.Berea College family, today is Giving Day! And right now there is a match to make your dollars go further. Join me in giving back to our amazing institution. 💙 berea.edu/givingday

Join Literary Arts Program Director, Melissa Helton, to discuss our latest Fireside Industries release, Troublesome Rising edited by Melissa Helton! Register today at bit.ly/4dAf8Oa!

these floods ain’t over. we’ve got a disabled woman and son trying to stay housed y’all. And it’s a big need but we can all kick in and at least get a little closer! Give if you got.

✨ WE WANT TO READ YOUR POETRY & HYBRID CHAPBOOKS!✨ Visit the link in our bio to learn more and submit your work!

Be sure to join us this Saturday, September 21st at 4:00pm for the on-campus book launch of Troublesome Rising. There will be readings by contributing authors and then our monthly supper and concert series, Gather & Grow.

Washington Monthly has ranked Berea College as the top liberal arts college in the nation in its 2024 College Guide and Rankings, up one spot from the 2023 rankings.

🎉 Big news from WMMT FM 88.7! Not only has construction started on the new Whitesburg studio space, but the Fund Drive starts TOMORROW (w/ an illustration by the amazing Robert Gipe)! Learn more on our blog (appalshop.org/news) and donate early at wmmt.org/donate 🎉

On Sept. 26, join WMMT and Roadside Theater for a FREE evening with ONDINE QUINN, author of Creating Community through Cuban Cuisine. At 6:00 pm, Ondine will lead a poetry workshop (RSVP: appalshop.salsalabs.org/wmmtquinn). At 7:15, they will discuss their new cookbook. See you there!

Join us for a FREE regional series of FILM SCREENINGS of Appalachian Lenses by Atsushi Kasezawa and Akiko Tabakotani! This film explores Appalshop and the Appalachian Media Institute but also the catastrophic flooding our region experienced in late 2022.

Aspiring authors, Building your platform is always worth the time investment.

Please join Appalshop, AMI, Blurry Pictures, and Cowan for three nights of FREE film screenings, all hosted at the Cowan Community Center (81 Sturgill Branch, Whitesburg, KY 41858) @ 6pm, 9/23-9/25. You can read more about each film on our blog: appalshop.org/news/free-film…

A note from WMMT staff regarding the tragic events yesterday in downtown Whitesburg.

"His Eye Is On The Sparrow" highlights Ethel Caffie-Austin, West Virginia's "First Lady of Gospel," blending her powerful performances, personal history, and community outreach through faith and gospel music. Watch the film on YouTube here:

Watching this disaster unfold where I grew up in East TN and Western NC is a LOT. Here are some ways you can take action.

I was honored to be a guest (alongside fellow Appalshop-er Aaron Asbury) on @amydclark's Talking Appalachian podcast. Amy's out there doing important work, so give her show a listen. buzzsprout.com/2224742/episod…

Such an important book!!! Thanks for making it, @rae_garringer!

Next month, I'm co-leading a course at @brushyforkberea titled "Amplifying Impact: Strategies for Nonprofit Communications." Sign up by Oct 25 (my birthday)! 🥳 Registration: eventbrite.com/e/2024-brushy-… Workshop tracks: tinyurl.com/2024LSTracks

Honored to have a flash fiction piece in the new issue of Heuristic Halo! hhpresscom.wordpress.com/2025/05/27/swa… (Tremont Writers Workshop friends got a sneak peek at this one!)