In our lifetime we should work to stomp out the possibility of someone growing up somewhere like Perry County, mere miles from our campus, not knowing that they are a writer, not knowing that there’s somewhere like Hindman that wants to provide them with the tools to join a long tradition of Appalachian literature. I hope what we presented demonstrated some of the work we’ve done in that effort.
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Flood recovery is a slow process for organizations, communities, and individuals. We can see the different stages of recovery in nearby communities like Hazard, which was affected by flooding this past Valentine’s Day, and farther out in the places that suffered through Hurricane Helene a year ago this past month. Here on campus we’re happy
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We’re delighted to announce the line up for the 2025 Winter Burrow Literary & Arts Conference! Misty Skaggs will deliver the Verna Mae Slone Keynote Address. Misty is a poet, activist and artist. She was born and raised in Elliott County, Kentucky where she is currently preparing a little plot of land her Papaw left
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We’re happy to announce that registration is open for this year’s Ironwood Writers Studio! This is the 4th year for our week-long writing residency for high school students, which takes place June 22-28 this year. Like the adult writers’ workshop each summer, the students stay on campus and attend genre classes, where they learn to
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We’re very excited how the literary arts program has expanded the ways we contribute to the publishing of writers and artists from Appalachia and beyond. For years, our Fireside Industries imprint has put forth award-winning books in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including works by emerging and well-established writers. One of our Fireside Industries books, the anthology
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In mid-December, we held our second Winter Burrow Literary & Arts Conference on campus. Last year, we began Winter Burrow as a way to bring various community circles together. We wanted to bring our artists, musicians, writers, and readers together, and also bring in educators and students with interest in Appalachian studies, culture, and
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Each day in partner public schools across southeastern Kentucky, a team of approximately 20 AmeriCorps members with our math intervention program work with students to teach foundational math skills. As the year draws to a close, we took a moment to ask each member to reflect on the reason behind their service. While there were
Last month we celebrated another literary program first. We held an art show and public reading for our Ironwood Writers Studio students! Students, families, and supporters came to the Appalachian Arts Alliance ArtStation in Hazard on August 24 from as near as Knott County, and as far as Louisville, North Carolina, and Virginia. Eight young writers read
Late last month we celebrated our 47th annual Appalachian Writers’ Workshop with about 100 faculty, staff, guests, and students coming to campus from across the region and country to learn from celebrated writers and to enjoy being in community with each other. About 1/3 of the attendees were first timers and we were happy to
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Late in June we held our 3rd annual Ironwood Writers Studio, a week-long residency for high school students interested in creative writing. Students stayed on campus and worked with publishing writers Manuel Iris, Julia Watts, Lacy Snapp, Clint Waters, Jamey Temple, and George Ella Lyon. They also had sessions with local artists and educators Cyan
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Tutoring programs are funded, in part, by the AmeriCorps federal agency through Serve Kentucky, the state service commission
