Taught a creative writing workshop at Radford University today for their Blue Ridge Writing and Rhetoric Conference. Lovely campus and wonderful people! ❤️

September 20, 2026 0

West TN PBS | Tennessee Writes

West TN PBS | Tennessee Writes
— Read on www.westtnpbs.org/tv-schedule/tennessee-writes/

Proud to have been interviewed about my book Daughters of Muscadine on the local PBS station in Jackson, TN. Shout out to Peter Noll and Baily Luther for inviting me! ❤️

October 10, 2025 0

Story Works Podcast

Recently, I was on a panel for a podcast called Story Works. Our topic was “What Makes Writing Objectively Good?” Big thanks to Alida Winternheimer for inviting me, and a shout out to all my other co-panelists: Mark, Daniel, Miriam, Liz, and Kathryn. Here’s the link to the episode:

SWRT 323 | What Makes Writing Objectively Good?

June 2, 2025 0

My Author Interview with Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival

2025 Contest Winners Interviews

May 6, 2025 0

Tennessee Book Award

Y’all, I have exciting news! My book, Daughters of Muscadine, has just won the Tennessee Book Award in fiction! This is a huge honor. It comes with a $2,500 cash prize, and I’m invited to give a talk with Denton Loving and Rachel Louise Martin, the poetry and nonfiction winners, at the Southern Festival of Books this Sunday. I’m grinning big as can be! ❤️❤️❤️

Here’s a pic of the plaque I received. It’s gorgeous and made of solid wood.

October 24, 2024 2

Read Appalachia Interview

Proud to have my book, Daughters of Muscadine, featured on the latest episode of Read Appalachia. Thanks, Kendra Winchester!

https://www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-32-debut-authors

September 22, 2024 0

Tennessee Mountain Writers—Fall Workshop

Excited to announce I’ll be leading the memoir writing workshop for the Tennessee Mountain Writers. The workshop will be a mixture of craft lectures on writing about family and writing about place. More info here.