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    Shepherd opens 2020 Appalachian fiction competition

    The Appalachian Studies and Communities at Shepherd University is accepting submissions by May 1 for its .

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    The competition was created to encourage writers and storytellers whose talent and creative writing ability is distinctive and promising and to foster an appreciation of Appalachian culture and values represented in the diverse writing of the region.

    Submissions from any resident of West Virginia or student attending an in-state school are encouraged, according to Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, director of the Shepherd University Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities.

    Winners of the West Virginia Fiction Competition will be selected by West Virginia Common Read-author Dorothy Allison, who will select finalists from a pool chosen by writers, editors, and teachers of creative writing in the state, Bailey Shurbutt said.

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    The West Virginia Fiction Competition is supported by the West Virginia Humanities Council, and Shepherd partners with the West Virginia Center for the Book and the West Virginia Library Commission to run the competition.

    Fiction awards range from the $500 first prize to the $100 judge’s choice awarded to middle or high school students showing promise in fiction writing and spinning a tale.

    For submission details and for a look at past winners across the state, visit the or contact Bailey Shurbutt at sshurbut@shepherd.edu.


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    Clyde Craig
    Clyde Craighttp://wvexplorer.com
    Clyde Craig is a writer for West Virginia Explorer. Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, he traveled with his family across the globe with the U.S. Army before returning to the Mountain State in 2011.

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