Biography
Pamela Duncan lives in Sylva, NC and teaches creative writing at Western Carolina
University. She holds a BA in Journalism from The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill and an MA in English/Creative Writing from North Carolina State University.
She is the author of three novels: <i>Moon Women</i>, a Southeast Booksellers Association
Award Finalist; <i>Plant Life</i>, winner of the 2003 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for
Fiction; and <i>The Big Beautiful</i>. In 2007, she received the James Still Award
for Writing about the Appalachian South, awarded by the Fellowship of Southern Writers.
In 2017, the Mountain Heritage Literary Festival at Lincoln Memorial University honored
her with the Lee Smith Award, which recognizes an individual who has worked to preserve
and promote Appalachian culture. Duncan has appeared on <i>North Carolina Bookwatch</i>
on public television and on <i>The State of Things</i> on NPR. She is currently at
work on <i>The Wilder Place</i>, a novel set in western North Carolina, and a collection
of short fiction titled <i>On the Inside Looking Out</i>. Visit her website at www.pameladuncan.com.
Teaching Interests
creative writing, fiction writing, first year writing, Appalachian literature, Southern
literature
Research Interests
Appalachia, mothers and daughters, the working class, North Carolina history, environment
