What a busy and successful year we’ve had here at Appalachia Bare! Submissions have greatly increased and it has been such an honor to have been entrusted with such remarkable works and stories about the Appalachian region. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our readers, perusers, contributors, submitters, subscribers, and social media followers. Thank you for your interest, for comments and likes. Thank you for delivering such amazing content. Thank you for all the encouragement in person and across the internet.
Some of our readers may have wondered where those of us who are behind the omnibus have been. We’ve been working hard to promote Appalachia Bare and to plan an exciting 2026 full of interesting and exceptional content. Good changes are afoot, and in order to implement them, we will be taking an extended (two month) winter hiatus from November 29, 2025, to January 27, 2026. We’ll take that time to also restore ourselves and prepare for the year ahead.
We take submissions year-round, so you can continue to submit your great stories about this region, whether written or photographed or filmed, etc. For guidelines, follow this page: https://www.appalachiabare.com/submissions/.
On January 28, 2026, our Chief Editor, Delonda Anderson, will discuss news about exciting changes and opportunities for Appalachia Bare in her “Editor’s Poke.”
Here is just a smidgeon of content to expect in the coming year:
An upcoming contest, launched by our own Associate Editor, Edward Francisco.
An update about the Daugherty series (an eerie little tale)
Clarifications and apologies (thank you to Allison Gunn)
Needed adjustments for our submissions
An exciting new endeavor for our magazine
Of course, for Appalachia Bare, the most important part of any new year are the stories—your stories, our stories—that need to be recorded for posterity, for recognition, for accuracy. People besides us have tried to tell our stories for centuries. But our voices are unique and our experiences are firsthand. Who better than us to tell our own stories?
Fresh and noteworthy content will return in January. In the meantime, feel free to peruse our site and join us in thanking the 2025 contributors who were published below. A link to contributors’ own websites, if available, is provided. Thank you for outstanding content and another wonderful year!
- Jim Clark—“Hidden Appalachia” Gallery: https://www.appalachiabare.com/hidden-appalachia/
- Sheree Combs—“Nature’s Infinite Wonder” Gallery: https://www.appalachiabare.com/natures-infinite-wonder/
- Emily Singleton Gallery: https://www.appalachiabare.com/emily-singleton-art-gallery/
- David Lavrinovich—“Amber” fiction winner for 2024 Write the World Contest: https://www.appalachiabare.com/amber/
- Delmar Knotts—“Mountain Memories”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/mountain-memories/
- Adam Patrick—“Dusty” Appalachia Bare 2025 Folklore Fiction Contest 1st Place: https://www.appalachiabare.com/dusty/
- Danita Dodson—“Soldier’s Song” Appalachia Bare 2025 Folklore Fiction Contest 2nd Place: https://www.appalachiabare.com/soldiers-song/
- Daniel Roop—“Pitty-Pitty-Pitty-Pat” Appalachia Bare 2025 Folklore Fiction Contest 3rd Place: https://www.appalachiabare.com/pitty-pitty-pitty-pat/
- Evelyn Creekmore—“The Other Pitty Pat” Appalachia Bare 2025 Folklore Fiction Contest Honorable Mention: https://www.appalachiabare.com/the-other-pitty-pat/
- Sydni Payne—“The Only Good Cat: An Appalachian Tale” Appalachia Bare 2025 Folklore Fiction Contest Honorable Mention: https://www.appalachiabare.com/the-only-good-cat-an-appalachian-tale/
- Ruth Friedman—“Livin’ on the Wrong Side of the Tracks”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/livin-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks/
- Elliott Lay—“Drowning with the Dead”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/drowning-with-the-dead/
- Tim Becker—“Bad Mail”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/bad-mail/
- Donna Gum—“Glass Draws Glass”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/glass-draws-glass/
- Leigh Ann Roman—“At Home on Slate Creek”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/at-home-on-slate-creek/
- Anna Eplin—“One Marble”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/one-marble/
- Allison Gunn—“We’re Not for Sale”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/were-not-for-sale/
- Milissa Jo McGavin—“Gramma” nonfiction winner for 2024 Write the World Contest: https://www.appalachiabare.com/gramma/
- Delmar Knotts—“The Chestnut Orchard” creative nonfiction: https://www.appalachiabare.com/the-chestnut-orchard/
- Jim Clark—“Disaster in the Philippines Part 2: Volcano”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/disaster-in-the-philippines/
- Patti Perry Armes—“Front Porch Memories”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/front-porch-memories/
- Ronald Bullis—“Blue Ghosts and the Holy Ghost”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/blue-ghosts-and-the-holy-ghost/
- Chrissie Anderson Peters—“Thank You, Lord”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/thank-you-lord/
- Amy Wright—“Talking Revolution”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/talking-revolution/
- Carol Luther—“Sarah Lucille Moore Traylor (1908-1996): Following the Trail to Fort Loudoun”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/sarah-lucille-moore-traylor-1908-1996-following-the-trail-to-fort-loudoun/
- Curtis Coulter—“Camp Sale Creek and the German POW Camp”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/camp-sale-creek-and-the-german-pow-camp/
- Danielle Lowe—“A Leap of Faith” poetry winner for 2024 Write the World Contest: https://www.appalachiabare.com/a-leap-of-faith/
- John C. Mannone—“Song of the Mountains” and “For Just a Handful of Coal”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/song-of-the-mountains-and-for-just-a-handful-of-coal/
- Daniel F. James—“Cherokee Rose”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/cherokee-rose/
- Hannah Bagley—“Glass Cabin”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/glass-cabin/
- Brett Gordon Batton—“Small Town Scripture”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/small-town-scripture/
- Sharon Shadrick— “Our Sunday at Soddy Lake”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/our-sunday-at-soddy-lake/
- Glenda Barrett—“All that Glitters . . .”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/all-that-glitters/
- Eric Creech—“Portrait of a Hillbilly Boy”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/portrait-of-a-hillbilly-boy/
- Jennifer Susan Smith—“Return to ‘Sloppy Floyd’ State Park”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/return-to-sloppy-floyd-state-park/
- Jack Ballard—“At Kennesaw Mountain”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/at-kennesaw-mountain/
- Skyler Lambert—“Down at Mullens”: https://www.appalachiabare.com/down-at-mullens/
