Buxton Books, an independent bookstore in Charleston, South Carolina, offers a wide selection of fiction and nonfiction books, and works by South Carolina Lowcountry authors, including signed copies. Additionally, they carry books about Charleston’s history and culture, including The Ghosts of Charleston by owner Julian Buxton, which inspired walking ghost tours in the city based on its stories. Buxton Books hosts readings with authors from local to legendary and is open daily from 10:00 AM to 9:30 PM.
Find details about every creative writing competition—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, grants for translators, and more—that we’ve published in the Grants & Awards section of Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it in the Writing Contests database, the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.