Sidney Saylor Farr
MY APPALACHIA
A Memoir
Sidney Saylor Farr is a former editor of Appalachian Heritage and a former Berea College staff member. Her writing has appeared in Mountain Life & Work, Appalachian Journal, Organic Gardening, and other publications. Her books include -More Than Moonshine: Appalachian Recipes and Recollections and Table Talk: Appalachian Meals and Memories.
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Sidney at a reading of My Appalachia
at Berea Arts Council, with friends
Charlotte McKay and Jean Harding.
Sidney Saylor Farr
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"Sidney Saylor Farr writes of her life in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with deep affection and unflinching candor . . . . My Appalachia is both one person's extraordinary life story and a first-hand look at life in the mountains in a time that is fading from memory." -- Ted Sloan, Kentucky Monthly
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was held at Morehead State University on
July 11, 12, and 13th, 2008. The theme of this year's conference was Writing for Change: Personal Change, Societal Change.
Sidney was the Plenary Session Speaker, with George Ella Lyon as the keynote speaker.
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Contact Sidney at saylorfarr@windstream.net
Writing For Social Change
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FEATURED AUTHOR:
2008 AWA Book of the Year!
