Award-winning author. šHAZELGREEN & OTHER HAUNTS (@wvupress , ā27), šPINEVILLE TRACE (Etchings Press, ā24)
Nonesuch, KY
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My debut book, Pineville Trace, from Etchings Press, is out today! Thanks to @LeeMartinAuthor for the kind words. #pinevilletrace #kentuckywriters #writerscommunity #booklovers #bookrelease @BGWritersStudio @mindbuckmedia
Awards for PINEVILLE TRACE, a Southern Gothic, flash novella from the Univ. of Indianapolisā Etchings Press about a former revival preacher who escapes from prison in 1970s Kentucky, following a cat named Buffalo while confronting his past and seeking redemption. #bookawards
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We are thrilled to announce our signing of Wes Blakeās narrative nonfiction collection. āHazelgreen and Other Hauntsā is a memoir of place-in-essays about obscure places in Kentucky, Appalachia, impermanence, and more!
Wes Blake is the award-winning author of PINEVILLE TRACE (Etchings Press), whose fiction and essays have appeared in Electric Literature, storySouth, Louisiana Literature Journal, among others.
PINEVILLE TRACE is a FINALIST for the Eric Hoffer Book Award! Thanks to the judges! Learn more about the award here: hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-ā¦ Learn more about PINEVILLE TRACE, an award-winning novella-in-flash from Etchings Press, at wesblake.com #HofferAward
Excited to be part of the 2026 Appalachian Writers Workshop faculty alongside these talented writers and teachers. You wonāt find a better workshop or writing community. Join us! Applications are open until March 1st. Apply at hindman.org/workshop
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Check out my new story āTo Buryā in the brand new UNTELLING Issue 4 | Winter ā25 issue. I workshopped the story this summer at Appalachian Writers Workshop. I worked on the final sentence every day for three weeks! Order your copy at hindman.org/untelling/
Honored to be included in the new UNTELLING issue from Hindman Settlement School. Out today! hindman.org/untelling/issue-ā¦
The new @PublishersWkly print edition features PINEVILLE TRACE and highlights how artist @erikrust worked with @uindy Etchings Press and designer Abigail Bailey to create the NIEA award-winning cover! #publishersweekly @booklife
#booklife #coverart #collage #pinevilletrace
PINEVILLE TRACE is a 2026 Independent Press Award ( @GabbyBookAwards ) Distinguished Favorite for both the literary fiction AND audiobook categories! Thanks to Etchings Press and narrator Michael Mau! independentpressaward.com/20ā¦
#2026IPA #GabbyBookAwards #literaryfiction #audiobook
Help protect nature and farmland! If you live in Woodford County, sign and share this petition to protect rural farms. After signing, contact county magistrates and come to the meeting Tuesday, Jan. 13th at Woodford Fiscal Court at 5:30. c.org/MYrx4H28jQ
Some highlights about my debut book PINEVILLE TRACE from Etchings Press, Univ. of Indianapolis. Available at your local bookstore or library, bookshop.org, and all the usual online places. Learn more at wesblake.com
Thanks to @booklife by @PublishersWkly for featuring PINEVILLE TRACE in their āCover Crushā article! Read about how the cover came to be: booklife.com/news/create/artā¦
Get signed copies of PINEVILLE TRACE at Joseph-Beth Bookstore in Lexington! Signed books make great gifts! Joseph-Beth can ship signed copies, too. Check out all the great books by local writers! #ShopLocal #readlocal
Get signed copies of PINEVILLE TRACE at Joseph-Beth Bookstore in Lexington! Signed books make great gifts! Joseph-Beth can ship signed copies, too. Thanks so much to the folks at Joseph-Beth like Randy, Gary, Sam, Liz (who took this photo!), and many others. šš
Weāre giving away 10 signed copies of PINEVILLE TRACE, āan introspective, haunting tale that remains with usā (Heavy Feather Review). Enter today for a chance to win! goodreads.com/giveaway/show/ā¦
#goodreadsgiveaway #free #signedbook #southernlit #appalachianlit #novella #flashfiction
The new Oct. 27 @PublishersWkly Best Books Issue features a review of PINEVILLE TRACE and names it a @booklife EDITORāS PICK!
#bookreview #editorspick #publishersweekly #booklifeš #booktok #bookstagram #southernfiction #appalachianfiction #literaryfiction #novella
Had a blast on our panel & signing at the #SouthernFestivalofBooks with Robert Inman. So many great Barry Hannah stories, too! If you missed Bob and I, you can get signed copies of our new books VILLAGES & PINEVILLE TRACE at @ParnassusBooks1 !
Had so much fun at Proof Book Fest signing books and talking with readers, editors, and writers that I forgot to take pictures until it was over!
Great conversation at Morgenstern Books with Karol Lagodzki last week. You can get signed books of PINEVILLE TRACE & CONTROLLED CONVERSATIONS at Morgenstern Books in Bloomington, IN!
Nashville! Sunday at 1 pm in the Duck Room: MuseumāCome hear Robert Inman and me chat at the Southern Festival of Books. Robert studied under one of my favorite writersāBarry Hannah! Book signing after!
šBicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, Nashville, TN
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