Carolina Piedmont Writers Guild publishes the print-only journal County Lines annually and has since 2014. For inclusion, we look for works that grab us, move us, wow us, and make us laugh, cry and everything in between. Don't doubt your work. Polish it, then send it in for consideration.

Reading windows (2026):

1. The Carolina Prize for Writing, Poetry, and Art: March 1 to April 30 —competitive entry, up to three winners each, cash prizes
2. County Lines: a Literary Journal (prose, poetry, art): June 1 to July 31 —open submissions