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Kentucky Writers: Authors of the Bluegrass State

"Authors of the Bluegrass State" is a guide by Kentucky Collects. This guide provides information about authors and writers from Kentucky and their work.

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Adams, Mark Wayne

Adams, Michael C. C.

Adams, Morgan

Adams, Steve

Adams, William Y.

Adkins, Minnie

Alexander, Constance

Allen, Nancy Kelly

Alvarez, Steven

Anastasia, P.

Anderson, Bridget

Andrews, Arlan

Andry, Tina

Anthony, Joseph G.

Archambeault, James

Arnett, Larry L.

Arnold, David

Asher, Brad

Askren, Valerie

Austin, Lana K.W.

Baker, Bobby Steve

Ballestero, Eduardo

Bargo, Bianca

Barker, Garry

Bartlett, Marvin

Barton, Bernadette

Beattie, Linda Elisabeth

Beck, B. Elizabeth

Bell, Beverly

Bell, David

Bell, D. L. (David Lee)

Belue, Ted Franklin

Bernson, Barry

Berry, Tanya Amyx

Berry, Wendell

Bingham, Sallie

Bird, Jessica

Birdwhistell, Terry L.

Blair, Ronald Wolford

Blooms, Ashley

Bolin, James Duane

Bond, Gwenda

Bordo, Susan

Bowling, Joyce

Bradby, Marie

Brooks, Farleigh

Brooks, F. Erik

Brown, Skila

Browne, Wesley

Bruckheimer, Linda

Buchanan, Henry A.

Bulleit, Tom

Bush, Bryan S.

Callahan, Tim

Campbell, Tracy

Canedy, Dana

Chambers, Jennifer R.

Chandler, Erin

Christensen, Evelyn B.

Christman, Rick

Clark, Billy Curtis

Clay, Bernard

Clay, Soc

Clooney, Nick

Collins, P. Faye

Collins, Whitney

Combs, Sara Walter

Conn, Bobi

Cope, Steven R.

Corbin, Sean L.

Cornett, John

Cotton, Ralph, W.

Covington, Carol Wilson

Cox, Joe

Crawford, Byron

Creek, Dave

Croley, Michael

Crunk, Tony

Czarnecki, Kristin

Dadey, Debbie

Dae, Pamela

Davis, Brooke Lauren

Davis, Ronald W.

Dearinger, Kevin Lane

Deese, Alma Wynelle

Deveraux, Jude

De Vries, Sonja

Dick, David

Dick, Lalie

DiSavino, Elizabeth

Dominé, David

Douglas, Joshua A.

Dourson, Dan

Dourson, Judy

Doyle, Mary Ellen

Driscoll, Amanda

Driskell, Kathleen

Dungan, Marilyn

Edwards, Kim

Edwards, Lynnell

Eklund, Laura

Ellis, Jack D.

Ellis, William E.

Engstrom, Kadie

Enoch, Harry G.

Eubank, Damon

Farris, Nettie

Faughn, Dale

Finney, Nikky

Flairty, Steve

Flood, Charles Bracelen

Flora, David

Florence, Leigh Anne

Fraas, Elizabeth Duffy

Gabhart, Ann H.

Gentry, Jane

Gifford, James M.

Gilderbloom, John I. "Hans"

Gipe, Robert

Gitschier, Greg

Goan, Melanie Beals

Goodman, Peggy

Gorham, Sarah

Grafton, Sue

Grant, Nancy S.

Green, Maggie

Greenwell, Garth

Griner, Paul

Guffey, Roger L.

Haara, Brian F.

Hall, James Baker

Hall, Wade

Haneberg, Lisa

Hansel, Pauletta

Hardin, John A.

Harrison-Pace, Yolantha

Harrow, Alix E.

Haughton, Matthew

Herald, Beverly Taylor

Helton, Cynthia

Hess, Blair Thomas

Hightower, Lynn S.

Hill, DaMaris B.

Hindman, Jessica Chiccehitto

Hoagland, Elizabeth

Holbrook, Chris

hooks, bell

Hopkins, Bruce

Host, Jim

House, Silas

Howard, Sherry

Howell, Rebecca Gayle

Hudson, Emily Jones

Hudson, Lauren

Hulsman, Lynn Marie

Hunley, Tom C.

Huston, Kim

Irwin, Anthony Lee

Jackson, Brian A.

Johnson, Fenton

Jones, Gayl

Jones, Loyal

Jones, Marcia Thornton

Keam, Abigail

Kelder, Christopher

Kendrick, Leatha

Kerley, Jack

Kiffmeyer, Thomas

Kindred, Teresa B.

Kingsolver, Barbara

Klein, Erv

Lally, Jude

Lampton, Nana

Leach, Tom

Lee, Hallie

Limón, Ada

Lindsay, Rebecca Suter

Lockington, Mariama

Logan, Katherine Lowry

Ludwick, Cameron M.

