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September 2019 News from the Appalachian Literary Scene

September 2019 News from the Appalachian Literary Scene

In March of this year, Morehead State University presented its 2018 Chaffin Award in Appalachian Literature to Michael McFee. The 2017 winner was Darnell Arnoult and the 2016 winner was Rose McLarney.

 

The Western Carolina Historical Association has announced the five finalists for the 2019 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award:

David Joy - The Line That Held Us

Terry Roberts - The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival

Meredith McCarroll - Unwhite: Appalachia, Race and Film

George Ellison and Janet McCure - Back of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography

Robert Beatty - Willa of the Wood