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     Linda Hudson Hoagland

I, Linda Hudson Hoagland of Tazewell, Virginia, am a graduate of Southwest Virginia Community College.  I have won acclaim for my fiction novels of mystery of which I have published nine.  I have written six non-fiction books and released a collection of prize winning short writings along with a collection of poems with many of those previously published.  I am a retired public school employee and a proud mother of two sons.  I am currently serving on the Advisory Board for the Humanities Degree Program at  Bluefield State College, Vice President of the Appalachian Authors Guild, and a member of the Lost State Writer's Guild, along with memberships in other writing groups not mentioned. 
I can be reached at lhhoagland@yahoo.com and I look forward to hearing from you.

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       A few of the awards won by Linda Hudson Hoagland are as follows:

• October (Fall), 2020 – Front Porch – A Poem – “Really”
  
• September 3, 2020 – Bluefield State College – Certificate of Appreciation – For Sharing Her Thoughts about Her Literary Works
•  July/August 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “Always Alone” – First Place
•  July/August 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “The Ellen Tales”
•  July/August 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “Pinky Swear”
•  July/August 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem – “Rejection” - First Place
•  July/August 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem – “Oops!” – First Honorable Mention
•  July/August 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem – “So Fine”
•  July 2020 – Appalachian Authors Guild Golden Nib (Local) – Poetry – “The Cup” – Third Place
•  July 2020 – Appalachian Authors Guild Golden Nib (Local) – Nonfiction – “The Dare” – Third Place
•  July 2020 – Appalachian Authors Guild Golden Nib (Local) – Fiction – “Spring Forward” - Third Place
•  Summer 2020 – Chautauqua Festival Creative Writing Awards - Short Story – ‘Living Like a Pig” – First Place
•   Summer 2020 – Chautauqua Festival Creative Writing Awards – Essay – “Shameful Gyrations” – First Place
  
•  Summer 2020 – Chautauqua Festival Creative Writing Awards – Poetry – “The Cup” – First Place
  
•  Spring 2020 – The Bluestone Review – “That Was Close”
  
•  Summer 2020 – Front Porch – “Blend In”
  
•  June 2020 – Blue Ridge Writers “The Memoir” Vol 2 Number 2 – “What Was That?”
  
•  May/June 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “Mowing the Grass” – First Honorable Mention
  
•  May/June 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “A Sign from Sonny”
  
•  May/June 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “Then There Was None”
  
•  May/June 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem –“The Toolbox” – First Honorable Mention
  
•  May/June 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem – “Homebound”
  
•  May/June 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem – “Waste or Waist
  
• 2013- Chautauqua Creative Writing Contest- Honorable Mention- Adult Essay
  
• 2012- Dream Quest One- First Writing Prize for "I Am Mom"
• 2012- Virginia Writer's Club- Second Place for "No Service"
• 2012- Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival- Honorable Mention for "Welcome to Whistler"
• 2012- Tennessee Mountain Writers- Second Place for "And the Next Day..."
• 2012- The Seacoast Writers Association- Third Place for "Getting Myself Primed"
• 2012- West Virginia Writers- Honorable Mention for "I'm Not Ready"
• 2011- Women's Memoirs-All Things Labor- Honorable Mention for "Penance"
• 2011- Alabama Writers Conclave- Honorable Mention- First Chapter of a Novel- Writing the Circuit
• 2011- Alabama Writers Conclave- Second Prize- Juvenile Fiction for "The Lady in the Sun"
• 2011- Appalachian Heritage Writers Symposium- Second Place- Adult Essay for "Surprise Package"
• 2011- Writers-Editors Network International Writing Competition- Honorable Mention- Nonfiction for "Getting Myself Primed"
• 2011- Tennessee Mountain Writers- Third Prize- Writing for Young People for "I Dare You"
• 2010- The Jesse Stuart Prize for Young Adult Writing- Second Place for "How's That for Real" 
• 2010- Tampa Writers Alliance- Novel- Honorable Mention for "Quilt Pieces"
• 2010- Alabama Writers Conclave- Nonfiction- Third Prize for "Four Large Eggs"
• 2008- Nominee Governor's Award for the Arts
• 2007- Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest- First Place- Category V
  
  Many other awards have not been listed.

 Linda also makes lovely angel afghans for sale. If you are interested, please contact her for size, color, pattern, and pricing at lhhoagland@yahoo.com or by using the contact form link above.
Below are some samples of afghans she makes.