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Our final AAG meeting of 2024 will be on Tuesday, November 12th from 11:30-1:30 at the Fiddler's Restaurant in Abingdon, Virginia. This will be an in person meeting only. It is our grab bag fellowship. If you would like to take part, bring a gift bag related to books/writing at a $10 value. The officers/board will be announced and the lifetime membership recipient will be recognized. Hope to see you there. Please let me know by Friday, November 8th if you can attend.
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Golden NIB 2024
Here are the winners of the 2024 Golden NIB contest. If you places 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, you must be a member of VWC to advance to state. The 1st place entries have been sent. They will send for the 2nd and 3rd place entries to be included in the journal soon.
Fiction: 1st place- Tickets by Chrissie Anderson Peters 2nd place- The Last Great Pilgrimage by Damean Mathews 3rd place- Nothing Can Be Done by Linda Hudson Hoagland Honorable Mention- An Impossible Choice by Dan Swanson Nonfiction: 1st place- Living Off the Land by Dan Swanson 2nd place- Meeting Neil Gaiman by Chrissie Anderson Peters 3rd place- No Mistake by Linda Hudson Hoagland Honorable Mention- Lessons from the Cool Cat by Donna Hankla Poetry: 1st place- Before the Dawn by Chrissie Anderson Peters 2nd place- Lavender Fields by Susan Dickenson 3rd place- She's Gone by Victoria Fletcher Honorable Mention- Forever Seventeen by Dan Swanson and Green Grass and Sassafras by Cody Hester Thank you to everyone that took part in such short notice. I plan to be on time next year and get the information to you sooner. But you always impress me with your writing and all the diversity we have in our group. Good luck to the 1st place winners moving on to state. |
AAG Books for Your Reading Pleasure
Mountain Mist: AAG Anthology of 2018 $10 + $2 for shipping
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From Appalachian Kitchens: AAG Cookbook $10 + $2 for shipping
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Mountain Voices: AAG Anthology of 2021 $10 + $2 for shipping
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From Appalachian Kitchens: AAG Cookbook #2 $15 + $2 shipping
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Below is a link for the Foundation for Appalachian Advancement's Go Fund Me page. The director of this organization is our own vice president, JC Schweingrouber so I hope you will support this organization.
Foundation for Appalachian Advancement's Go Fund Me Page on Facebook |