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This Lewisburg native wrote the acclaimed books Town Smokes, The Wrecking Yard, and Dogs of God?
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This McDowell County native is best known for his books about his hometown of Coalwood?
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In 1938, this Pocahontas County native became the first American woman honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Poet Danske Dandridge lived much of her adult life in this Eastern Panhandle county.
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This author was the daughter of the 1924 Democratic candidate for president.
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In 1970, "Appalachia" became the first published poem by this author.
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Which one of the following is NOT known primarily as an author of children's books?
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Fairmont native Doris Piserchia was best known for her writing in this genre.
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Which one of the following books was NOT written by Harrison County native Meredith Sue Willis?
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This author's critically acclaimed novels include In the Language of Miracles and A Pure Heart.
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