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John Fox, Jr. Literary Festival

Web: https://www.meccfoundation.org/john-fox-jr-festival/

A free annual literary festival celebrating Appalachian authors hosted by Mountain Empire Community College. The Lonesome Pine Short Story Contest and Lonesome Pine Poetry Contest are also awarded during the festival.

Where:

Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap, VA
US

When:

    The festival takes place on
    March 11, 2026
    and is a single-day event

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