Appalachian Gateway - An Anthology of Contemporary Stories and Poetry

Featuring the work of twenty-five fiction writers and poets, this anthology is a captivating introduction to the finest of contemporary Appalachian literature. Here are short stories and poems by some of the region's most dynamic and best-loved authors. In addition to compelling selections from each writer's work, the book includes illuminating biographical sketches and bibliographies for each author.

About the author

George Brosi is the editor of Appalachian Heritage, a literary quarterly, and, along with his wife, Connie, runs a retail book business specializing in books from and about the Appalachian region. He has taught creative writing, Appalachian studies and Appalachian literature.

Kate Egerton is an associate professor of English at Berea College. She has taught Appalachian literature and published scholarship in that field as well as in modern drama.

Samantha Cole majored in Appalachian Studies and worked for Appalachian Heritage while a student at Berea College. Morgan Cottrell is a West Virginia native who took Kate Egerton's Appalachian literature class at Berea College.

Product details

• Authors: George (EDT)/ Egerton Brosi
• Assisted by: George Brosi (Editor), Samantha Cole (Editor), Kate Egerton (Editor)
• Publisher: Univeristy of Tennessee Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2013
• EAN: 9781572339446
• ISBN: 978-1-57233-944-6
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Fiction > Mixed anthologies; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)