Local Writers Dyer and Stevenson to Read at Campbell School

The September Literary Hour at the J.C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, will feature author MaryJo Dyre and poet Eugene Stevenson.  Literary Hour is Thursday, September 18, at 7 p.m. in the Keith House.  Literary Hour is free and open to everyone.

MaryJo Dyer

Murphy’s MaryJo Dyer is the author the well-received novel “Springheads” and the sister of the late novelist Arnold Dyer.  She began writing by finishing her brother’s last novel “Dark Spot” following his death.  Her next novel, currently in the works, will be a sequel to “Springheads.”  An educator by training, she now works as Marketing Director for Steven Aft State Farm Insurance, and is a Community Advocate for Go the Extra Mile Today, Inc.  Dyer also hosts the Literary Hour.

“Mary Jo Dyre is a master of story who weaves truth and tweaks it with what might be, ingrained with vibrant characters set in a world where all returns to two springheads. Take this book to bed with you, but don’t expect to sleep,” says author and poet Mary Ricketson.  The story merges multiple genres of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and fantasy into the intriguing journey of Sarah Baker Bryant.

Eugene Stevenson

Eugene Stevenson is author of “Heart’s Code” and “The Population of Dreams.”  Critics call his work “simultaneously plain and artful,” “draws us into dislocated people finding their way,” and “captures the places of great joy and the places of great pain.”

Stevenson’s poems have appeared in Appalachian Journal, Atlanta Review, The Brussels Review, The Hudson Review, Red Ogre Review, Slipstream Magazine, Washington Square Review, among others, and have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.  Stevenson lives Brasstown, North Carolina.

The Literary Hour at the folk school is sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network-West on every third Thursday of the month through October.  It brings local writers to the campus to share their work with the community.  The public, and students and faculty of the school are welcome to attend the readings.

The John C. Campbell Folk School offers classes in folk arts and crafts and storytelling.  For information about the school, you can find its webpage and contact information at https://www.folkschool.org/.