Laura Jackson, '97, Honored with Book of the Year
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Laura Jackson, '97, Honored with Book of the Year
Linsly alum, Laura Jackson, was recently honored by the WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia.
The group recently awarded her the 2025 Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia Book of the Year for her essay collection Deep and Wild: On Mountains, Opossums, and Finding Your Way in West Virginia.
