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Which classic movie was based on a novel by Moundsville native Davis Grubb?
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This Lewisburg native wrote the acclaimed books Town Smokes, The Wrecking Yard, and Dogs of God?
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Which of the following was NOT written by Charleston native Mary Lee Settle?
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W. E. R. Byrne wrote a class book about this river.
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Porte Crayon was the pen name of what author?
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Who served the longest time (38 years) as West Virginia's poet laureate?
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Which one of the following is NOT known primarily as an author of children's books?
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This Buckhannon native won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 2023 novel Night Watch, about a mother and daughter in West Virginia after the Civil War.
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Hubert Skidmore wrote a novel about this disaster.
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This author's critically acclaimed novels include In the Language of Miracles and A Pure Heart.
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