West Virginia Writers Podcast

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Sinopsis

The ongoing podcast for West Virginia Writers, Inc., hosted by Eric Fritzius.  Each show will feature interviews and discussion with and about Appalachian writers as well as news of WV Writers related events.

Episodios

  • Episode 59: Granny Sue Holstein Recorded Live Reading

    21/10/2011 Duración: 27min

    This week we present a recorded live reading from the 2011 WVW Summer Conference featuring Susanna "Granny Sue" Holstein. She’s been a featured storytelling performer at events from Bellingham, Washington to Boston, Massachusetts and points in between. She's especially well known, however, for being a West Virginia storyteller, focusing much of her repertoire on WV history, ghost stories, Appalachian tales and ballads.

  • Episode 58: WV Writers Inked Anthology Info and Conference Wrap Up

    03/10/2011 Duración: 20min

    Recorded live at the 2011 WV Writers Board of Directors Retreat, we present a conversation with WVW President Cat Pleska regarding the organization's anthology collaboration with Woodland Press, West Virginia Writers Inked.  The anthology will be open exclusively for submissions by members of WV Writers, Inc.  We also spill a few beans on some upcoming guests for the 2012 Summer Conference as well as give a wrap up to the 2011 Conference.

  • Episode 57: Jim Minick reading from Summer Conference 2011

    16/09/2011 Duración: 28min

    Welcome back for Episode 57.  It's been a longer than usual summer hiatus, but we are now back with new episodes.   This week we present a recorded live reading from the 2011 WVW Summer Conference by Jim Minick, conference presenter and author of The Blueberry Years, Burning Heaven, and Finding a Clear Path among others. Jim reads from his work.

  • Episode 56: Meredith Sue Willis

    03/06/2011 Duración: 28min

    In our continued effort to whet appetites for the 2011 WV Writers Summer Conference, this week's podcast features an interview with author, conference presenter and banquet keynote speaker, Meredith Sue Willis. Meredith Sue was born and raised in Shinnston, West Virginia.  She has degrees from Barnard College and Columbia University, and her fiction has been published by Scribners', HarperCollins, West Virginia University Press, Ohio University Press, and others.  Her novels include A Space Apart, Oradell at Sea, Higher Ground, Only Great Changes, and Tresspassers.  Her short story collections include Dwight’s House and other Stories, In the Mountains of America, and her latest, Out of the Mountains.  Meredith Sue is also devoted to writing about the craft of writing.  She’s written nonfiction titles such as Blazing Pencils, Personal Fiction Writing, Deep Revision, and her latest, Ten Strategies to Write Your Novel. Meredith Sue will be leading two worksh

  • Episode 55: Sarah Dooley Interview

    27/05/2011 Duración: 21min

    In our continued effort to whet appetites for the 2011 WV Writers Summer Conference, this week we interview Sarah Dooley, author of the young adult novel Livvie Owen Lived Here. The book is a story told from the perspective of an autistic 14-year-old girl whose loving family is frequently thrown into chaos by her actions. In real life Sarah is a teacher of special needs children and can speak to the reality of kids like Livvie. Sarah will be leading two workshops at the 2011 Summer Conference, June 10, 11 and 12 at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley, WV.

  • Episode 54: 2011 ConferenceCast Part 2

    22/05/2011 Duración: 16min

    With the 2011 WV Writers Summer Conference a mere 3 weeks from this recording, it's time to check back in with our organizational president and conference organizer, Cat Pleska, regarding updates to the conference lineup and schedule.  We also drop a few hints as to who will be interview guests on this very podcast as we go to a weekly schedule through the conference itself.

  • Episode 53: Poetry Podcast Hotline

    22/04/2011 Duración: 12min

    In honor of April being National Poetry Month, today's podcast is a listener generated one usign poems gathered via our Podcast Poetry Hotline. We asked listeners to voicemail us some poetry and voicemail it they did. Featured on the show today are Debbie Richard, Twyla Vincent, Dreama Frisk, as well as previous podcast guests Tim Armentrout, Pam Hanson and Salvatore Buttaci. We also have a couple of major announcements at the start of the show regarding the 2011 Summer Conference.

  • Episode 52B - Princeton Pubic Library Poetry Reading PART 2 (NATIONAL POETRY MONTH)

    15/04/2011 Duración: 33min

    In honor of April being National Poetry Month, today's podcast is another recorded live poetry reading, this one captured at the Princeton Public Library in down town Princeton, WV. The poets featured are all members of the Appalachian Penworks writers group. Featured poets for Part 2 include: Beth and Steve Godfrey, and Rob Merritt.

  • Episode 52A - Princeton Pubic Library Poetry Reading PART 1 (NATIONAL POETRY MONTH)

    15/04/2011 Duración: 30min

    In honor of April being National Poetry Month, today's podcast is another recorded live poetry reading, this one captured at the Princeton Public Library in down town Princeton, WV. The poets featured are all members of the Appalachian Penworks writers group. Featured poets in Part 1 include: Raymond Neely, Ashleigh Gill and Salvatore Buttaci.

  • Episode 51 - Raleigh County Library Poetry Reading (NATIONAL POETRY MONTH)

    08/04/2011 Duración: 35min

    In honor of April being National Poetry Month, today's podcast features a recorded live poetry reading from Raleigh County Library's poetry reading in March. Featured poets include Sammye Lewis, Sue Atkinson, Kitty Mooney, Miles Dean and Rebecca Dean.  The evening was also hosted by Rebecca Dean. Apologies must go out to Danny McMillion and Sammye Lewis.  Due to technical difficulties, The poem Danny read was not recorded, nor was Sammye's first poem of her set.  We'll have them back on future podcasts to rectify this.

