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Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction contest, deadline approaching
VERY SHORT FICTION AWARDDeadline: January 31Prizes:1st place wins $1,200, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 10 copies.2nd-place: $500 and possible publication.3rd-place: $300 and possible publication.Results post on March 31. Winning story will be published in...
Morgantown Poets Winter Series Reminder
(This news courtesy of George Lies of WVW and Morgantown Poets fame)Three authors will launch Morgantown Poets winter/spring 2010 series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC).T.W. (Terry) McNemar of Stonewood and poets Matt Anserello of...
Six Questions For… blog
Writer/editor/blogger Jim Harrington has created a blog called "Six Questions For..." in which he publishes a series of interviews with editors from a wide section of the publishing field, posing to them six questions in search of the sort of details they are looking...
WV Writers Podcast: Keith Pitzer Tribute with Pops Walker
Episode 24 of the WV Writers Podcast is now available. It is a special double-size episode in tribute to musician Keith Pitzer, who was a friend of WV Writers and of this podcast. Keith died after a battle with cancer on December 22 , 2009. Joining us for the episode...
Members Matter: Tovli Simiryan’s recent publications
Wanted to pass along some great news regarding some recent publications by WVW member Tovli Simiryan.“Pieces of Ester—Cartography of War” was nominated for a 2009 Push Cart Prize by Raving Dove Literary Magazine“Point of Departure” and “Biopsy”, two short stories, are...
New Voices Original Short Play Festival Lineup Announced
The Greenbrier Valley Theatre is presenting their second annual New Voices Original Short Play Festival later this month. The plays in the festival include "Embers" by Jeffrey C. Kanode (Lewisburg, WV), "The Unopened Valentine" by Dwayne Yancey (Fincastle, VA),...