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Grace Toney Edwards is director of the Appalachian Regional Studies Center at Radford University in Virginia. She lives in Christiansburg, Va. and Knoxville, Tenn. Edwards was the recipient of the 2006 Educational Service to Appalachia Award...

Morgan is author of 18 books of poetry and fiction, including “Gap Creek,” a New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club selection. He is currently Kappa Alpha Professor of English at Cornell University.

Tim Barnwell is a photographer based in Asheville, N.C. His work has appeared in publications including Time, Newsweek, Black & White magazine, House Beautiful and Outdoor Photographer. He is the author of two books...

Ron Rash is Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University and the author of eight books of poetry and fiction,the most recent of which is “The World Made Straight” (Holt, 2006).