Roanoke Library Hosts Long-Running Dungeons & Dragons Game

Dungeons & Dragons, or D&D for short, is a roleplaying game that allows players to inhabit characters in a fantasy setting. They work together to battle monsters, find treasure and tell a shared story in which they’re all the main characters. Youth Services Librarian Jeffrey Wood ran a recent session, guiding a group of young teenagers through an adventure involving a sheep, a dragon made of furniture and a few other creatures.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Mar. 05, 2025

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Named Shepherd Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence

Shepherd University has selected North Carolina-based author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle as its 2025 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Sep. 30, 2024

Author Marc Harshman Talks Creativity, Climate Change And Appalachian Heritage

Ohio County author Marc Harshman has spent decades writing poetry and children’s books. He has served as West Virginia’s state poet laureate since 2012, and his 2023 poetry collection “Following the Silence”...

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Education WVPB Staff, Sep. 30, 2024

Student Mental Health Resources And West Virginia’s Poet Laureate, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, students and their parents across West Virgnia can now access free online mental health resources and a conversation with West Virginia's poet laureate.

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Arts & Culture Liz McCormick, Oct. 04, 2023

A Conversation With 2023 Appalachian Heritage Writer-In-Residence Ann Pancake

Liz McCormick sat down with Pancake while she was in Shepherdstown to discuss what inspires her writing, what's next in her career and how Appalachia has evolved since she wrote "Strange as This Weather Has Been."

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Oct. 04, 2023

Author Ann Pancake Discusses ‘Strange As This Weather Has Been’ And What’s Next, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia author Ann Pancake is the 2023 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence at Shepherd University. We speak with her about her acclaimed novel Strange as This Weather Has Been – and what’s coming next in her career.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, May. 10, 2023

Appalachian Author Wins A Pulitzer On This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Kentucky author Barbara Kingsolver won a 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her newest novel Demon Copperhead. In light of this achievement, we are listening back to our interview with Kingsolver last fall, when she was recognized as the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence at Shepherd University.

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