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  • North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
    • About the NCLHOF
    • Visit the NCLHOF
      • Where to Eat
      • Where to Stay
    • “Appreciating Our Literary Giants”
    • “Just As Sam Said”
  • Inductees
    • By County
    • 2024
      • Ron Rash 
      • Joseph Bathanti
      • Anna Julia Cooper
      • Kaye Gibbons
      • Lenard D. Moore
    • 2020
      • Anthony S. Abbott
        • Books by Anthony S. Abbott
      • Charles Frazier
        • Books by Charles Frazier
      • Bland Simpson
        • Books by Bland Simpson
      • Max Steele
        • Books by Max Steele
      • Carole Boston Weatherford
        • Books by Carole Boston Weatherford
    • 2018
      • James W. Clark, Jr.
        • Books by James W. Clark, Jr.
        • Reference Material on James W. Clark, Jr.
      • Randall Kenan
        • Books by Randall Kenan
        • Reference Material on Randall Kenan
      • Jill McCorkle
        • Books by Jill McCorkle
        • Reference Material on Jill McCorkle
      • Penelope Niven
        • Books by Penelope Niven
        • Reference Material on Penelope Niven
      • Marsha White Warren
        • Works by Marsha White Warren
        • Reference Material on Marsha White Warren
    • 2016
      • Clyde Edgerton
        • Books by Clyde Edgerton
        • Reference Material on Clyde Edgerton
      • Margaret Maron
        • Books by Margaret Maron
        • Margaret Maron: Hall of Fame Acceptance
        • Reference Material on Margaret Maron
      • Carl Sandburg
        • Books by Carl Sandburg
    • 2014
      • Betty Adcock
        • Appearances in Periodicals
        • Books by Betty Adcock
        • Presentation of Betty Adcock into the Literary Hall of Fame
        • Reference Material
      • Ronald H. Bayes
        • Books by Ronald H. Bayes
        • Reference Material on Ronald H. Bayes
      • Jaki Shelton Green
        • Books by Jaki Shelton Green
        • Reference Material on Jaki Shelton Green
      • Shelby Stephenson
        • Books by Shelby Stephenson
        • Comments by Barbara Braveboy-Locklear
        • Presentation of Shelby Stephenson into the Literary Hall of Fame
        • Reference Material on Shelby Stephenson
        • Shelby Stephenson’s Acceptance Speech
    • 2012
      • John Lawson
        • Books by John Lawson
        • Reference Material on John Lawson
        • John Lawson: Nature Writer
      • Kathryn Stripling Byer
        • Books by Kathryn Stripling Byer
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Kathryn Stripling Byer
        • Reference Material on Kathryn Stripling Byer
      • Maya Angelou
        • Autobiographies and Essays by Maya Angelou
        • Children’s Books and Poetry by Maya Angelou
        • Reference Material on Maya Angelou
    • 2010
      • Wilbur J. Cash
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Wilbur J. Cash
        • Books by Wilbur J. Cash
        • Reference Material on Wilbur J. Cash
      • Allan Gurganus
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Allan Gurganus
        • Books by Allan Gurganus
        • Reference Material on Allan Gurganus
      • Robert Morgan
        • Books by Robert Morgan
        • Reference Material on Robert Morgan
      • Walter Hines Page
        • Books by Walter Hines Page
        • Reference Material on Walter Hines Page
      • Samm-Art Williams
        • Plays by Samm-Art Williams
        • Reference Material on Samm-Art Williams
    • 2008
      • James Applewhite
        • Books by James Applewhite
        • Reference Material on James Applewhite
      • William S. Powell
        • Books by William S. Powell
        • Reference Material on William S. Powell
      • Lee Smith
        • Books by Lee Smith
        • Reference Material on Lee Smith
    • 2006
      • Gerald Barrax
        • Books by Gerald Barrax
      • Fred Chappell
        • Books by Fred Chappell
      • Elizabeth Daniels Squire
        • Books by Elizabeth Daniels Squire
    • 2004
      • Doris Betts
        • Books by Doris Betts
      • James Ephraim McGirt
        • Books by James Ephraim McGirt
      • Tom Wicker
        • Books by Tom Wicker
    • 2002
      • William LeGette Blythe
        • Books by William LeGette Blythe
      • Reynolds Price
        • Books by Reynolds Price
