APPALACHIAN HERITAGE WRITER-IN RESIDENCE 2025
This research guide provides library resources and extra information concerning topics, themes and genres; the link above provides resources and avenues of study and reflection found by the Appalachian Studies department.
CSEGA: Marshall University's Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia
Appalachian Region Commission: government commission on Appalachia
Appalachian Trail Conservancy: home page of the Appalachian Trail
Foxfire.org:the group that creates the Foxfire books
The Dialect of The Appalachian People: online article from West Virginia History
Southern Appalachian English: website from the University of South Carolina on and about Appalachian English; check out the bibliography!
DARE Language Distribution Maps: in color, these are the "regions" of American English as compiled in the Dictionary of American English; here, also is a list of linguistic regions each state is part of.
Cherokee Language Department: Official website of the Cherokee Nation (OK) that has information on the Cherokee language and writing system
Official Government Website of the Eastern Band of Cherokee: current website of the sovereign nation
Museum of the Cherokee People: the official website of the sovereign nation's museum
Visit Cherokee NC: Information for visitors about the life, traditions, history, and sovereignty of the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Appalachia Envisioned: A New Era of Opportunity: The strategic plan of the Appalachian Regional Commission for 2022-2026.
'Even as We Breathe': A First Novel Written by a Teacher who Writes for her students' by Neda Ulaby on NPR All Things Considered Nov 20, 2020
Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle on “Even as We Breathe” and Socially Engaged Historical Fiction by Nancy H Willard for Southern Review of Books, December 20,2020
Listed below is the One Book, One West Virginia finalist selection.
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2025 Book Selection
Even As We Breathe Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Temporarily Shelved in Display Case |
Author: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
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Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle's website contains information about her, provides a selection of upcoming events, and a link to her blog.
The One Book, One West Virginia program is similar to the Common Reading initiative, only it involves the whole state. Supported by the West Virginia Library Commission, the reading selection is also the book chosen for Shepherd's Appalachian Writer-in-Residence program (paraphrased from their website).
