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WV Storytelling Institute
(This news courtesy WVW resident storyteller, Granny Sue Holstein)Writers will find some interesting workshops at the first-ever WV Storytelling Institute. If you're interested in storytelling or folklore, the institute promises to be an exciting learning experience....
A letter from Homer Hickam
FROM WRITER HOMER HICKAMThe Homer Hickam family recently endowed the 'RED HELMET/HOMER HICKAM, SR. Marshall University Scholarship Program'.The scholarship, named for my novel of the Appalachian coalfields and my father, is for the children of coal miners with an...
Outside the Bricks Poetry Slam in Lewisburg
Carnegie Hall is proud to bring the following special events to the community.Outside the Bricks Poetry Slam at The Wild Bean CafePresented by Carnegie Hall and The Wild BeanFebruary 8, 20086:30pmGeneral Admission $5 at door or in advanceEmcee: Eric Fritzius -...
Prince George’s Short Story Contest
PRINCE GEORGE’SShort Story Contest(sponsored by the BLACK WRITERS’ GUILD OF MARYLAND in support of CONCEIT MAGAZINE)DEADLINE: February 16, 2008Judging by JUDINE SLAUGHTER Moderator of the Black Writers’ Guild, Inc.Winners announced at the 2008 Afrocentric Book Expo...
African American Heritage Storyteller, Ilene Evans to perform!
(This news courtesy of WV Writers 2nd VP Terry McNemar)African American Heritage Storyteller, Ilene Evans to perform!“Voices from the Earth” presents African American Heritage Series Folktales by Storyteller Ilene Evans at the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library on...
2008 Writing Competition Judge Bios
The 2008 WV Writers writing competition is underway and still awaiting your entry/entries. If you've not sent anything in yet, what the heck are ya waiting for? Oh, wait... You might be waiting to see who's judging your favorite category/categories. Well, we've taken...