      • Christian Reid
      • Glen Rounds
        • Books by Glen Rounds
      • Elizabeth Spencer
    • 2000
      • A.R. Ammons
        • Books by A.R. Ammons
        • Reference Material on A.R. Ammons
      • Helen Bevington
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Helen Bevington
        • Books by Helen Bevington
        • Reference Material on Helen Bevington
      • Olive Tilford Dargan
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Olive Tilford Dargan
        • Books by Olive Tilford Dargan
        • Reference Material on Olive Tilford Dargan
      • Burke Davis
        • Books by Burke Davis
        • Reference Material on Burke Davis
      • Robert Ruark
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Robert Ruark
        • Books by Robert Ruark
        • Reference Material on Robert Ruark
    • 1998
      • Wilma Dykeman
        • Books by Wilma Dykeman
        • Reference Material on Wilma Dykeman
      • John Hope Franklin
        • Books by John Hope Franklin
        • Reference Material on John Hope Franklin
      • John Charles McNeill
        • Books by John Charles McNeil
        • Reference Material on John Charles McNeil
      • Pauli Murray
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Pauli Murray
        • Books by Pauli Murray
        • Reference Material on Pauli Murray
      • Jonathan Williams
        • Books by Jonathan Williams
        • Reference Material on Jonathan Williams
    • 1997
      • John Ehle
        • Books by John Ehle
        • Reference Material on John Ehle
      • Harriet Jacobs
        • Books by Harriet Jacobs
        • Reference Material on Harriet Jacobs
      • Joseph Mitchell
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Joseph Mitchell
        • Books by Joseph Mitchell
        • Reference Material on Joseph Mitchell
      • Frances Gray Patton
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Frances Gray Patton
        • Books by Frances Gray Patton
        • Reference Material on Frances Gray Patton
      • Sam Ragan
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Sam Ragan
        • Books by Sam Ragan
        • Reference Material on Sam Ragan
      • Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
        • Books by Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
        • Reference Material on Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
    • 1996
      • James Boyd
        • Appearances in Periodicals by James Boyd
        • Books by James Boyd
      • Charles Chesnutt
        • Books by Charles Chesnutt
      • Jonathan Worth Daniels
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Jonathan Worth Daniels
        • Books by Jonathan Worth Daniels
        • Reference Material on Jonathan Worth Daniels
      • Inglis Fletcher
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Inglis Fletcher
        • Books by Inglis Fletcher
        • Reference Material on Inglis Fletcher
      • Paul Green
        • Books, Plays, and Screenplays by Paul Green
        • Reference Material on Paul Green
      • Bernice Kelly Harris
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Bernice Kelly Harris
        • Books by Bernice Kelly Harris
        • Reference Material on Bernice Kelly Harris
      • William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
        • Appearances in Periodicals by William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
        • Books by William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
        • Reference Material on William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
      • George Moses Horton
        • Appearances in Periodicals by George Moses Horton
        • Books by George Moses Horton
        • Reference Material on George Moses Horton
      • Randall Jarrell
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Randall Jarrell
        • Books by Randall Jarrell
        • Reference Material on Randall Jarrell
      • Gerald Johnson
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Gerald Johnson
        • Books by Gerald Johnson
      • Guy Owen
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Guy Owen
        • Books and Editorships by Guy Owen
        • Reference Material on Guy Owen
      • Thad Stem, Jr.
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Thad Stem, Jr.
        • Books by Thad Stem, Jr.
