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A Short Biography of Sharyn McCrumb

Author Name:

Sharyn McCrumb

Born As:

Sharyn Elaine Arwood

Other Names:

Born:

26 Feb 1948

Died:





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Selected Works:

The Ballad Series:

The Ballad of Tom Dooley - Appalachian Ballad - 2011
The Devil Amongst the Lawyers - 2011
Ghost Riders - 2003
The Songcatcher - 2001
The Ballad of Frankie Silver - 1998
The Rosewood Casket - 1996
She Walks These Hills - 1994
The Hang-man’s Beautiful Daughter - 1992
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O - 1990

The Elizabeth MacPherson Novels:

PMS Outlaws - 2000
If I’d Killed Him When I Met Him - 1995
MacPherson’s Lament - 1992
Missing Susan - 1990
The Windsor Knot- 1990
Paying the Piper - 1988
Highland Laddie Gone - 1986
Lovely in Her Bones - 1985
Sick of Shadows - 1993

Jay Omega Science Fiction Pastiches:

Zombies of the Gene Poo - 1992 - Satirical
Bimbos of the Death Sun - 1987 - Satirical

Short Stories Collections:

Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories - 1997
Our Separate Days - 1985,                          
Husband David McCrumb, two children Laura and Spencer.                          
Awards:

Virginia Woman of History Citation - The Library of Virginia - 2008
Library of Virginia People’s Choice Award - St. Dale - 2006
Book of the Year Award - Appalachian Writers Assoc. - St. Dale - 2006
Perry F. Kendig Award for Literary Achievement -2011 Blue Ridge Arts Council, VA
Weatherford Award Nomination - The Devil Amongst the Lawyers, 2010; Once Around the Track - 2008
Audie Award for Best Recorded Book - Ghost Riders - 2004
Wilma Dykeman Award - East Tennessee Historical Society - 2003
Outstanding Contribution to Appalachian Literature Award - AWA 1997-
The Chaffin Award for Achievement in Southern Literature - 1998
The Plattner Award for Best Appalachian Short Story - 1998 - Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
Appalachian Writer of the Year Award - 1999 - Shepherd College, WV
Virginia Book of the Year Nomination - The Ballad of Frankie Silver - 1999 - Library of Virginia
The Flora MacDonald Award - for Achievement in the Arts by a Woman of Scots Heritage - 1999 - St Andrews College, Laurinburg, NC
Sherwood Anderson Short Story Award - “Precious Jewel” - 1984
Best Appalachian Novel Award - The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter - 1992

Sharyn McCrumb was honored in 2008 with the Virginia Women in History Award and has had five of her books nominated for Virginia Book of the Year.