Carolina Wren Press is a literary small-press publisher based in Durham, North Carolina, United States, founded in 1976.
The press mainly publishes poetry (both full collections, and limited-edition chapbooks), but also publishes fiction and nonfiction, and has published an extensive collection of children's literature. Each year, Carolina Wren honors one writer with the Doris Bakwin Award. As a literary small-press publisher, many members of the Board of Directors, as well as many previous judges for various contests, are volunteers from across the country. 1
Read more about Carolina Wren Press: Mission, Contests and Awards, History, List of Contest Winners
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