February 14, 2024
Update: Luncheon is Sold Out!
弗吉尼亚州大石沟- MECC基金会很高兴地宣布第48届年度约翰·福克斯，Jr. Literary Festival. 此次活动将邀请到作家Adriana Trigiani和Barbara Kingsolver, Wednesday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. The festival is free and open to the public.
In coordination with the festival event, MECC基金会将举办第37届“孤松”短篇小说大赛和第20届“孤松”诗歌大赛. 提交作品的截止日期是4月2日(星期二)下午4:30.m. Entry categories include adult, high school (grades 9 through 12), 和中学(5至8年级)类别. 比赛的优胜者将在文学节活动期间公布. All winners will receive a cash prize.
MECC基金会将欢迎来自起源项目的学生, Trigiani’s in-school Virginia writing program, to participate in the festival. 起源计划将推出其十周年食谱，以纪念该计划的联合创始人南希·博尔梅尔·费舍尔. 这本食谱以参与“起源计划”的学生的食谱为特色, teachers, guest authors and friends. 烹饪书将在节日期间出售. All proceeds will benefit the Origin Project.
The 48th Annual John Fox, Jr. 节日将有来自Trigiani和Kingsolver的专题讨论. Following the presentation, MECC基金会将与House在小约翰·福克斯酒店举行特别午宴. home in Big Stone Gap beginning at 12:30 p.m. 午餐会的门票为30美元，可致电MECC基金会办公室276-523-7466预订. 门票有限，请尽早预订.
阿德里亚娜·特里吉亚尼是《靠谱的买球网站》畅销书作家，出版了20本小说和非小说类书籍, including The Shoemaker’s Wife, The Good Left Undone, Don’t Sing at the Table, and Lucia, Lucia, 她的作品被翻译成全球38种语言出版. She is host of the hit podcast, You Are What You Read, 在与我们这个时代的杰出人物谈论塑造他们灵魂的书籍时. 阿德里亚娜是一位屡获殊荣的剧作家、电视编剧/制片人和电影制作人. 她自编自导的电影改编自她的处女作小说《推荐几个靠谱的买球网站》, 将她的小说《靠谱的买球网站》改编成电视剧，并执导了《靠谱的买球网站》. She wrote and directed the documentary film, Queens of the Big Time, 汉普顿国际电影节观众奖和棕榈泉国际电影节观众奖得主. 这部电影还在伦敦和香港国际电影节上放映. 特里吉亚尼在弗吉尼亚州的大石峡长大，在那里她共同创立了起源项目, an in-school writing program serving over 2,700 students in Appalachia. In 2023, 她被意大利总统塞尔吉奥·马塔雷拉授予意大利骑士勋章. 她很自豪能在纽约州艺术委员会任职，并与家人住在纽约市.
芭芭拉·金索沃是一位小说家、散文家和诗人. 她是普利策奖获奖小说《推荐几个靠谱的买球网站》的作者, 这是对阿片类药物流行初期阿巴拉契亚地区大卫·科波菲尔故事的当代复述. In addition to Demon Copperhead, her bestselling works include The Lacuna, The Poisonwood Bible, The Bean Trees, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. 她被授予国家人文学科奖章，这是美国人文学科协会授予的最高荣誉.S. government for service through the arts, 以及代顿文学和平奖，以表彰她的大部分作品. 她的书已被翻译成三十多种语言, 并已被纳入全国高校文学核心课程. 她和家人住在阿巴拉契亚南部的一个农场里.
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37th Annual Lonesome Pine Short Story Contest
由Lonesome Pine工艺品公司赞助.
CONTEST RULES
- Stories will be accepted in three categories:
| Adult | High School
(Grades 9-12) |
Middle School
(Grades 5-8) |
|
| First Place | $200 | $70 | $50 |
| Second Place | $100 | $50 | $30 |
| Third Place | $50 | $30 | $20 |
- 每位作者只允许提交一篇短篇小说. (作者可以在短篇小说比赛中提交一篇文章，在诗歌比赛中提交一篇文章. 如果你想参加两个比赛，你的参赛作品 may 一起装在一个信封里，但必须清楚地标明.)
