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Jan 15 2021

Kelly Starling Lyons Selected as 2021 Piedmont Laureate


Kelly Starling Lyons holds several of her children's book titles

Kelly Starling Lyons, a Raleigh-based children’s literature writer, has been selected as the region’s 2021 Piedmont Laureate. During 2021, Starling Lyons will appear at virtual programming, including workshops, reading programs and speaking engagements, throughout Orange, Durham, and Wake counties. The Piedmont Laureate program is dedicated to building a literary bridge for residents to come together… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Monthly Features, News, Press Release · Tagged: Kelly Starling Lyons, piedmont laureate, writing

Jan 08 2021

This Human Way: Reinvigorating Theater with Playwright Gage Tarlton


—Article by Emilie Menzel Gage Tarlton wants you to know that the world of contemporary theater is bustling with innovation, and you should join. He’s a playwright from Chapel Hill rethinking theater accessibility, writing about intersecting Southern and queer identities, and working from a palpable love of the theater community. The Backstory What do you do… Read More →

Posted by Emilie Menzel · Categorized: Featured, Monthly Features · Tagged: chapel hill, Gage Tarlton, Playwright, theater, writer, writing

Jan 04 2021

Purple Crow Books: A tiny treasure in a literary gathering place


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News · Tagged: Bookstore, Dale Edwards, hillsborough, News of Orange, purple crow books, writing

Dec 28 2020

Our Year in Local Speculative Fiction, INDY Week


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News · Tagged: INDY Week, Samuel Montgomery-Blinn, Speculative Fiction, writing

Sep 11 2020

Slate: The Ghosts in Randall Kenan’s New, and Final, Collection of Stories


Photograph of author Randall Kenan studying a manuscript in an office

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News · Tagged: chapel hill, Randall Kenan, Slate, UNC, writing

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