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In Conversation: Karen Salyer McElmurray & Elaine Neil Orr

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Karen Salyer McElmurray grew up in both Eastern and Central Kentucky and her work in fiction and nonfiction is haunted by that between world of mountains and flatlands. Wanting Radiance, McElmurray’s third novel, addresses this space between as its protagonist seeks history and love and an authentic self. McElmurray’s debut novel, Strange Birds in…

A Statement About Our Name

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When Appalachian Heritage was founded in 1973 by the poet Albert Stewart, it offered a haven for regional writers whose work had often been overlooked and dismissed by literary gatekeepers. Twelve years later, the publication found a permanent home at Berea College in a partnership that fused Stewart’s welcoming vision with…

Appalachian Heritage Essay Named Notable in Best American Essays

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Best American Essays

Congratulations to Appalachian Heritage contributor Monic Ductan, whose essay “Fantasy Worlds” was named as Notable in Best American Essays 2019, edited by Rebecca Solnit (and series editor Robert Atwan). We also extend congratulations to Appalachian Heritage contributor Fenton Johnson, whose essay “The Future of Queer,” published in Harper’s Magazine, received…

2018 Denny C. Plattner Awards

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Plattner Awards

We are proud to announce the winners of the annual Denny C. Plattner Awards, which were established in 1995 by Kenneth and Elissa Plattner to honor their late son and his love of writing. The awards are given to the finest pieces of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that appeared…

2017 Denny C. Plattner Awards

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We Got Lucky: My Life with Tom Petty

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Creative Nonfiction, Special Feature

I was seventeen when I first loved him. Seventeen and a complete mess. I had recently “gone wild.” That’s what people in my church said. All my life I had been the perfect little Holiness boy, and I had only recently started to drink: Natural Light or Jim Beam. And…

2016 Denny C. Plattner Awards

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Words of Wisdom: Lee Smith, Barbara Kingsolver, bell hooks

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Welcome to the first post in a series that gathers wise observations on craft and the writing life from interviews with some of our contributors. We hope that their experiences will inspire you in your own writing endeavors. … “For me, writing any novel starts way back. I mean, there will…

What Our Writers Are Reading

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In search of a good book to curl up to during a fall afternoon? We compiled a list of books our contributors have been reading to provide you with some inspiration! Jeremy B. Jones won the 2014 Appalachian Book of the Year in nonfiction with his book Bearwallow: A Personal History…

Appalachian Heritage Essays Named Notables in Best American Essays

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Best American Essays

Congratulations to Appalachian Heritage contributors bell hooks (“Writing Without Labels,” Fall 2015) and Beth Newberry (“The Curve of the Smoke,” Fall 2015) on their wonderful essays being named as Notables in Best American Essays 2016, edited by Robert Atwan. Other AH contributors are listed as well for work published in…