- Maximum length: 1,700 words. Submissions must be typed and bound with paper clips (NO STAPLES!). Entries must be submitted on 8½ x 11 参赛作品应以易读的字体(如Times New Roman、Arial等)书写.). Please avoid elaborate or cursive typefaces. 字体大小不小于12号，不大于14号.
- Deadline for submission: 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 2023. Submissions must be postmarked or delivered to the MECC Switchboard in Godwin Hall by the deadline. Late submissions will not be considered.
- 获奖者将被邀请到约翰福克斯，小. Festival on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 10 a.m. at a link to be announced.
- A typed cover page must accompany the story. It should include:
- Name (Your name should appear ONLY on the cover page and NOT on the story)
- Complete Address
- Daytime telephone number
- Alternate telephone number (if available)
- 故事的标题(应该出现在封面上) AND the first page of the story)
- Number of words in the story
- 比赛类别(成人、高中或初中)
- 学校名称(如果是高中或初中类别)
- DO NOT 在你的条目中包括任何补充信息(例如.e. 作者的生平资料、故事的背景资料等.). These items will NOT be read or considered by contest judges.
- DO NOT include your name anywhere on the entry, except for the cover page. Judging is anonymous, 在评判之前，所有识别信息都将从报道中删除.
- Entries placing in the contest (first, second, third, 或荣誉奖)将在靠谱的买球网站的网站上公布，并以小册子的形式分发推荐几个靠谱的买球网站约翰·福克斯的与会者, Jr. Festival. 通过参加比赛，作者同意这些出版方法.
- Mail entries to:
Lonesome Pine Poetry Contest
Attn: Megan Gibson
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation
3441 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219
Contact: Megan Gibson at (276) 523-9078; e-mail: mgibson@unpopperuno.com
20th Annual Lonesome Pine Poetry Contest
Sponsored by MECC Foundation Cultural & Humanities Committee
CONTEST RULES
- Poetry will be accepted in three categories:
| Adult | High School
(Grades 9-12) |
Middle School
(Grades 5-8) |
|
| First Place | $200 | $70 | $50 |
| Second Place | $100 | $50 | $30 |
| Third Place | $50 | $30 | $20 |
- Only one (1) submission per poet is allowed. (作者可以在短篇小说比赛中提交一篇文章，在诗歌比赛中提交一篇文章. 如果你想参加两个比赛，你的参赛作品 may 一起装在一个信封里，但必须清楚地标明.)
- Submissions must be typed and bound with paper clips (NO STAPLES!). Entries must be submitted on 8½ x 11 参赛作品应以易读的字体(如Times New Roman、Arial等)书写.). Please avoid elaborate or cursive typefaces. 字体大小不小于12号，不大于14号.
- Deadline for submission: 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024. Submissions must be postmarked or delivered to the MECC Switchboard in Godwin Hall by the deadline. Late submissions will not be considered.
- 获奖者将被邀请到约翰福克斯，小. Festival on Wednesday, April17, 2024 at 10 a.m. at a link to be announced.
- A typed cover page must accompany your poem. It should include:
- Name (Your name should appear ONLY on the cover page and NOT on the poem)
- Complete Address
- Daytime telephone number
- Alternate telephone number (if available)
- 诗歌的标题应该出现在封面上 AND the first page of the poem)
- 比赛类别(成人、高中或初中)
- 学校名称(如果是高中或初中类别)
- DO NOT 在你的条目中包括任何补充信息(例如.e. 作者传记资料、诗歌背景资料等.). These items will NOT be read or considered by contest judges.
- DO NOT include your name anywhere on the entry, except for the cover page. 评判是匿名的，所有识别信息将在评判前从诗歌中删除.
- Entries placing in the contest (first, second, third, 或荣誉奖)将在靠谱的买球网站的网站上公布，并以小册子的形式分发推荐几个靠谱的买球网站约翰·福克斯的与会者, Jr. Festival. 通过参加比赛，作者同意这些出版方法.
- Mail entries to:
Lonesome Pine Poetry Contest
Attn: Megan Gibson
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation
3441 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219
Contact: Megan Gibson at (276) 523-9078; e-mail: mgibson@unpopperuno.com
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