You are invited to a

Party for WV Teachers

Sponsored by the WV Writing Project!

Featuring NY Times Best-Selling Author

Sharyn McCrumb

During the WV Book Festival, Saturday Oct. 22, 7:30 pm-9:30 pm

at the Charleston Marriott

Party with your colleagues from around the state of WV!

Bring colleagues to introduce them to our writing community!

Sharyn McCrumb is author of Ghost Riders, The Songcatcher, The Ballad of Frankie Silver, The Rosewood Casket, She Walks These Hills, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter, and If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O, as well as many other acclaimed novels, McCrumb's books have been named Notable Books for the Year by The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. She will present a program of readings and music with musician, Jack Hinshelwood.

On November 2, 2003, McCrumb received the Wilma Dykeman Award for Regional Historical Literature, presented by the East Tennessee Historical Society. In addition to being honored for Outstanding Contribution to Appalachian Literature by the Appalachian Writer's Association in 1997, Sharyn McCrumb's many awards include: the Sherwood Anderson Short Story Award; Appalachian Writer of the Year Award in 1999 from Shepherd College; the Flora McDonald Award; Morehead State University's Chaffin Award; and the Plattner Award from Berea College. Her work has twice received the AWA's Best Appalachian Novel Award. Visit www.sharynmccrumb.com for more information.

Please register in advance for the PARTY! Space is limited, so first come, first served! Tickets and nametags may be picked up during the book festival on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the WVWP Booth at the Charleston Civic Center exhibition hall. Yes—we think you ought to come attend the Book Festival—it’s FREE!!! Among the 35 or so authors appearing at the Book Festival will be Avi, Jack Gantos, Stephen Coonts, and James Alexandar Thom. West Virginia Writing Project teachers will also present valuable writing workshops. Please see the Book Fest website for details: http://www.wvhumanities.org/bookfest/bookfest2.htm

Please send this information about EACH TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR DESIRING A TICKET (Invite up to 3 colleagues) to Dr. Fran Simone, fsimone@marshall.edu, or by fax: 304-746-1942.

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See you at the West Virginia Book Festival!