Application for Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet (GCDP) Series
Any middle school, high school, college or university student or any adult poet not currently enrolled in an academic program may apply for the GCDP Series mentorship.
There is no cost for applying. Click here for the GCDPS-student-application.
The application deadline is November 15, 2023.
North Carolina Regions
The following is a list of the North Carolina counties constituting the three regions for purposes of the Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series:
| Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet SeriesStudent Poets apply in these Counties |
| Western | Central | Eastern | |
| 32 Counties | 32 Counties | 35 Counties | |
| Alexander | Alamance | Beaufort | |
| Alleghany | Anson | Bertie | |
| Ashe | Cabarrus | Bladen | |
| Avery | Caswell | Brunswick | |
| Buncombe | Chatham | Camden | |
| Burke | Cumberland | Carteret | |
| Caldwell | Davidson | Chowan | |
| Catawba | Durham | Columbus | |
| Cherokee | Franklin | Craven | |
| Clay | Granville | Currituck | |
| Cleveland | Guilford | Dare | |
| Davie | Harnett | Duplin | |
| Forsyth | Hoke | Edgecomb | |
| Gaston | Iredell | Gates | |
| Graham | Johnston | Greene | |
| Haywood | Lee | Halifax | |
| Henderson | Mecklenburg | Hertford | |
| Jackson | Montgomery | Hyde | |
| Lincoln | Moore | Jones | |
| Macon | Orange | Lenoir | |
| Madison | Person | Martin | |
| McDowell | Randolph | Nash | |
| Mitchell | Richmond | New Hanover | |
| Polk | Robeson | Northhampton | |
| Rutherford | Rockingham | Onslow | |
| Surry | Rowan | Pamlico | |
| Swain | Scotland | Pasquotank | |
| Transylvania | Stanley | Pender | |
| Watauga | Union | Perquimans | |
| Wilkes | Vance | Pitt | |
| Yadkin | Wake | Sampson | |
| Yancey | Warren | Tyrell | |
| Washington | |||
| Wayne Wilson |
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