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WV Writers' Wilma Acree, a former president of the organization and current editor of the literary magazine Confluence, will be giving a poetry reading at Borders, Grand Central Mall, Vienna, WV, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17.

This week, the Brooke County Public Library in Wellsburg, WV, will be celebrating their 110th anniversary. They have quite a bit of celebratory programming throughout the week, culminating in a program on Friday, April 20, which will feature several of the authors...

This weekend, the West Virginia Division of Culture and History presents The Writers' Toolbox: Weaving past and present, at the Cultural Center in downtown Charleston.Admission is freeWriting memoir? Recreating the Civil War? Setting your story in the past? Weaving...

The Carnegie Hall WV's storytelling series presents POTLUCK: Stories and Songs About Women, Wisdom and Food. It takes place Friday, May 4, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the Carnegie Hall Auditorium. General admission is $10. Phone 304-645-7917 for tickets or more information.

(News courtesy of Terry McNemar and Barbara Smith)Grab-a-Nickel WELCOMES submissions!No deadline but the sooner the better.Poetry, short fiction, short nonfiction, book reviews, black-and-white photos—all welcome.Hard copy and photos should be sent to:Grab-a-NickelBox...

(This news courtesy of Fay Thompson)The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition is now accepting entries.Stories must be original, unpublished,typed and double-spaced, and 3,000 words or less. Entries from non-U.S. writers are welcome. The contest is open only to...