Jun 28, 2017
The Maynard I knew was a writer. And damn, what a voice. Some folks color outside the lines. He saw no lines, he simply colored his words as he saw fit. Some folks think outside the box. He ignored the box. Boxes were a form of containment, and he would...
Jun 19, 2017
It is with sadness that we at WV Writers report that the writer and infamous WV native son Lee Maynard has passed. Cat Pleska, former WVW president and good friend of Lee, reports that he died with his son by his side on June 16, in Colorado. She writes "Lee wanted...
Jun 15, 2017
For those who placed in the 2017 WV Writers Annual Writing Contest, but who could not attend the banquet, the certificates are officially in the mail as of this morning. And a big shout out to the Lewisburg Post Office for all their assistance and infinite patience...
Jun 10, 2017
The winners of the 2017 West Virginia Writers Annual Writing Contest were announced during our Annual Awards Banquet at the WVW Summer Conference, June 10. You can now download the 2017 WINNERS LIST. Keep in mind this is the preliminary winners list and does not yet...
Jun 2, 2017
May 1, 2017
Tim Waggoner, workshop presenter for the upcoming West Virgina Writers Summer Conference, was awarded the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction. for his novel The Winter Box. You can learn from the man himself June 9, 10 and 11, at Cedar Lakes...
