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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 author wrote the acclamed short story "Trilobites," originally published in 1977?
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Many of this prominent writer's short stories were inspired by what he saw in Western Virginia during the Civil War.
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Author W. E. Blackhurst's novel Riders of the Flood is about which industry?
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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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Novelist Mittie Frances Clarke Point wrote under this pen name.
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Fairmont native Doris Piserchia was best known for her writing in this genre.
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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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