Do you ever find yourself looking for a book to read by a local author? Poetry, short stories, nonfiction - anything could fit the bill as long as it is by a Southside author? The following list represents some of the talent in our part of Commonwealth. As time goes on, I will continue to add to this list to help expose you to Virginia writers.
Author | Southside Connection | Genre |
Craig Challender* | Farmville (Prince Edward) | Poetry |
Halifax (Halifax) | Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry | |
Linda Hamlett Childress^ Scott M. Foran* | Brookneal (Campbell) Stuart (Patrick) Halifax (Halifax) | Memoir Fiction Fiction, Poetry |
Chapman Hood Frazier* Ann Davison Garbett* | Farmville (Prince Edward) Danville (Pittsylvania) | Poetry Fiction, Poetry |
Marion Higgins Margaret Hoffman^* | Blackwater River (Franklin) Danville (Pittsylvania) | Humorous Essays Fiction |
William Hoffman^ | Charlotte Court House (Charlotte) | Fiction, Short Stories |
Chatham (Pittsylvania) | Fiction | |
Dean E. Hybl^ Helen D. Melton* | Keysville (Charlotte) Chatham (Pittsylvania) | Fiction, Sports Fiction |
Moneta (Bedford) | Fiction, Poetry | |
Fred Motley* | Danville (Pittsylvania) | Poetry |
Penhook (Franklin) | Poetry | |
Tom O'Grady^* | Hampden-Sydney (Prince Edward) | Poetry |
Hampden-Sydney (Prince Edward) | Poetry |
^ denotes that a publication by the author is in the Charlotte County Library.
*I compiled the initial list from the Virginia Commission for the Arts directory entitled Writers in Virginia. I am not certain how authors are added to this list, but it appears as though the program has been canceled due to budget cuts.
Is your favorite Southside author missing from this list? Please introduce us to our local talent!
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