We are happy to celebrate Monic Ductan and her collection of short stories The Daughters of Muscadine. Her book, which was published under our Fireside Industries imprint, has won the inaugural Tennessee Book Award for Fiction. Huge congrats to Monic on her well-deserved award!

We invite you to enter the Oak Ledge Writing Residency Contest from now through December 1. You will have the chance to win a self-directed writing residencies in the Oak Ledge house. All the details, including the submission portal, can be found at bit.ly/46XFwOb!

The appalachian writers' workshop was recently featured on KET's Kentucky Life! Tune in to hear from our staff and participants on how the Workshop in Hindman focuses on nurturing the next generation of Appalachian authors.

Registration is now open for the spring Troublesome Creek Writers Retreat! Join us, along with facilitator Melissa Helton, from April 11-13 for a weekend away from the hustle and bustle to our historic campus to gather, reflect, and work. Learn more at bit.ly/3AzWoA5!

Applications are now being accepted through March 1 for the 48th annual Appalachian Writers' Workshop! Learn more, explore scholarship opportunities, and apply today at bit.ly/4bcQX7x!

Frank X Walker will deliver the Jim Wayne Miller/James Still Keynote Address at the 48th annual Appalachian Writers' Workshop. Applications for the Workshop are being accepted through March 1st. Learn more and apply at Hindman.org/workshop!

Denton Loving joins the faculty of the 48th annual Appalachian Writers' Workshop to facilitate one of two poetry workshops for participants. Applications for the Workshop are being accepted through March 1st. Learn more and apply at Hindman.org/workshop!

Kendra Winchester, founder of Read Appalachia, will offer Social Media for Authors and After the First Draft: Taking Your Manuscript to the Next Level. Apply by March 1st at Hindman.org/workshop!

Robert Gipe makes his return to Hindman this summer to lead one of our two novel sections. The application period for the Appalachian Writer's Workshop 2025 is now through March 1st. Be sure to apply at Hindman.org/workshop!

Returning this summer to the Workshop to lead two afternoon sessions is former Kentucky Poet Laureate George Ella Lyon. Submit your application by March 1st at Hindman.org/workshop!

Facilitating the short story workshop for this year's gathering is Halle Hill, author of Good Women (Hub City Press). Apply by March 1st at Hindman.org/workshop!

Workshop alum and Fireside Industries author Tammy Oberhausen makes her return to Hindman to read from her latest book and lead an afternoon session focused on dream-casting. Apply by March 1st at Hindman.org/workshop!

Kari Gunter-Seymour, the Poet Laureate of Ohio, is joining our faculty to lead one of two poetry sessions at the 2025 Workshop. Be sure to apply at Hindman.org/workshop by March 1st to be able to join us this summer!

Hindman Settlement School is now on Bluesky! Join us!

Wes Browne joins the faculty of this year's Workshop to lead a session entitled "Revision for the Win!" Be sure to apply at Hindman.org/workshop before the March 1st deadline!

Leading one of our two novel sessions at the 2025 Workshop is the best-selling author Jacinda Townsend. Applications for this summer's gathering are open through March 1st. Be sure to apply at Hindman.org/workshop!

Author and bookseller Mandi Fugate Sheffel will offer an afternoon session entitled "Words in Focus: Writing Inspired by Photography." The application period for the Appalachian Writer's Workshop 2025 is from now to March 1st. Be sure to apply at Hindman.org/workshop!

Karen Salyer McElmurray, the author of the essay collection I Could Name God in Twelve Ways (University Press of Kentucky, 2024) is joining our faculty to lead the creative non-fiction section. Be sure to apply by March 1st at Hindman.org/workshop!

Serving as the musician-in-residence for the Workshop and offering two afternoon workshops is musician and poet Doug Van Gundy. Applications are due by March 1st for this summer's Workshop. Apply at Hindman.org/workshop!

Marianne Worthington joins the faculty of this summer's Workshop as our senior writer-in-residence. In addition to informal consultations, Marianne will lead a session entitled "The Haibun." Apply by March 1st at Hindman.org/workshop to be able to join us this summer!