Voices of West Virginia: Home
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Includes the national award-winning West Virginia Public Radio series
* Visit each writer's home page. Hear their voices.
* Play or download a 58-minute audio visit with each writer. Or play shorter segments. Your choice!
* Play these writers' voices in a class or presentation. It's easy, and students love it. * Each program is divided into downloadable audio tracks of 2 - 12 minutes.
* You can download the transcript of each program, labeled with track numbers.
* Each table of contents helps you locate tracks that interest you: readings, advice on writing, childhood memories, etc.
* Six activities pages of writing exercises for all ages: a chance to learn from great writers.
* West Virginia is packed with great storytellers. These are only 14!
In Their Own Country
In Their Own Country
The perception of West Virginia as a literary backwater was thoroughly demolished by these programs." ~ Graffiti Weekly
- Irene McKinney
- Denise Giardina
- Richard Currey
- Cynthia Rylant
- Keith Maillard
- Jayne Anne Phillips
- Sandra Belton
- Pinckney Benedict
- Breece d'J Pancake
- Maggie Anderson
- Marc Harshman
- Davis Grubb
- Stephen Coonts
- Mary Lee Settle