Shortlisted for the 2025 Raleigh Award by the NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources & the NC Literary Review!
Welcome to Where You Are From
I'm proud to say Where You Are From is available at these wonderful establishments (support your local bookstores!):
Old Orchard Creek General Store in Lansing, NC
Barnes & Noble in Hickory, NC
Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC
Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, NC
About the Author
Welcome to Where You Are From, the official website of author Christopher Lee Nelson. This website is dedicated to sharing the journey and inspiration behind the book Where You Are From, a collection based on the experiences of my own hometown of Lenoir, NC, as well as featuring upcoming events, hosting my blog, and teasing my current writing projects.
What others are saying ...
"These stories are written with a poet’s ear, the documentarian’s exhaustive gaze, and the visceral gut-attention to detail and authenticity it takes for a writer to get it right the first time.”
Joseph Bathanti, former NC Poet Laureate & author of Contrition and Other Stories
Upcoming Events
