Brenda Kay Ledford received an award for her project, "Appalachian Heritage," from North Carolina Society of Historians.
The awards banquet and celebration were held at The Wilkes Heritage Museum, Home of the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame in Wilkesboro, North Carolina on Saturday, November 8, 2025.
A seventh-generation native of Clay County, North Carolina, Ledford is a retired educator, poet, award-winning author, blogger, and storyteller. She holds a diploma of highest honors in "Creative Writing" from Stratford Career Institute and a Master of Arts in Education from Western Carolina University. She studied "Journalism" at the University of Tennessee.
A former editor of "Tri-County Communicator" at Tri-County Community College, Ledford's work has appeared in many online and print journals. The following journals featured her work: "Our State," "Anthology of Appalachian Writers," "Appalachian Heritage," "Good Old Days Magazine," 58 Old Mountain Press anthologies and many other publications. Ledford's poem, "Crepe Roses," was nominated for the "Best of the Net" by "The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature."
Ledford is a member of North Carolina Writer's Network, a charter member of Byron Herbert Reece Society, Georgia Mountain Writer's Club, and listed on the "North Carolina Literary Trail." She has received a lifetime award in "Creative Writing" from Maquis Who's Who in America.
Her latest book, The Persistent Trillium, was released in 2025 by Finishing Line Press. Ledford's books are available on Amazon.com and Chinquapins Gift Shop in Hayesville, NC.
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