Join us to recognize Doug Orr and Fiona Ritchie for their book Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia. The Award event is scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 4-6 PM at the Renaissance Hotel. It will be followed by a reception sponsored by the Renaissance Hotel. Event tickets are $10 general admission. Readings will include excerpts from the works of finalist
• The Life of the World to Come, by Joseph Bathanti
• Mr. Tall and Other Stories, by Tony Earley
• Bearwallow: A Personal History of a Mountain Homeland, by Jeremy Jones
• Where All Light Tends to Go, by David Joy