Lyon, George Ella

Madison, Jessica

Manley, Mandy Langston

Manning, Maurice

Marlin, Brick

Martin, Kimmery

Mason, Bobbie Ann

Massie, Robert K., III

Mattmiller, Mark

Maupin, Carol

McCafferty, Barbara Taylor

McClanahan, Ed

McCoy, Jay

McCurry, Christopher

McDaniel, Karen Cotton

McDonald, Andrew T.

McDonald, Verlaine Stoner

McElmurray, Karen Salyer

McQueen, Keven

McWilliams, Lucas

McWilliams, Sophia

Merton, Thomas

messina, f j

Metzmeier, Kurt X.

Michel, Ouita

Miller, Lisa M.

Miranda-Straub, Marta

Mitchell, Marie

Monhollon, Alice B.

Montell, William Lynwood

Morehead, Maureen

Morgan, C. E.

Morgan, Janice

Morris, Ellen Birkett

Mrvos, Randi Lynn

Muetterties, Carly

Musoni, Francis

Myers, Marshall

Nall, Gail

Nash, Alanna

Nash, Francis

Naslund, Sena Jeter

Nassr, Donald

Natter, Wolfgang

Nazario y Colón, Ricardo

Neary, Donna M.

Neikirk, William

Nelson, James G.

Newman, Melissa

Newman, Melissa C.

Nichols, Rhonda Hornback

Nickell, Joe

Nickell, W. Lynn

Niedermeier, Lynn E.

Nietzel, Michael T.

Noel, Bill

Nold, James

Norman, Gurney

Norman, Marsha

Norris, Mike

Northington, Nathaniel

Oakes, Elizabeth

Ockerman, Foster, Jr.

Offutt, Chris

O'Malley, Nancy

Otieno, Iddah

Owen, Pat Williams

Paden, Jeremy

Peachee, Carol

Pegram, Amelia Blossom

Pennington, Lee

Pickens, Harry

Popham, Mary

Popkin, Jeremy D.

Potter, Tammy Horn

Powell, Robert A.

Powlas, Joe

Preflatish, Carol

Price, Eddie

Pyror, Shawn

Quenon, Paul

Quick, Susan

Raitz, Karl B.

Reigler, Susan

Reisz, Tiffany

Richey, Nancy

Ridenour, Dana

Riley, James Alan

Robards, Karen

Robinson, Roxana

Robinson, Sherry

Rodenberg, Shawna Kay

Roe, Charles L.

Rooney, Audrey

Rowe, Christopher

Royden, Nancy

Rubio, Gwyn Hyman

Ruffenach, Linda

Russell, LouAnn

Santa Cruz, Santiago

Scaggs, Deirdre A.

Scutchfield, F. Douglas

Seelig, Dayna

Semones, Charles

Shaffer, Andrew

Shepard, Sam

Shulman, Lenny

Sickels, Carter

Silbernagel, Adrian

Sipple, Savannah

Skaggs, Misty

Skinner, Jeffrey

Smith, Amy Luscher

Smith, Gerald L.

Smith, Michael Patrick F.

Smith, Sue Griffith

Smith, Virginia

Smock, Frederick

Snell, John W.

Spaulding, Gin Noon

Spriggs, Bianca Lynne

Stearman, Kathy

Steele, Mindy

Stevens, Court

Stevens, Peggy Noe

Stone, Michelle

Stoykova-Klemer, Katerina

Strange, Jason G.

Sullivan, Alan

Sullivan, Mick

Survant, Joe

Sutherland, Eric Scott

Swanson, Liz

Swietek, Wes

Taylor, Richard

Taylor-Hall, Mary Ann

Teegarden, Troy

Thelin, John R.

Thomas, Helen

Thomas, Julian

Thompson, Bob

Thompson, Hunter S.

Thompson, Paul Douglas

Thorpe, Allison

Tobe, Carol Brenner

Tobin, Thomas

Trease, Denny

Turner, William H.

Turney, Rebecca Mitchell

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Van Willigen, John

Vanover, Sarah Taylor

Veach, Michael R.

Verble, Margaret

Von Borries, Philip

Voyles, Harold P.

Waldrop, Jayne Moore

Walker, Frank X.

Ward, J. R.

Washburn, Michael

Webster, Robert D.

Weill, Lawrence

West, Gary P.

Weston, William J.

Wilkes, J. D.

Wilkinson, Crystal

Willcutt, J. Robert

Williams, Michael

Williams, Sheila

Wilson, Angene

Wilson, Jack

Wilson, Mike

Wilson, S. G.

Wiser, Steve

Wolfe, William B.

Woodard, Ben

Worley, Jeff

Worthington, Marianne

Yocom, Katy

Young, Jeff

Yudkin, Franklin Sherwood

Zemsky, Thomas

Ziegler, Charles E.

Zimmerman, Jereme

Zoeller, Chet

Zurick, David