T his, we might well contend, has not only been good for writers. It has been good for everybody. Because literature helps to define us, inspire us, amuse and comfort us. In its contributions to the educational and cultural life of the state, it could readily be said that the N.C. Writers' Network is comparable to the N.C. Symphony and the N.C. Museum of Art. There's just something about having it here that lifts the heart and spirit.
W e are lucky to have such a vibrant organization devoted to the literary arts in North Carolina.
Sincerely, Doris Betts A s an organization whose mission is to serve, support and connect writers and readers, it is exciting for NCWN to have the opportunity to serve a state which has such a vibrant literary community. A chievements like Fall and Spring Conference, Writers' Outreach Workshops, Hot Ink for Teen Writers, the Writers' Network News, North Carolina's Literary Resource Guide, and nine writing competitions have enabled the N.C. Writers' Network to become the largest literary organization of its kind in the country. How fortunate that North Carolina's many writers and readers have this resource to turn to for information, for education, and for a sense of community. N.C. Writers' Network is something special and its success should not be left to chance or to the mercy of the political winds.