Skip to content
  • Home
  • My Account
  • Search Collection
  • Newsletter Sign-up
Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library

Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library

Connecting Community – Broadening Horizons

  • About Us
    • LET FREEDOM READ
    • Branch Locations
    • Library Closings
    • Policies
    • Library Employment
    • Contact Us
    • Current Newsletter
      • Newsletter Sign-up
      • BookPage Magazine
    • Library Board
  • Borrow
    • Catalog
    • Mobile Friendly Catalog
    • New Materials and other Reading Lists
    • BookPage Magazine
    • eBooks
    • eAudiobooks
    • eMagazines
    • Music & Videos
    • Hold Requests
    • Renewals
    • Suggest Materials
  • Kids
  • Events
    • Events by Location
    • Events by Age Group
    • Events By Age Group & Location
  • News
  • Services
    • New Materials and other Reading Lists
    • BookPage Magazine
    • Renewals
    • Hold Requests
    • Suggest Materials
    • Reserve a Meeting Room
    • Genealogy
    • Talking Books
    • Mobile Printing
    • Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
    • Notary
    • PCs, WiFi
    • Technology Help
  • Learning
    • Research – Databases, Magazine Articles, and More
    • Genealogy
  • Get Involved
    • Donate
    • Books We Love and Hate
    • Friends of the Library
  • Toggle search form

West Virginia Fiction Competition

Posted on March 16, 2023July 6, 2023 By Janet

Shepherd University’s Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence (AHWIR) Project and the WV Center for the Book announce the 2023 West Virginia Fiction Competition, a literary competition to encourage writers and storytellers, whose talent and ability in creative writing is distinctive and promising, and to foster an appreciation of Appalachian people culture and values represented in the diverse writing of the region. Submissions are encouraged from any resident of West Virginia or student in West Virginia who meets the criteria below. Click here to view a list of past Fiction Competition winners.

Who can submit? Any resident of West Virginia or student attending school in West Virginia.

What are the limitations upon submissions? Any original, unpublished work of fiction, 5,000 word maximum, double spaced, one submission only. Submission may not have received any other award, recognition, or special honor.

What is the deadline for submissions? May 1, 2023

Where should submissions be mailed?
West Virginia Fiction Competition
c/o Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt
Shepherd University
P.O. Box 5000
Shepherdstown, WV 25443-5000

Electronic submissions should be sent to sshurbut@shepherd.edu.

What should accompany submissions? The application form at this link.

What prize will be awarded? $500.00 First Prize Award and possible publication, $100 each for Second Place, Third Place, and Judges’ Choice Awards for high school and middle school students.

Who will select the fiction contest winner?A panel of writers, editors, and creative writing instructors will choose finalists, and the 2023 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence (AHWIR) Ann Pancake will select winners from these finalists. The Fiction Prizes are funded by the West Virginia Center for the Book and will be presented by Ann Pancake on the night of Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Shepherd University, Robert Byrd CHE. Pancake will also provide reviews for each finalist’s story. The WV Fiction Competition is part of the 2023 AHWIR Project and Ann Pancake residency supported by the WV Humanities Council: “Appalachia and the Natural World, The Natural World and Appalachia: The Art of Ann Pancake.” Pancake’s award-winning novel Strange as This Weather Has Been will be the 2023 One Book One West Virginia Common Read. Fiction Competition winners will dine with Ann Pancake on the evening of the awards. All finalist and judges’ choice stories will be considered for the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Ann Pancake Volume XVI.

When will the winners be notified? August 1, 2023

For more information, please visit West Virginia Fiction Competition at this link.

