LINKS

Member Links Below are links to the websites and books of the members of West Virginia Writers, Inc. as provided by our members. If you are a member of West Virginia Writers and your links are not listed, and you would like them to be, please send them to our webmaster at eric.fritzius@gmail.com.
Anderson, Belinda	author of The Well Ain't Dry Yet, The Bingo Cheaters, Buckle Up, Buttercup, and *Jackson Vs. Witchy Wanda: Making Kid Soup.*
Antonini, Jim	author of *Bullets for Silverware*.
Armentrout, Tim	author of Someone Screaming Out and the CD *Pilgrim of the Neo-Dark Ages, who blogs and writes at Breath Made Visible* the website of poet and Pilgrim of the Neo-Dark Ages.
Banks, Jay	the late author of Frontier Surgeon and House Calls in the Hills.
Bentley, Laura Treacy	author of Lake Effect and *The Silver Tattoo.*
Berry, Daleen	author of Sister of SIlence, Shatter the Silence, Tales of the Vintage Berry Wine Gang, and co-author of Pretty Little Killers.
Boyd, Daniel	filmmaker, academic, and author of the graphic novels Carbon, Chillers, and co-author with William Bitner of Death Falcon vs. The Zombie Slug Lords.
Brown, David	author of Serendipity Hollow, Gap Hollow, Sandlick Hollow, (the Hollow Trilogy) and Concrete Girl.
Byrne, J.D.	author of The Last Ereph, and Other Stories, Moore Hollow, The Destiny Engine, the Water Road Trilogy.
Campbell, Shirley Young	original founder of West Virginia Writers, Inc., and author of Coal & People and Scribbling and More: A Collection.
Cassity, Brittney	former WVW board member and author of the children's books Clyde the Undead Dust Bunny, Fiddlebug, Sheridan Starswimmer, Queen Calla's Heroes.
Congdon, Jane	is a professional writer and editor. She is co-author with her brother of Mr. Joe: Tales from a Haunted Life, from Bettie Youngs Books. Jane's 2011 memoir is called It Started with Dracula: The Count, My Mother, and Me. Visit her website at http://www.janecongdon.com/. and her blog at So Write!
Davis, Adda Leah	Golden Harvest Creations is the website for Adda Leah Davis, author of A Fatal Love of Place, A Fatal Web of Deceit, The Whisperer, Lucinda's Mountain, Abigail's Redemption, Jason's Journey, The Beckoning Hills, Farther Along, Caleb's Song, and more.
Davis, Ed	author of I Was So Much Older Then, The Measure of Everything, Time of the Light, Aftermath: Stories of Secrets and Consequences, Dots on a Map, Sweet Tea and Afternoon Tales, and The Psalms of Israel Jones.
Deal, Amy	Author and columnist Amy Deal can be found at AuthorAmyDeal.com. If you have new releases or writing news, send it to her via her site.
Dean, Miles	poet and author of the collections Furrows on Parchment, Musings After Midnight and New River Reflections.
DeBerry, Mary Lucille	poet and author of Bertha Butcher's Coat and Alice Saw the Beauty.
DeLauder, A.J.	playwright from Aurora, WV. Learn more about his plays and read his blog at AJDWrites.com.
Denise, Cheryl	poet and author of the collections I Saw God Dancing and What's in the Blood.
Depta, Victor	Poet, playwright, and editor in chief at Blair Mountain Press.
Sarah Dooley	author of Livvie Owen Lived Here; Body of Water; and Free Verse.
Ellis, Gena	Screenwriter, producer and author of Angela's Decision: A Journey of Adaptation.
Fischer, F. Ethan	the late poet, radio personality, former board member for WVW, and author of Beached in the Hourglass.
Flerx, Teresa	journalist and author of Disequilibrium and the Multi-Faceted Crystal Ball.
Frazer, Lillian "Sissy Crone"	author of Wildflowers and Train Whistles: Stories of a Coal Mining Family and A Walk Through Minden: In the Lives of the Crone and Vegh Families
Freeburn, Christina	author of the Scrap This Mystery Series, and the New Beginning Series.
Frisk, Dreama	author of the novel Before We Left the Land and the poetry collection Ivory Hollyhock.
Fritzius, Eric	WVW secretary, former president, podcast host, webmaster, and author of the collection A Consternation of Monsters and host of the Consternation of Monsters Podcast.
Fuller, G. Cameron	author of Full Bone Moon, and co-author with Daleen Berry of The Savage Murder of Skylar Neese: The Truth Behind the Headlines and Pretty Little Killers: The Truth Behind the Savage Murder of Skylar Neese.
Good, Crystal	Affrilachian poet and author of the poetry collection Valley Girl.
