Dorothy Allison2020 Appalachian Heritage Writer in Residence

• Dorothy Allison's Prose and Poetry: The Power of the Story and Writing for One's Life
• Cavedweller, 2020 One Book One West Virginia Common Read Assignment
• Cavedweller Collaborative Learning Activity
• "Compassion" Short Story by Dorothy Allison, From 2003 Best American Short Story Collection
• "Compassion" As You Read Assignment (2003 Best American Short Stories)
• Bastard Out of Carolina Assignment
• Bastard Out of Carolina Collaborative Learning Activity
• Dorothy Allison Homepage
• "History Is a Weapon, A Question of Class" by Dorothy Allison
• "Mean Stories" and "What It Means to Be Free" by Dorothy Allison
• Dorothy Allison Teaching Unit, Academic.edu
• Publishers Weekly Book Reviews of Allison's Work
• "Living Up to the Legend: Dorothy Allison on Storytelling, Cussing & Family Secrets"
• "Dorothy Allison," Feminist Oral History Project, Smith College (2007)
• "Dorothy Allison: Tender as a Bone" (2019)
• "Understanding and Treating Survivors of Incest," Counseling Today
• PTSD in Children

Sponsors

• The WV Center for the Book
• Appalachian Studies Program at Shepherd University
• Shepherd University Foundation
• Performing Arts Series at Shepherd
• West Virginia Humanities Council