Many groups here offer ambitious literary arts programs as part of their missions.
They help writers by providing opportunities for publishing, the study and teaching of craft, collaboration, public service, and participation in public events, festivals, conferences, and so forth. At the same time their programs sustain the state's audience for the arts and help to expand it. There are 115 literature organizations on the Council's nonprofit database, including writer groups, literary magazines, publishers and writer series. The North Carolina Writers' Network provides a calendar of events of interest to writers. The deadline for grant applications for literary programs is March 1 each year for activities occurring between July 1 and June 30 of the following year.