SIXTEENTH ANNUAL EVENTS BEGIN january 2025
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APPALACHIA'S FINEST LITERARY, VISUAL AND PERFORMING WOMEN ARTISTS
The Women
of Appalachia Appalachian Advocate Award
is an award given yearly to an outstanding Appalachian woman who has dedicated herself to enhancing the well being of Appalachian culture, Appalachian women's health, Appalachian families or Appalachian land issues.
“There are so many women throughout Appalachia
who have been vital to its growth and development
who have enhanced lives and initiated change. It is
so appropriate for WOAP to provide a venue for recognition of these women who often go unsung.”
-Kari Gunter-Seymour, founder/executive director, WOAP
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HOW TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION:
Nominators are asked to write a 350-800 word narrative describing how the woman they wish to nominate has impacted Appalachia and also submit 3-5 additional letters of support, collated into a final PDF document.
EMAIL PDF DOCUMENTS TO: womenofappalachia@gmail.com
DEADLINE: February 15, 2022
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Please place "Appalachian Advocate Award" in the email's
subject line
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AWARDEES:
2020: Vivian Stockman - Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
2019: Teresa Curtiss - Athens Food Rescue
2018: Phyllis Wilson Moore - Literary Historian/Archivist
2017: Teresa Mills - Environmental Activist
2016: Sandra Sleight-Brennan - Broadcast Documentarian
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2020 Award winner Vivian Stockman
2019 Award winner Teresa Curtiss
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2018 Award winner Phyllis Wilson Moore
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2017 Award winner Teresa Mills
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2016 Award winner Sandra Sleight-Brennan
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