Writing and Getting Your Work Published

"Founded in 1985, the nonprofit North Carolina Writers' Network is among the largest statewide literary arts organizations in the country. The Network's mission is to connect, lead, and promote emerging and established writers through workshops, conferences, readings, literary competitions, online resources and services, a Critiquing and Editing Service, and more." from Writers' Network News

This society meets four times a year and has "annual contests for adults and students, which offer cash prizes and award certificates. Contest awards are presented at the May meeting. Most of the adult contests are free to members; there is a nominal charge for others."

A division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, this site contains links to opportunities to submit literary works for publication.

"Rebecca Ball Rust founded the North Carolina Haiku Society in 1979 to promote the writing and appreciation of haiku in English."