Hanson, Pam	author with her mother Barbara Barbara Andrews of Hometown Reunion, Family Heirlooms, All Things New, and other romance novels.
Harshbarger, Dwight	author of In the Heart of the Hills: A Novel in Stories, Valley at Risk: Shelter in Place, and Witness at Hawk's Nest.
Harshman, Marc	current West Virginia Poet Laureate, author of Local Journeys; Green-Silver and SIlent: Poems; Believe What You Can; and the many children's books.
Hash, John	publisher at Wiltshire Books LLC and author of Honey Branches: The Meade Estate; Starkeeper; Lero's Mission; Go Get Nadja; Flight to Oblivion; Falcon Strike; Module 18; Lero Six, Grid Strike, and Escape from Aliya.
Haugen, Hayley Mitchell	Hayley Mitchell Haugen is author of the poetry collection Light & Shadow, Shadow & Light, Main Street Rag, 2018, and editor of the literary journal and press Sheila-Na-Gig online.
Holstein, "Granny Sue"	storyteller and blogger for Granny Sue's News & Reviews and creator of the storytelling album Beyond the Grave, Ghost Stories from the Mountains.
Hosby, Yawatta	author of When the Lights Go Out, One By One, Plenty of Fish, Twisted Obsession, and Something's Amiss. Read her blog at Yawatta Hosby, a Writer's Blog.
Hueguenin, Tim	author of Little One, When the Watcher Shakes.
Jordan, Norman	the late poet, actor, activist, and author of Where Do People in Dreams Come From?: And Other Poems; Sing Me Different; The Muntu Poets of Cleveland; The Muntu Poets of Cleveland, Vol 2.
Joy, Jonathan	playwright, academic and author of Short Plays & Monologues, American Standard, and A Bitsy and Boots Holiday Special.
Kelly, T. Byron	poet, painter, musician, and member of the Ghost House Studio, Spectral Arts, The Spooks-VA., WVArts, the Appalachian Writers Association (A.W.A.), the Appalachian Authors' Guild (A.A.G.), West Virginia Writers, Inc., the Virginia Writers Club. Author of Poems of the Infinite Dream, Project End Of Days: Selected Poems, Va. West Va.: Selected Poems, & New Selected Poems of T.Byron Kelly.
Judd, Kirk	founding member of West Virginia Writers, Inc., poet, co-editor of Wild Sweet Notes, and author of the collection My People was Music.
Kirk, Ruth Lynn	author of The Almost Christmas Pony.
Kinsey, Connie	Connie Kinsey is a former military brat who has put down deep roots in a converted barn on a dirt road at the top of a hill in West Virginia. She lives with two dogs and a cat and is pursuing happiness, one cup of coffee at a time. Her award-winning writing has been published online and in print. She is also a spoken word artist and the Writer-in-Residence for the Museum of the American Military Family. Connie has blogged at https://wvfurandroot.com since 2008 and is wild about comments. You can reach her by email at c_kinsey@frontier.com.
Knost, Michael	editor with Woodland Press, author of the book The Return of the Mothman, and editor of Writers Workshop of Horror, Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy, and Author's Guide to Marketing with Teeth.
Lewis, Richard A.	the late author of the collection Naked Man's Rock, as well as former WVW parliamentarian, treasurer.
Manley, Kathy	author of Don't Tell 'em You're Cold and 2020 JUG Award winner.
Manilla, Marie	author of Still Life With Plums and The Patron Saint of Ugly.
Marcum, Michele Zirkle	newspaper opinion columnist and author of Rain No Evil and host of the podcast *Life Speaks - Are you Listening?* See her interview with Eliot Parker on his show Chapters. And hear her interview on the nationally syndicated radio showCoast to Coast AM.
Maynard, Lee	the infamous friend of WVW, and author of **Crum, Screamin’ with the Cannibals, The Scummers, Magnetic North, Cinco Becknell** and The Pale Light of Sunset.
McCombs, Lisa A.	author of, *Abby, Rasberry Beret, Opening Pandora's Box:The Conclusion, and I Have MS, What's Your Superpower?* and the blogger of Lisa's Page: My MS, MyStory.
McKernan, Llewellyn	poet and author of Short and Simple Annals: Poems About Appalachia' and Llewellyn McKernan's Greatest Hits.
McKinney, Irene	the late West Virginia Poet Laureate, academic, and author of the collections Vivid Companion, Have You Had Enough Darkness Yet?, Six O'Clock Mine Report, The Girl with the Stone in Her Lap, and Unthinkable.
McKinney, Nadine	author of Eyes in the Attic.
McNemar, T.W.	the late writer, author of Ragdoll Angel and So This Is Christmas, and former president of West Virginia Writers, Inc.