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print

Related

Uncategorized

Post navigation

Previous Post: AARP Income Tax Preparation Assistance Full for April
Next Post: Thank You for Give Local MOV Donors

More Related Articles

Free children’s book at Goodwill in Vienna on 4/22/2018 Uncategorized
West Virginia Broadband Survey Uncategorized
Amazon Smiles 10 times more money! Uncategorized
The Call of Lovecraft Uncategorized
Travel: Weird and Off-the-Beaten-Path Good Books
Welcome to New Website! Uncategorized

Calendar

Today
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
28
4:00 PM - Camp Half-Blood: Mythology 101
4:00 PM - Tail Waggin’ Tutors (South Parkersburg Library)
29
4:00 PM - Teen Hyperfixation Club!
30
9:00 AM - Baby & Toddler Storytime
10:30 AM - Wee Be Jammin’ (South Parkersburg Library)
4:00 PM - Picnic in the Arboretum
1
4:00 PM - Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club
2
3
4
5
5:00 PM - Adult Book Club (South Parkersburg Library)
6
12:00 AM - Give Local MOV
11:00 AM - Toddler Tuesday
7
11:30 AM - Bookmobile Public Stop
3:30 PM - Star Wars Rock Painting (South Parkersburg Library)
8
9
10
1:00 PM - True Crime Book Club
11
12
13
14
4:00 PM - Random Readers Book Club
15
6:00 PM - An Evening With…Bigfoot!
16
17
18
19
20
3:00 PM - Tuesday Crafternoon: Amate Painting
21
4:00 PM - Teen Trivia: Star Wars (South Parkersburg Library)
22
6:00 PM - Bigfoot Expert Les O’Dell
23
24
25
26
12:00 AM - Memorial Day
27
28
29
4:00 PM - Manga Club
5:00 PM - Adult Craft Night: Amate Mexican Painting
30
31
1
Camp Half-Blood: Mythology 101
Camp Half-Blood: Mythology 101
Monday, April 28, 2025    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Childrens-Emerson
  • Teens-Emerson
More Info
Tail Waggin’ Tutors (South Parkersburg Library)
Tail Waggin’ Tutors (South Parkersburg Library)
Monday, April 28, 2025    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Childrens-South Parkersburg
Any child under 12, who can read independently, can sign-up to read to a therapy dog for a 20-minute session on Monday, April 28th from [...]
More Info
Teen Hyperfixation Club!
Teen Hyperfixation Club!
Tuesday, April 29, 2025    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Teens-Emerson
More Info
Baby & Toddler Storytime
Baby & Toddler Storytime
Wednesday, April 30, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Emerson Library
  • Childrens-Emerson
More Info
Wee Be Jammin’ (South Parkersburg Library)
Wee Be Jammin’ (South Parkersburg Library)
Wednesday, April 30, 2025    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
South Parkersburg Library
  • Childrens-South Parkersburg
Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time returns again for the Winter/Spring 2025 season. Children under the age of two will have story time at 10:30 A.M. [...]
More Info
Picnic in the Arboretum
Picnic in the Arboretum
Wednesday, April 30, 2025    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Teens-Emerson
More Info
Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club
Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club
Thursday, May 1, 2025    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Childrens-Emerson
More Info
Adult Book Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Adult Book Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Monday, May 5, 2025    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Adults-South Parkersburg
Join our monthly book club at the South Parkersburg Library as we discuss "The Personal Librarian" by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray on Monday, [...]
More Info
Give Local MOV
Give Local MOV
Tuesday, May 6, 2025    
All Day
More Info
Toddler Tuesday
Toddler Tuesday
Tuesday, May 6, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grand Central Mall
  • Childrens-Emerson
  • Childrens-South Parkersburg
  • Childrens-Williamstown
More Info
Bookmobile Public Stop
Bookmobile Public Stop
Wednesday, May 7, 2025    
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Bookmobile
More Info
Star Wars Rock Painting (South Parkersburg Library)
Star Wars Rock Painting (South Parkersburg Library)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Teens-South Parkersburg
Teens, ages 12-19, are welcome to paint their own Star Wars character rocks at the South Parkersburg Library on Wednesday, May 7th. Drop in between [...]
More Info
True Crime Book Club
True Crime Book Club
Saturday, May 10, 2025    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
More Info
Random Readers Book Club
