October 2006
Friday, October 13 & Saturday, October 14—The Kentucky State Poetry Society’s 2006 Annual Awards Weekend will be held at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park in Mt. Olivet, KY. Special guest speakers will be Diane Gilliam Fisher and Lee Pennington. [ Read More ]
Friday, October 20-Saturday, October, 21--The
8th Annual Women of Appalachia: Their Heritage and Accomplishments
Conference will be held at Ohio University's Zanesville Campus.
The event will feature an Appalachian art exhibit as well
as a young writers contest.
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Friday, October 20 & Saturday, October 21—The Kentucky and West Virginia Writers’ Symposium, entitled “Writers on Mountain Culture, Mountaintop Removal, and the Environment,” will be held at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. [ Read More ]
Saturday, October 21 & Sunday, October 22—The West Virginia Book Festival will be held at the Charleston Civic Center. Persons interested can email pam.may@kanawha.lib.wv.us for a free Book Festival Brochure or visit this web site for more information.
Friday, October 27-Sunday, October 29—The Southern Appalachian Writer’s Cooperative (SAWC) will hold it’s annual Fall Gathering at the Highland Center near New Market, TN. Application forms and further information are available here.