        • Reference Material
      • Richard Walser
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Richard Walser
        • Books and Editorships by Richard Walser
        • Reference Material on Richard Walser
      • Manly Wade Wellman
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Manly Wade Wellman
        • Books by Manly Wade Wellman
        • Reference Material for Manly Wade Wellman
      • Thomas Wolfe
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Thomas Wolfe
        • Reference Material on Thomas Wolfe
  • Selection Committee
    • Selection Criteria
  • Media
    • Induction Ceremony, October 16, 2022
    • Induction Ceremony, October 6, 2024
    • Induction Ceremony, October 7, 2018
    • Induction Ceremony, October 16, 2016
    • Induction Ceremony, October 12, 2014
  • Donate to NCLHOF
  • North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
    • About the NCLHOF
    • Visit the NCLHOF
      • Where to Eat
      • Where to Stay
    • “Appreciating Our Literary Giants”
    • “Just As Sam Said”
  • Inductees
    • By County
    • 2024
      • Ron Rash 
      • Joseph Bathanti
      • Anna Julia Cooper
      • Kaye Gibbons
      • Lenard D. Moore
    • 2020
      • Anthony S. Abbott
        • Books by Anthony S. Abbott
      • Charles Frazier
        • Books by Charles Frazier
      • Bland Simpson
        • Books by Bland Simpson
      • Max Steele
        • Books by Max Steele
      • Carole Boston Weatherford
        • Books by Carole Boston Weatherford
    • 2018
      • James W. Clark, Jr.
        • Books by James W. Clark, Jr.
        • Reference Material on James W. Clark, Jr.
      • Randall Kenan
        • Books by Randall Kenan
        • Reference Material on Randall Kenan
      • Jill McCorkle
        • Books by Jill McCorkle
        • Reference Material on Jill McCorkle
      • Penelope Niven
        • Books by Penelope Niven
        • Reference Material on Penelope Niven
      • Marsha White Warren
        • Works by Marsha White Warren
        • Reference Material on Marsha White Warren
    • 2016
      • Clyde Edgerton
        • Books by Clyde Edgerton
        • Reference Material on Clyde Edgerton
      • Margaret Maron
        • Books by Margaret Maron
        • Margaret Maron: Hall of Fame Acceptance
        • Reference Material on Margaret Maron
      • Carl Sandburg
        • Books by Carl Sandburg
    • 2014
      • Betty Adcock
        • Appearances in Periodicals
        • Books by Betty Adcock
        • Presentation of Betty Adcock into the Literary Hall of Fame
        • Reference Material
      • Ronald H. Bayes
        • Books by Ronald H. Bayes
        • Reference Material on Ronald H. Bayes
      • Jaki Shelton Green
        • Books by Jaki Shelton Green
        • Reference Material on Jaki Shelton Green
      • Shelby Stephenson
        • Books by Shelby Stephenson
        • Comments by Barbara Braveboy-Locklear
        • Presentation of Shelby Stephenson into the Literary Hall of Fame
        • Reference Material on Shelby Stephenson
        • Shelby Stephenson’s Acceptance Speech
    • 2012
      • John Lawson
        • Books by John Lawson
        • Reference Material on John Lawson
        • John Lawson: Nature Writer
      • Kathryn Stripling Byer
        • Books by Kathryn Stripling Byer
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Kathryn Stripling Byer
        • Reference Material on Kathryn Stripling Byer
      • Maya Angelou
        • Autobiographies and Essays by Maya Angelou
        • Children’s Books and Poetry by Maya Angelou
        • Reference Material on Maya Angelou
    • 2010
      • Wilbur J. Cash
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Wilbur J. Cash
        • Books by Wilbur J. Cash
        • Reference Material on Wilbur J. Cash
      • Allan Gurganus
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Allan Gurganus
        • Books by Allan Gurganus
        • Reference Material on Allan Gurganus
      • Robert Morgan
        • Books by Robert Morgan
        • Reference Material on Robert Morgan
      • Walter Hines Page
        • Books by Walter Hines Page
        • Reference Material on Walter Hines Page
      • Samm-Art Williams
        • Plays by Samm-Art Williams
        • Reference Material on Samm-Art Williams
    • 2008
      • James Applewhite
        • Books by James Applewhite
        • Reference Material on James Applewhite
      • William S. Powell
        • Books by William S. Powell
        • Reference Material on William S. Powell
      • Lee Smith
        • Books by Lee Smith
        • Reference Material on Lee Smith
    • 2006
      • Gerald Barrax
        • Books by Gerald Barrax
      • Fred Chappell
        • Books by Fred Chappell
      • Elizabeth Daniels Squire
        • Books by Elizabeth Daniels Squire
    • 2004
      • Doris Betts
        • Books by Doris Betts
      • James Ephraim McGirt
        • Books by James Ephraim McGirt
      • Tom Wicker
        • Books by Tom Wicker
    • 2002
      • William LeGette Blythe
        • Books by William LeGette Blythe
      • Reynolds Price
        • Books by Reynolds Price
      • Christian Reid
      • Glen Rounds
