Linda Hoagland has been busy! Following is a list of accomplishments within the last few months: 

• October (Fall), 2020 – Front Porch – A Poem – “Really”
• September 3, 2020 – Bluefield State College – Certificate of Appreciation – For Sharing Her Thoughts about Her Literary Works
• July/August 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “Always Alone” – First Place
• July/August 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “The Ellen Tales”
• July/August 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “Pinky Swear”
• July/August 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem – “Rejection” - First Place
• July/August 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem – “Oops!” – First Honorable Mention
• July/August 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem – “So Fine”
• July 2020 – Appalachian Authors Guild Golden Nib (Local) – Poetry – “The Cup” – Third Place
• July 2020 – Appalachian Authors Guild Golden Nib (Local) – Nonfiction – “The Dare” – Third Place
• July 2020 – Appalachian Authors Guild Golden Nib (Local) – Fiction – “Spring Forward” - Third Place
• Summer 2020 – Chautauqua Festival Creative Writing Awards - Short Story – ‘Living Like a Pig” – First Place
• Summer 2020 – Chautauqua Festival Creative Writing Awards – Essay – “Shameful Gyrations” – First Place
• Summer 2020 – Chautauqua Festival Creative Writing Awards – Poetry – “The Cup” – First Place
• Spring 2020 – The Bluestone Review – “That Was Close”
• Summer 2020 – Front Porch – “Blend In”
• June 2020 – Blue Ridge Writers “The Memoir” Vol 2 Number 2 – “What Was That?”
• May/June 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “Mowing the Grass” – First Honorable Mention
• May/June 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “A Sign from Sonny”
• May/June 2020 – Star Poets – A Poem – “Then There Was None”
• May/June 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem –“The Toolbox” – First Honorable Mention
• May/June 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem – “Homebound”
• May/June 2020 – Northern Stars – A Poem – “Waste or Waist

CONGRATULATIONS LINDA!