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Valerie Nieman, author of a recent collection of short fiction, Fidelities, from West Virginia University Press, as well as two novels and two chapbooks of poetry, will be in Morgantown this weekend for a book signing on Friday Oct.6, at 6:PM, at University Towne...

(UPDATED INFORMATION)The Appalachian Writers Guild is currently preparing a themed anthology of Appalachian Short Stories and welomes submissions from authors at this time. Short stories are expected to contain approximately 2000-5000 words.We request that submissions...

(Thanks to WV Writers Secretary Rhonda White for this info)What is the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest?Since 1962, this contest has been sponsored by Hollins University and awards prizes for the best poems submitted by girls who are sophomores or juniors in high school or...

An evening filled with music, food and traditional fun such as an old-fashioned cake walk, will mark the sixth annual West Virginia Folklife Center Gala on Saturday, Oct. 7, at Fairmont State’s Colebank Hall. The gala will also feature the presentation of the 2006...

November is National Novel Writing Month, where writers of all shapes and sizes try and often succeed in writing a novel in one month. Learn more at... http://www.nanowrimo.org/

(The WVW eNEWS comes courtesy of President Emeritus Emeritus George Lies)Morgantown Writers Group & WVU Press Host Valerie Nieman Workshop, ReadingOctober 7th Sat. Morning - Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop (Library)October 6th Fri. Evening - Barnes and Noble Bookstore...