Genres Gallery
Non-Fiction
General Fiction
- Publishing Your Manuscript: General Submission GuidelinesDownloadable Word.doc that you may use as a guide to format your manuscript to send to a publisher. Please note that each publisher have their own requirements.
Children's Fiction
Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, & Other Genres
General Guides for Writing Well
Writing Prompts
- Creative Writing PromptsWriter's Digest
Writing Tools & Proofreading
Publishing & Self-Publishing
- Writer Beware
"Writer Beware’s mission is to track, expose, and raise awareness of the prevalence of fraud and other questionable activities in and around the publishing industry."
Guide to Literary Agents 30th Edition by Call Number: 808.02 GUIISBN: 9780593332092Publication Date: 2021-12-14
Before and after the Book Deal by Call Number: 808.02 MAUISBN: 9781948226400Publication Date: 2020-01-07
Unlocking the Secrets of e-Book Publishing by Call Number: 070.573 BOOISBN: 9781928704591Publication Date: 2017-01-05
Gaston County Public Library Author Services
Create and Share E-books using the Free Pressbooks Public Tool and SELF-e program
Create, Share, and Discover!
Local Literary Organizations
- North Carolina Writers Network"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
- North Carolina Poetry SocietyMeets 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."
- North Carolina Arts CouncilA division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, this site contains links to opportunities to submit literary works for publication.
- North Carolina Haiku Society"Rebecca Ball Rust founded the North Carolina Haiku Society in 1979 to promote the writing and appreciation of haiku in English."
NC Literary Festivals & Events
- Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
Burnsville, NC. September 5-7, 2024 - Literary Festival of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Literary Magazines
- Main Street Rag
808.81 MAI. A literary magazine published in Charlotte, NC since 1996.
website: https://www.mainstreetrag.com/ - North Carolina Literary Map
This site contains links to North Carolina literary magazine websites. Writers can submit their works to these publications.