        • Books by Glen Rounds
      • Elizabeth Spencer
    • 2000
      • A.R. Ammons
        • Books by A.R. Ammons
        • Reference Material on A.R. Ammons
      • Helen Bevington
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Helen Bevington
        • Books by Helen Bevington
        • Reference Material on Helen Bevington
      • Olive Tilford Dargan
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Olive Tilford Dargan
        • Books by Olive Tilford Dargan
        • Reference Material on Olive Tilford Dargan
      • Burke Davis
        • Books by Burke Davis
        • Reference Material on Burke Davis
      • Robert Ruark
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Robert Ruark
        • Books by Robert Ruark
        • Reference Material on Robert Ruark
    • 1998
      • Wilma Dykeman
        • Books by Wilma Dykeman
        • Reference Material on Wilma Dykeman
      • John Hope Franklin
        • Books by John Hope Franklin
        • Reference Material on John Hope Franklin
      • John Charles McNeill
        • Books by John Charles McNeil
        • Reference Material on John Charles McNeil
      • Pauli Murray
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Pauli Murray
        • Books by Pauli Murray
        • Reference Material on Pauli Murray
      • Jonathan Williams
        • Books by Jonathan Williams
        • Reference Material on Jonathan Williams
    • 1997
      • John Ehle
        • Books by John Ehle
        • Reference Material on John Ehle
      • Harriet Jacobs
        • Books by Harriet Jacobs
        • Reference Material on Harriet Jacobs
      • Joseph Mitchell
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Joseph Mitchell
        • Books by Joseph Mitchell
        • Reference Material on Joseph Mitchell
      • Frances Gray Patton
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Frances Gray Patton
        • Books by Frances Gray Patton
        • Reference Material on Frances Gray Patton
      • Sam Ragan
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Sam Ragan
        • Books by Sam Ragan
        • Reference Material on Sam Ragan
      • Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
        • Books by Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
        • Reference Material on Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
    • 1996
      • James Boyd
        • Appearances in Periodicals by James Boyd
        • Books by James Boyd
      • Charles Chesnutt
        • Books by Charles Chesnutt
      • Jonathan Worth Daniels
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Jonathan Worth Daniels
        • Books by Jonathan Worth Daniels
        • Reference Material on Jonathan Worth Daniels
      • Inglis Fletcher
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Inglis Fletcher
        • Books by Inglis Fletcher
        • Reference Material on Inglis Fletcher
      • Paul Green
        • Books, Plays, and Screenplays by Paul Green
        • Reference Material on Paul Green
      • Bernice Kelly Harris
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Bernice Kelly Harris
        • Books by Bernice Kelly Harris
        • Reference Material on Bernice Kelly Harris
      • William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
        • Appearances in Periodicals by William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
        • Books by William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
        • Reference Material on William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
      • George Moses Horton
        • Appearances in Periodicals by George Moses Horton
        • Books by George Moses Horton
        • Reference Material on George Moses Horton
      • Randall Jarrell
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Randall Jarrell
        • Books by Randall Jarrell
        • Reference Material on Randall Jarrell
      • Gerald Johnson
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Gerald Johnson
        • Books by Gerald Johnson
      • Guy Owen
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Guy Owen
        • Books and Editorships by Guy Owen
        • Reference Material on Guy Owen
      • Thad Stem, Jr.
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Thad Stem, Jr.
        • Books by Thad Stem, Jr.
        • Reference Material
      • Richard Walser
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Richard Walser
        • Books and Editorships by Richard Walser
        • Reference Material on Richard Walser
      • Manly Wade Wellman
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Manly Wade Wellman
        • Books by Manly Wade Wellman
        • Reference Material for Manly Wade Wellman
      • Thomas Wolfe
        • Appearances in Periodicals by Thomas Wolfe
        • Reference Material on Thomas Wolfe
  • Selection Committee
    • Selection Criteria
  • Media
    • Induction Ceremony, October 16, 2022
    • Induction Ceremony, October 6, 2024
    • Induction Ceremony, October 7, 2018
    • Induction Ceremony, October 16, 2016
    • Induction Ceremony, October 12, 2014
  • Donate to NCLHOF

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