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This Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) graduate received the prestigious Newbery Award for the children's book Missing May.
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Uncle Abner was a popular fictional detective from Harrison County created by this author?
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Which of the following was NOT a poet laureate of West Virginia?
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Which institution of higher learning was author, poet, journalist, and educator Waitman Barbe closely associated with?
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Which poet laureate wrote a special poem for West Virginia's Sesquicentennial in 2013?
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In 1927, this Tucker County native became West Virginia's first poet laureate.
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Who earned the title of West Virginia poet laureate by winning a writing contest?
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This Huntington native's books include The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart and A Hanging at Cinder Bottom.
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This author's critically acclaimed novels include In the Language of Miracles and A Pure Heart.
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This West Virginia filmmaker was also known for writing graphic novels such as Chillers and children's books.
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