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MOMCAST 2010
This week, the WVW Podcast celebrates Mother's Day with a triple-sized MOMCAST 2010. This special podcast features poems, stories, essays and memories as phoned in by our members and sundry listeners.Contributors inclue Elvera Denning, Terry McNemar, Tracy Seiffers,...
A GLIMPSE AT OUR NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS!
May 7, 2010Dear membership of West Virginia Writers, Inc.Included in this letter are the nominations for officers being recommended by the WV Writers nominating committee. These nominations will be presented for election at our annual business meeting, held on June...
ABZ 2010 PoetryContest
(This news courtesy of Rhonda Browning White)ABZ will continue the ABZ Poetry Prize for a first full-length book of poems.In 2007, David Baker selected Postcard on Parchment by Christine Stewart-Nunez. Her book was published in 2008.In 2008, Heather McHugh selected...
Article on WV Book Festival and Mary Lucille DeBerry
The Charleston Gazette has a nice article on the subject of the WV Book Festival, as well as WVW member Mary Lucille Deberry's first poetry collection, Bertha Butcher's Coat. Read the article HERE. And hear our podcast with Mary Lucille, rebroadcast last weekend, HERE.
THE GATEWOOD PRIZE
(This news courtesy of Rhonda Browning White)***There are important changes to our contest this year. Please read the new guidelines carefully.***The Gatewood Prize is Switchback Books' annual competition for a first or second full-length (48-80 pp.) collection of...
Jean Ritchie Fellowship in Writing
(This news courtesy of Rhonda Browning White)About the Jean Ritchie Fellowship http://www.lmunet.edu/mhlf/fellowship.shtmlThrough literature, a region tells stories to its citizens and the world. The Jean Ritchie Fellowship seeks to support, encourage and honor...