Magazine · Greenville, North Carolina
North Carolina Literary Review
North Carolina Literary Review is an award-winning literary magazine produced at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, since 1992. It celebrates the state's literary heritage by publishing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, literary criticism, interviews, book reviews, and visual art connected to North Carolina. The journal publishes an annual print issue alongside online issues and features both established and emerging writers. Its poetry submissions are considered through the annual James Applewhite Poetry Prize competition, which offers a cash award and publicat
Open to poets
- James Applewhite Poetry Prize. Submissions open April 1 and close April 30 each year. Currently closed; the next scheduled annual window is April 1–30, 2027, subject to confirmation of the next competition cycle.. Fee: No separate contest entry fee, but an NCLR subscription or qualifying association membership is required. UNC Press lists individual subscriptions at $22 for one year (1–3 poems) or $38 for two years (4–5 poems). Current association members may submit up to 6 poems.. Pays: $250 first prize, publication in NCLR, and a Pushcart Prize nomination. Published finalists and other selected poets receive $25–$100 honoraria.. Simultaneous submissions: previously published poems, including work posted on blogs or social media, are ineligible. simultaneous submissions are allowed; notify the editors immediately at nclrsubmissions@ecu.edu if a poem is accepted elsewhere. poems need not address the issue's special theme. generative ai-created work is prohibited.. Up to 6 poems.
Official site: nclr.ecu.edu. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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