Random Readers Book Club
Wednesday, May 14, 2025    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
More Info
An Evening With…Bigfoot!
An Evening With…Bigfoot!
Thursday, May 15, 2025    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
More Info
Tuesday Crafternoon: Amate Painting
Tuesday Crafternoon: Amate Painting
Tuesday, May 20, 2025    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
More Info
Teen Trivia: Star Wars (South Parkersburg Library)
Teen Trivia: Star Wars (South Parkersburg Library)
Wednesday, May 21, 2025    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Teens-South Parkersburg
Teens, ages 12-19, are invited to play a game of Star Wars trivia at the South Parkersburg Library on Wednesday, May 21st from 4:00-5:00 P.M. [...]
More Info
Bigfoot Expert Les O’Dell
Bigfoot Expert Les O’Dell
Thursday, May 22, 2025    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
More Info
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Monday, May 26, 2025    
All Day
  • Adults-Emerson
  • Adults-South Parkersburg
  • Adults-Williamstown
  • Bookmobile
All branches will be closed for Memorial day on Monday 5/26/25. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday 5/27/25.
More Info
Manga Club
Manga Club
Thursday, May 29, 2025    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
  • Teens-Emerson
AGES 13 AND UP, CLUB RATED PG-13.
More Info
Adult Craft Night: Amate Mexican Painting
Adult Craft Night: Amate Mexican Painting
Thursday, May 29, 2025    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
More Info
Events on Monday, April 28, 2025
Camp Half-Blood: Mythology 101
Camp Half-Blood: Mythology 101
28 Apr 25
Parkersburg
Tail Waggin’ Tutors (South Parkersburg Library)
Tail Waggin’ Tutors (South Parkersburg Library)
28 Apr 25
Parkersburg
Events on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Teen Hyperfixation Club!
Teen Hyperfixation Club!
29 Apr 25
Parkersburg
Events on Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Baby & Toddler Storytime
Baby & Toddler Storytime
30 Apr 25
Parkersburg
Wee Be Jammin’ (South Parkersburg Library)
Wee Be Jammin’ (South Parkersburg Library)
30 Apr 25
Parkersburg
Picnic in the Arboretum
Picnic in the Arboretum
30 Apr 25
Parkersburg
Events on Thursday, May 1, 2025
Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club
Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club
1 May 25
Parkersburg
Events on Monday, May 5, 2025
Adult Book Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Adult Book Club (South Parkersburg Library)
5 May 25
Parkersburg
Events on Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Give Local MOV
Give Local MOV
6 May 25
Toddler Tuesday
Toddler Tuesday
6 May 25
Vienna
Events on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Bookmobile Public Stop
Bookmobile Public Stop
7 May 25
Star Wars Rock Painting (South Parkersburg Library)
Star Wars Rock Painting (South Parkersburg Library)
7 May 25
Parkersburg
Events on Saturday, May 10, 2025
True Crime Book Club
True Crime Book Club
10 May 25
Parkersburg
Events on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Random Readers Book Club
Random Readers Book Club
14 May 25
Parkersburg
Events on Thursday, May 15, 2025
An Evening With…Bigfoot!
An Evening With…Bigfoot!
15 May 25
Parkersburg
Events on Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Tuesday Crafternoon: Amate Painting
Tuesday Crafternoon: Amate Painting
20 May 25
Parkersburg
Events on Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Teen Trivia: Star Wars (South Parkersburg Library)
Teen Trivia: Star Wars (South Parkersburg Library)
21 May 25
Parkersburg
Events on Thursday, May 22, 2025
Bigfoot Expert Les O’Dell
Bigfoot Expert Les O’Dell
22 May 25
Parkersburg
Events on Monday, May 26, 2025
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
26 May 25
Events on Thursday, May 29, 2025
Manga Club
Manga Club
29 May 25
Parkersburg
Adult Craft Night: Amate Mexican Painting
Adult Craft Night: Amate Mexican Painting
29 May 25
Parkersburg
South Parkersburg Calendar
Emerson Children's Calendar

Follow Us for Updates

Copyright © 2025 Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library.

Powered by PressBook Blog WordPress theme

Williamstown Hours:

Monday 11 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday 11 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday 11 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday 11 am - 5:30 pm

Friday 11 am - 5:30 pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

 

Loading Comments...