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Our prayers are with the family and loved ones of author Jill Thompson Decker. Jill passed away on September 3, 2011. She was a freelance writer and was a former editor of the Vienna Globe in Vienna, Virginia. Jill enjoyed writing and received awards for some of her writings. Jill had recently written Family Spirit which was published by Mountain State Press. Jill was involved in numerous community and civic activities, as well as being a member of the Mystery Writers Club of America and the National Press Club. Jill Thompson Decker will be missed by all of us.
Airy, a story by author Jill Thompson Decker won 58th place in the Childrens/Young Adult Fiction category of the 79th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Jill won first place in this category in 1997 with her story Ayo-kah and the Talking Leaves.
Author Belinda Anderson won first place in the 2011 Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival's short story competition.
Author Jay Banks hosts short weekly radio programs about West Virginia history entitled Tidbits of History on local radio station WHFI (106.7 FM).
The Hemlock, by author D.E. Hoffman was released locally and nationally in December 2011.
Serpents of Blissfull, a novel by author Bruce Pratt was released locally and nationally in March 2011.
December 2, 2011:
Adda Leah Davis will be signing her titles at the Crab Orchard Museum in Tazewell, VA from 5:30 to 9:00.