July Feature
Join us Saturday, July 11th from 6-8PM
when we'll sit down with two creative souls, Samar Jade, author of Blue Violet: Haint Spaces (Finishing Line Press) and Clinton Waters, author of (UN)Bury Your Gays: and Other Queer Tales (among others). Enjoy an author reading, craft Q&A, and generative write led by author prompts. This is a rare opportunity to write beside your favorite authors. We conclude each program with an open reading stage. Sign up through Eventbrite and receive an email reminder and zoom link before the show! We welcome you to join us for this month's free virtual gathering of literary minds.
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Hill Writers Collective
Hill Writers Collective is a writing community and online reading series dedicated to uplifting Appalachian and Southern voices. Through a mix of in-person gatherings and virtual events, we create space for writers to explore in a supportive, low-stakes environment. Our online series primarily features the work of southeastern Appalachian authors, including an author reading, followed by engaging conversations on craft and the writing life. Each session incorporates generative writing prompts led by the featured authors and concludes with an open mic with participants invited their responses. With a growing Facebook community of over 300 members, Hill Writers Collective is a place for much more than free writing prompts and timely publishing opportunities, we're building a strong collective for the voices of our communities. Our mission is to amplify contemporary Southern and Appalachian perspectives, foster creative connection, and cultivate inclusive literacy across the region and beyond.
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Hill Writers Reading Series would like
to thank our community of featured authors:
2026 Features:
January ||| LeTonia Jones & Suz Spearman
February ||| Mandi Fugate & Karen Salyer McElmurray
UK-GARC Symposium Features
Leo Coffey, Samar Jade,
Willie Carver, & Ariadne Macquarie
March ||| Appalachian Studies Association Conference Features
Jim Minick, Kari Gunter-Seymour, & Matthew Sidney Parsons
April ||| Ariadne Macquarie & Anna Barnes
May ||| Christopher McCurry & Willie Carver
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2025 Features:
January ||| Shaun Turner & Karrington Aliyah
February ||| Jan LaPerle & Patsy Kisner
March ||| Willie Edward Carver Jr. & Amy Le Ann Richardson
April |||Kevin Nance & Jay McCoy
May ||| Pauletta Hansel & JC Mack
June ||| Katerina Stoykova & B Elizabeth Beck
July ||| Dr. Caleb Pendygraft & Shiloh Stump
August ||| Marianne Worthington & Belle Townsend
September ||| George Ella Lyon & Brandon Sun Eagle Jent
October ||| Jeremy Paden & Davis Shoulders
November ||| upfromsumdirt & Torli Bush
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