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Asbury, Eslie

Eslie Asbury

  • Name(s)
    • Eslie Asbury
  • Date of Birth
    • 1895
    • Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • Date of Death
    • 1988
    • Buried at the Forest Retreat Cemetery, Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • Residence(s)
    • Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • Education
    • Post-Graduate training, Fellow of Surgery, Mayo Foundation
    • University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
  • Life Events
    • Member of the private club, Cincinnati Literary Club Association
  • Employment
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Surgeon
    • Speaker
    • Writer
    • Horse breeder

Asher, Brad

Brad Asher

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  • Name(s)
    • Brad Asher
  • Date of Birth
    • 1963
  • Residence(s)
    • Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
  • Education
    • PhD in History, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • Life Events
  • Employment
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Historian
    • Professor
    • Teacher
    • Writer

Askren, Valerie

Valerie Askren

  • Name(s)
    • Valerie Askren
    • Valerie L. Askren
  • Date of Birth
  • Residence(s)
    • Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
  • Education
  • Life Events
  • Employment
    • University researcher and professor, 20+ years
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Author 
    • Photographer

Austin, Lana K. W.

Lana K.W. Austin

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  • Name(s)
    • Lana K. W. Austin
    • Lana Kim White Austin
  • Date of Birth
    • March 10, 1971
    • Rural Appalachian Kentucky
  • Residences
    • Rural Appalachian Kentucky
    • Huntsville, Alabama
    • England
    • Italy
    • Washington, D.C.
  • Education
    • MFA, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 2008
    • Attended Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia
    • Attended University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • Life Events
    • Member of the Peauxdunque Writers Alliance
    • Married to Tom, has two daughters and a son
  • Awards and Recognition(s)
    • Alabama State Poetry Society Book Award, 2019
    • Hackney Poetry Award, 2019
    • Words & Music Poetry Music Award, 2018
  • Employment
    • Adjunct instructor in the English Department, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama
    • Contributor
      • Mid-American Review
      • Sou'wester
      • The Writer's Chronicle
      • The Chariton Review
      • Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art
      • Zone 3
      • Appalachian Heritage
      • The Pinch
      • The New Guard
      • Switchback
      • Southern Women's Review
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Professor
    • Journalist