Wes Blake

Award-winning author.
📚HAZELGREEN & OTHER HAUNTS (@wvupress , ‘27),
📚PINEVILLE TRACE (Etchings Press, ‘24)

[Wes Blake @wesblake_]

My debut book, Pineville Trace, from Etchings Press, is out today! Thanks to @LeeMartinAuthor for the kind words. #pinevilletrace #kentuckywriters #writerscommunity #booklovers #bookrelease @BGWritersStudio @mindbuckmedia

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@LeverageAllergy @AmericanGwyn I came here to say this. I remember DFW including it on his syllabus.

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Awards for PINEVILLE TRACE, a Southern Gothic, flash novella from the Univ. of Indianapolis’ Etchings Press about a former revival preacher who escapes from prison in 1970s Kentucky, following a cat named Buffalo while confronting his past and seeking redemption. #bookawards

[West Virginia University Press @WVUPRESS]

We are thrilled to announce our signing of Wes Blake’s narrative nonfiction collection. “Hazelgreen and Other Haunts” is a memoir of place-in-essays about obscure places in Kentucky, Appalachia, impermanence, and more!

Wes Blake is the award-winning author of PINEVILLE TRACE (Etchings Press), whose fiction and essays have appeared in Electric Literature, storySouth, Louisiana Literature Journal, among others.

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@AmericanGwyn But to clarify, I got the sense Denis was just being funny and self depreciating when he said this.

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@AmericanGwyn I heard somebody tell Denis they loved ToS, and he said, “You read that whole thing? Why?” I want to read. It’s the few books of his I haven’t read yet. I love ANGELS and hear there are parallels. I haven’t read Denis’ new bio yet, but I hear the period writing ToS was difficult.

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@matthewbdexter @AmericanGwyn Same. Love Jesus Son, Angels, and Train Dreams. Just started Tree of Smoke today and am liking it quite a bit. Cool to see Bill Houston from Angels, too! The scene with his brother in chapter one is incredible.

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@paddyR1986 @AmericanGwyn Jesus Son or Angels.

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@AmericanGwyn Starting reading today. Agree. Wow. The dialogue is incredible. Also, what an opening.

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@AmericanGwyn Wow!

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PINEVILLE TRACE is a FINALIST for the Eric Hoffer Book Award! Thanks to the judges! Learn more about the award here: https://t.co/db8ubX0Dey Learn more about PINEVILLE TRACE, an award-winning novella-in-flash from Etchings Press, at https://t.co/F2Xc2Tibam #HofferAward

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Excited to be part of the 2026 Appalachian Writers Workshop faculty alongside these talented writers and teachers. You won’t find a better workshop or writing community. Join us! Applications are open until March 1st. Apply at https://t.co/XfZigLWN3O

#AWW26

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Check out my new story “To Bury” in the brand new UNTELLING Issue 4 | Winter ‘25 issue. I workshopped the story this summer at Appalachian Writers Workshop. I worked on the final sentence every day for three weeks! Order your copy at https://t.co/9Q2OYwbPVm

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Honored to be included in the new UNTELLING issue from Hindman Settlement School. Out today! https://t.co/hNgjY3QfO7

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A sad day in our country that should deeply concern every American.

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The new @PublishersWkly print edition features PINEVILLE TRACE and highlights how artist @erikrust worked with @uindy Etchings Press and designer Abigail Bailey to create the NIEA award-winning cover! #publishersweekly @booklife
#booklife #coverart #collage #pinevilletrace

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PINEVILLE TRACE is a 2026 Independent Press Award ( @GabbyBookAwards ) Distinguished Favorite for both the literary fiction AND audiobook categories! Thanks to Etchings Press and narrator Michael Mau! https://t.co/UG5SrCBKVS
#2026IPA #GabbyBookAwards #literaryfiction #audiobook

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Help protect nature and farmland! If you live in Woodford County, sign and share this petition to protect rural farms. After signing, contact county magistrates and come to the meeting Tuesday, Jan. 13th at Woodford Fiscal Court at 5:30. https://t.co/dMB8MDrnXy

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Some highlights about my debut book PINEVILLE TRACE from Etchings Press, Univ. of Indianapolis. Available at your local bookstore or library, https://t.co/mWRjk10hQu, and all the usual online places. Learn more at https://t.co/F2Xc2TiIZU

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Thanks to @booklife by @PublishersWkly for featuring PINEVILLE TRACE in their “Cover Crush” article! Read about how the cover came to be: https://t.co/uIbrTYUM7L

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Get signed copies of PINEVILLE TRACE at Joseph-Beth Bookstore in Lexington! Signed books make great gifts! Joseph-Beth can ship signed copies, too. Check out all the great books by local writers! #ShopLocal #readlocal