In conjunction with the Appalachian Heritage Writers Project and the Appalachian Heritage Festival at Shepherd University, Belleville native Randi Ward was announced as the winner of the 2019 Appalachian Anthology Photographic Art Award. The award will be presented at the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education in Shepherdstown, WV on September 24 […]
The Women of Appalachia Project is celebrating its tenth anniversary at Ohio University’s Multicultural Center with an art exhibition, a reading, and the official release of its Women Speak anthology. The annual fine art exhibition, featuring 35 female artists living in or with strong ties to Appalachia, is free and open to the public through March 23, 2019. The exhibition was juried by Randi Ward, a poet and artist from Wood County, WV, and Roger May, a writer and photographer currently based in Charleston, WV.
Whipstitches (MadHat Press, 2016) by Randi Ward is a collection of miniature poetry snapshots of Appalachian life. Ciara Felty and I work at the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center and took a liking to the book when it was nominated for the poetry Weatherford Award in 2016.
Mountain State Press Inc. has published a new anthology Voices on Unity: Coming Together, Falling Apart. “In these unsettling times, writers are called to express their thoughts and feelings in the art medium they know best, words,” said author Cat Pleska, who edited this anthology. This collection of prose, poetry and song comes from 35 contributors from […]