  • Episode 50 - The 2011 CONFERENCEcast

    25/03/2011 Duración: 23min

    The 2011 WV Writers Summer Conference is coming up June 10, 11 and 12 at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley, WV. While registration for the conference has been open since March 7, we've only revealed a preview of the presenters for it on our website. ConferenceCast 2011 helps fill in the blanks for the upcoming conference. Joining us to help fill the blanks is our Conference Coordinator and organizational president, Cat Pleska. The current list of workshop presenters and their workshop descriptions will soon be available at our website.

  • Bonus Show 13 - News Flash Show

    14/03/2011 Duración: 07min

    Bonus Show #13 is all about announcements, including word about the ending days of the WVW 2011 Writing Contest, the registration opening for the 2011 Summer Conference, the Writers Toolkit Event and our special upcoming poetry hotline show in which you can participate.   Check our website for all the details on all of the above, but listen to the podcast to hear me say it. http://www.wvwriters.org

  • Episode 49 - The 2011 ContestCast #2

    18/02/2011 Duración: 36min

    We're now at the half-way mark for the 2011 WV Writers Annual Writing Contest.  (DEADLINE March 14, LATE DEADLINE March 31 with $2 late fee per entry.) Therefore it's time for Part 2 of ContestCast 2011. Joining us to give us an update on this year's contest will be Contest Coordinator and WVW 1st VP Teresa Newsome. And joining us to help answer your Frequenly Asked Questions about the contest will be Coordinator Emeritus Steve Goff.

  • Episode 48 - Dear City Letters Podcast

    05/02/2011 Duración: 18min

    Way back in June, we put out a call for our listeners to submit Dear City Letters to help drum up some publicity for National Public Radio's State of the Re:Union paying a visit to our state. With the Dear City letters, people were invited to write a letter to their city, expressing love, anger, frustration, humor and beyond, addressing the likes and dislikes or breaking misconceptions. We passed the letters we received on to NPR. This podcast is our chance to finally play them.

  • Episode 47 - The 2011 ContestCast #1

    18/12/2010 Duración: 37min

    ContestCast 2011 serves as your primer for all things related to the WV Writers 2011 Annual Writing Contest, which will began accepting entries January 2, 2011. Joining us to help explain all the whys and wherefores of the contest are WVW President Cat Pleska and WVW 1st VP Teresa Newsome. Download Contest Entry Forms As Reference for the Podcast: Adult Contest Entry Form New Mountain Voices Student Entry Form

  • Episode 46 - Holiday Recorded Live Reading with Diane Tarantini and Ted Webb

    03/12/2010 Duración: 01h00s

    Podcast Episode 46 is holiday-centric version of our patented Recorded Live Readings. (Q: "If they're recorded, then how can they be live?" A: "Come over here and ask me that again.") The readers for this event were Ted Webb and Diane Tarantini and it was recorded on November 5, 2010 at the Zenclay Gallery in Morgantown. Ted Webb is a cofounder of Morgantown Poets. Diane Tarantini is a member of WV Writers and won four awards in our 2010 Annual Writing Competition. Together, they put on a holiday reading full of humorous essays and poetry.

  • Episode 45 - Woodland Press Writing and Publishing Panel

    19/11/2010 Duración: 01h14min

    Podcast Episode 45 is a landmark recorded live reading of the Woodland Press Writing and Publishing Panel from October 23 at Taylor Books on Capitol Street in downtown Charleston.  This is a panel designed to be a brief overview on publishing using a variety of methods from traditional to self-publishing as well as some of the ins and outs of the publishing business. Featured in the panel are Woodland Press authors Karin Fuller, Geoff Fuller, Eric Fritzius, Michael Knost, Jason L. Keene, Frank Lanerd and Brian J. Hatcher.   The panel is led by 2010 Bram Stoker Award winner Michael Knost, co-founder of Woodland Press. Taylor Books, by the way, is a fantastic bookstore and they stock not only titles by Woodland Press but also WV Writers own anthology Seeking the Swan.

  • Episode 44 - Tim Armentrout Recorded Live Brown Bag Reading

    05/11/2010 Duración: 50min

    Episode 44 is another of our patented Recorded Live Readings (Q: "But if it's recorded, how can it be live?" A: "What is this, the Inqusition? Get off it already.") This one is a recording of Carnegie Hall's October Brown Bag Reading featuring poet Tim Armentrout. Tim reads from a variety of his poems and prose pieces. LINKS # Examiner.com interview with Tim # Tim's Blog, Breath Made Visible # Tim's Chapbook, All This Falling Away # Tim's CD, Pilgrim of the Neo-Dark Ages # The Livestock Barnyard # Carnegie Hall WV # Trillium Performing Arts "Locally Grown" movement concert

  • Episode 43 - Richard A. Lewis Interview

    22/10/2010 Duración: 23min

    Episode 43 of the WV Writers Podcast features an interview with WV Writers' own Richard A. Lewis. Richard has served the organization in the past as Parliamentarian, First Vice President and Treasurer. He recently published his first collection of short fiction entitled Naked Man's Rock. We joined him at his home in Lewisburg to talk about it. DOWNLOAD (Right click and Save Link Target As) West Virginia Writers Podcast Episode 43 Links mentioned in Podcast:     *Naked Man's Rock     *WV Writers 2011 Writing Contest forms

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