The literary map of North Carolina is a database-driven, searchable/browse-able, multi-level, multi-media online research tool created to foster interest in North Carolina's rich literary tradition.
This is a collaborative project between the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the North Carolina Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of North Carolina, Department of Cultural Resources.
It takes a village to create a literary map....
The North Carolina Literary Map is an open and ongoing project, and we encourage users to contact us with suggested changes or additions. Using the criteria for inclusion listed below, please let us know if there is an author or a book that you believe should be included or if the existing information is incomplete.
Criteria for inclusion
The map, at its most broad and inclusive, is based on, but not limited to, information obtained from the Dictionary of North Carolina Writers, serialized in the North Carolina Literary Review. The map focuses upon works written about North Carolina and authors who were born in North Carolina, who live or have lived in North Carolina, or who have written about North Carolina. It also includes North Carolina publishers and people who have made a significant contribution to North Carolina's literary landscape. At this time, the map includes only works that have a physical equivalent and does not include articles or works published by vanity presses or self-publishing houses.
Special thanks to Frannie Ashburn, Jennifer Pratt, Jan Hensley, Michelle Belden, and to The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress
