Browse  ▾ How to… ▾ Poetry Prize About the Press shopping_cart search Gurney Norman Gurney Norman is a novelist and short story writer whose works include Divine Right’s Trip, Kinfolks: The Wilgus Stories, Ancient Creek: A Folktale, and Allegiance. He is a professor of English at the University of Kentucky and a former Kentucky Poet Laureate. A native of eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia, he was the recipient of a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing at Stanford University. Norman has received many honors for his work and is a widely known Appalachian literary and cultural advocate. He is coeditor of Back Talk from Appalachia: Confronting Stereotypes, and An American Vein: Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature. To schedule this author for an event or speaking engagement, please contact sales manager Jeff Kallet at kallet@ohio.edu. If you are a member of the media who would like to interview this author, please email publicity@ohioswallow.com. LISTED IN: Appalachia · Appalachian Studies · Literary Criticism, US · Short Stories (single author) · Ohio and Regional · Fiction | Fantasy · Literature Allegiance Stories By Gurney Norman Spanning forty years of work, Allegiance is an autobiography told through stories—a rich personal journey into Norman’s life, place, and consciousness. In classic short stories, lyrical meditations, folktales, dreamscapes, and stream of consciousness writing, Norman imaginatively weaves together the threads of his life. Ancient Creek A Folktale By Gurney Norman In this new edition of Gurney Norman’s classic tale, the young hero, Jack, wages a revolutionary battle against an evil ruler to free his people, “the folks,” and their lands—the Hill Domain and magical Ancient Creek. An American Vein Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature Edited by Danny L. Miller, Sharon Hatfield, and Gurney Norman An American Vein is an anthology of literary criticism of Appalachian novelists, poets, and playwrights. The book reprises critical writing of influential authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Cratis Williams, and Jim Wayne Miller. It introduces new writing by Rodger Cunningham, Elizabeth Engelhardt, and others. RELATED AUTHORS Erica Abrams Locklear Robert Gipe Jeff Mann Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt Danny L. Miller Sharon Hatfield Adrian Blevins Karen Salyer McElmurray BROWSE… New Titles Series Subjects Catalogs HOW TO… Contact Us Order a Book Request an Exam or Desk Copy Request Permission to Reprint Submit a Manuscript About the Press Support the Press Poetry Prize Privacy Policy Shopping Cart Follow us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Ohio University Press · Swallow Press Alden Library, Suite 101 30 Park Place Athens, OH 45701-2909 +1 740 593 1154