Two Charlotte writers win fellowships

Charlotte writers Morri Creech and Rebecca McClanahan are among 18 N.C. artists to receive $10,000 fellowships from the N.C. Arts Council.











Creech, a poet, is author of "Paper Cathedrals" and "Field Knowledge."

McClanahan, who writes poetry and prose, is author of "Deep Light: New and Selected Poems" and "The Riddle Song and Other Rememberings." She teaches in Queens University's MFA creative writing program.

The fellowships support creative development and the creation of new work.