and their work. This interview focuses on what she believes has shaped North Carolina literature, themes primarily addressed, and the future of the North Carolina Literary Review.
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34631
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Bauer interviews North Carolina-native author Charles Frazier, who incorporates North Carolina history into his novels. He discusses the genre, his own influences, and how we wrote the novel to incorporate the language, scenery, and character personalities of North Carolina. This article incorporates two separate interviews between the author and Frazier.
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North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 22 Issue 1, 2013, p21-41, il, por, f Periodical Website
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34632
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Bauer discusses the shift in focus from literary fiction to historical fiction and the authors behind what she calls a “renaissance”. She attributes much of this shift to the success of Charles Frazier’s novel Cold Mountain, which sat on the New York Times Bestseller list for over a year. This is an excerpt from a 2012 presentation.
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34633
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In this interview, author Anna Jean Mayhew discusses her debut novel titled “The Dry Grass of August”. Set in North Carolina during the Civil Rights movement, the author used personal experience and research as inspiration for her novel. She also discusses the people she based her characters on, the process of writing and publishing, and her next novel.
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North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 22 Issue 1, 2013, p44-61, il, por, f Periodical Website
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34638
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In this interview, Dr. Maria DeGuzman, professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, reflects on her “outlier” status and how it has affected her work. After being born in Spain, her family moved to South Carolina and then to North Carolina. She is also the Director of Latina/o Studies, the first one in the southeast United States.
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North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 22 Issue 1, 2013, p62-72, il, por, f Periodical Website
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21301
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In its early years, the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association pushed legislation that encouraged cultural and educational activities in North Carolina. In the late 1960s, the NCLHA was under attack for mediocrity, conservatism, and lack of vigor based on its tradition of pushing literary and historical subjects. To counter these attacks, members tried to move meeting sites away from Raleigh and to drop 'Literary' from the name.
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20380
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This is a reprint of a paper presented at the 50th annual session of the State Literary and Historical Association in Raleigh, December, 1950. This paper examines the history of the first 50 years of the State Literary and Historical Association, as well as looking at the themes of the inculcation of a literary spirit among the people, of the encouragement of public and school libraries, the correction of printed misrepresentations about the state, and the engendering of an intelligent, healthy state pride. An appendix containing association records, list of presidents and of Patterson Memorial Cup and Mayflower Cup winners, and a copy of the organization's constitution is included.
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20160
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This is a brief summary of the happenings at the forty-sixth annual session of the State Literary and Historical Association including an account of the session and presentations, a review of motions made and votes taken, and an announcement of officers elected.
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