McTaggart, Daniel	poet, writer, author of Diner Poems, Midnight Muse in a Convenience Store, and editor of Diner Stories: Off the Menu.
Meredith, Donna	WV Writers conference workshop presenter and author of *The Glass Madonna, The Color of Lies,* **Wet Work, Fraccidental Death** and Magic in the Mountains: Kelsey Murphy, Robert Bomkamp, and the West Virginia Cameo Glass Revolution
Minney, Lisa Hayes	writer and editor.
Nulton, Jason	author of To War With the 4th. Find his work on Medium and Task & Purpose.
Parker, Eliot	WVW First Vice President, academic, host of the Armstrong TV show Chapters, and author of Fragile Brilliance, Breakdown at Clear River, the Prospect, and Making Arrangements.
Pittman, Patsy	editor and author of the books Blood Kin & Other Strangers and Pocket Change.
Pitzer, Keith & Joan	musicians with multiple WVW Conference Appearances, creators of the albums Gathering Stones and West Virginia Serenade. Keith passed in 2009.
Pleska, Cat	publisher at Mountain State Press, and author of Riding on Comets: A Memoir.
Redling, S.G.	author of Flowertown, Baggage, Redemption Key, The Widow File, Damocles, Braid, Ourselves.
Richter, Jeremy F.	playwright and composer from Wheeling, and co-founder of the Independent Theatre Collective. Author of the stage productions Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol; Changing Game, co-written with Ron Scott, Jr.; Political Little One (2nd Place winner of 2014 Joe McCabe Memorial Playwriting Competition, WV Writers); [best imitation]; Catch & Release.
Rose, Daniel	author of Hot Flashes, The Lodestone, The Land of Nod, The Book of Able, The Coming of Cain, Home on the Ridge, Dogs at Large, Detour from Duvousky, It Remains to Be Seen, and Excavations from a Blue Room.
Seaton, Carter Taylor	author of the books Hippie Homesteaders, amo, amas, amat... an unconventional love story, Father's Trouble$, and The Rebel in the Red Jeep: Ken Hechler's Life in West Virginia Politics. Visit her online at CarterSeaton.com.
Seplocha, Charles	author of He Called me Joe, and *Leonardo: The Genius of the Renaissance Returns*.
Smart, Janet	Award-winning author of Duck and Cover, Cooking with Family: Recipes and Remembrances, and Fun Through the Seasons.
Smith, Cole	ColeSmithWrites is the site for writer and blogger Nicole Smith, the author of the WV-set mystery Waiting for Jacob.
Smucker, Anna Egan	children's book author of such titles as Brother Giovanni's Little Reward: How the Pretzel Was Born, Golden Delicious: A Cinderella Apple Story, No Star Nights, Outside the Window, To Keep the South Manitou Light, History of West Virginia.
Smith, Barbara	founding member of West Virginia Writers, Inc., longtime editor of Grab-A-Nickel, co-editor of Wild Sweet Notes, and author of the books Chick Flicks and Through the Glass among other books.
Smith, Rodney	author of the blog Hope After Traumatic Brain Injury, My Journey Back From the Edge.
Squires, M. Lynne	WV Writers newsletter editor and author of Letters to My Son: Reflections of Urban Appalachia at Mid Century, Mid-Century Recipes from Cocktails to Comfort Food, Writers on Writing: Daily Inspiration for Writers, and Looking Back at Charleston.
Tarantini, Diane	writer and blogger at *Caught Butterflies*.
Tritt, Sandy	former WV Writers President, writer, author of Laundry to Love, and The Plain English Writers Workbook, and CEO of the Inspiration for Writers editing service.
Walker, Pops	musician, friend of WV Writers, WVW Podcast Music composer, and entertainer at multiple WVW Summer Conferences. He is the musician behind the albums Milepost 5, Cuttin' In Line at the Karmic Buffet, Live 'n Drivin' On, The Crum Session, and author of the books Messages Without Melodies, Vol 1 and 2.
White, Rhonda Browning	former WVW Secretary, writer, editor, and blogger of READ. WRITE. LIVE!
Whittington, Barbara	blogger at Writing- The Ups and Downs and author of the novel Vada Faith.
Wild Ponies/Doug & Telisha Williams	musicians with multiple appearances at the WVW Conference.
Withrow, Dolly	founding member of West Virginia Writers, Inc., academic, and author of More than Penny Candy, Beyond the Apple Orchard and other books.
Yoho, R.G.	WVW Parliamentarian, and author of Death Comes to Redhawk; Long Ride to Yesterday; Death Rides the Rail; Return to Matewan; The Evil Day; America's History is His Story; Nightfall over Nicodemus; Major Impact.

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