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This week on the WV Writers Podcast
This Friday, the WV Writers Podcast will broadcast its first recorded live reading.Our subject will be a live reading given by author Joey Madia from his novel Jester Knight.You can see the trailer for this book by clicking the book cover on the right. Tune in Friday...
Belinda Anderson gives talk on the writers of WV and their stories in Hillsboro
On September 19, 2009, writer Belinda Anderson will give a talk entitled "West Virginia Writers and their Stories" at the Hillsboro Library of Pocahontas County, from 4:30 to 8 pm. There is no charge for the event, but attendees are encouraged to bring a covered dish...
Issue #2 of HOLLER seeks poetry submissions
The Princeton Poetry Project's quarterly literary journal, HOLLER, is seeking poetry submissions for its second issue. The deadline for submissions is Monday, August 31.Submit online or send your poems to:The Princeton Poetry ProjectP.O. Box 1924Princeton, WV 24740And...
MOTESBOOKS SEEKS SUBMISSIONS FOR 2010 ANTHOLOGY
(This news courtesy of Meredith Sue Willis's Newsletter for Readers and Writers)MOTIF is an anthology series published annually by MotesBooks of Louisville, Ky. VOLUME 1: WRITING BY EAR featured 116 writers, including Patty Griffin, Silas House, Buddy & Julie...
Mary Lucille DeBerry Reading in Bridgeport
(This news courtesy of Phyllis Wilson Moore)West Virginia native Mary Lucille DeBerry will read from her first poetry collection, Bertha Butcher’s Coat at the Bridgeport Public Library (1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport, WV 26330) Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 2:00...
West Virginia Center for the Book Helps WV Writers Promote Works
(This news courtesy of George Lies WVW eNEWS -- August 3, 2009)The 2009 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 14th streets...