This year’s installment of Women Speak is almost out, and here’s the cover. So proud to be included alongside so many wonderful women writers. Yay!
My New Poem in Women Speak Anthology
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! ❤️
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:
I Won a Poetry Contest!
Y’all, I’m the proud winner of the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Contest in the poetry category. The prize is $1,000 and it’s the most I’ve ever received for a single poem. I’m also invited to read at the festival on March 30th. Congrats to all finalists, and thanks to the judges and the festival committee. Yay! 🍾🎉🎈🎊
Here’s a link to the poem in French Quarter Journal.
Troublesome Rising Anthology
I have a short story in Troublesome Rising: a Thousand-Year Flood in Eastern Kentucky. This anthology focuses on the historic flood in summer 2022. So many people lost their lives in that flood, and University Press of Kentucky decided to publish this anthology in remembrance of them.
I’m proud to be included in this beautiful book with so many good writers! Here’s a link to purchase it:
https://www.kentuckypress.com/9781950564422/troublesome-rising/
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! ❤️❤️❤️
Read Appalachia Interview
Proud to have my book, Daughters of Muscadine, featured on the latest episode of Read Appalachia. Thanks, Kendra Winchester!
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.
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