Publications

 

Fiction


“Mother,” Thomas Wolfe Review

”Silo,” Firefly Ridge Magazine

“Silo,” Bosque Journal

“Ready” and “A Day’s Gift,” Colton Review

What Men Do,” Scribes Valley Anthology

 

Nonfiction


“In the City of Oaks, Let’s Talk About Trees Again,” Raleigh News and Observer

”Signs and Offerings,” Vision & Voice

“Cellist On Fire: Jacqueline du Pré Live, 1965,” Colton Review

 

Poetry


“Bated Breath,” Verse Virtual Pandemic Poems

”Silver Lining,” Wildflower Muse

“Vessels,” “Reflections,” “Self,” and “Cliff Dwellers,” Vision & Voice

“Amusement Park Ride,” “Sea Dreams,” “What Do I Wish to Forget,” “South Texas Train in December,” “Silence Ends,” “Unbridled,” Colton Review

“Bed of Roses,” Women Speak

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Photo credit, Jane Hamborsky

About Virginia Ewing

 
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Former resident of North Carolina, Virginia Ewing now lives on a high mesa near Abiquiu, New Mexico where she spends her days writing fiction. Her essays, short stories, and poems, have appeared in journals such as the Thomas Wolfe Review, Bosque Journal, Scribes Valley Anthology, and The Raleigh News and Observer. Virginia’s writing has earned numerous awards. Aside from her writing endeavors, she has performed widely as a cellist, and taught for many years at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC.

 
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Professional cellist turned writer

Music informs my writing, often in subject, always in the flow and rhythm of language. It’s important to me to feel a deep connection to the fact that we live on a planet, that everything we do and feel and think is not just some mental construct of tasks and lists. Natural mysteries and wonders abound. At the same time, real and crucial things are happening in individual lives. That’s where the stories are.

Photo credit, Scott Chmelar

Awards and Honors

 

Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize

In 2017, Virginia Ewing Hudson won the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize for her short story, “Mother.”

Judge Wiley Cash says, “This atmospheric, haunting story is a portrait of childhood grief and the ways in which children wade through it. Rooster, a young boy who cares for his dying mother while yearning for the mysteries of the world outside their home, is sensitive and beautifully drawn. The writing reminded me of the best of Elizabeth Spencer and Donald Ray Pollock.”

Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition

In 2018, Virginia Ewing Hudson won Second Place for her essay, “Seven Swims in Falls Lake.”

Judge Benjamin Rachlin says, “Seven Swims in Falls Lake” is elegantly told and innovatively structured, a love letter not only to a place but to its inhabitants - human, plant, and animal, organic and invasive, expected and surprising. This essay is as vibrant and dynamic as its setting.”

Women’s Writing Award, Firefly Ridge Magazine, first place

Judge Dawn Shamp says, “This coming-of-age short (Silo) is a jewel, tightly written, sharp in imagery, with details that engage the senses. There is an emotional tide that is beautifully rendered through the characters and their gestures. Every wave of emotion comes full circle with an ending that has an ever-so-light touch, yet packs a wallop.”

 

Randal Jarrell Poetry Competition, finalist

Writers @ Work, finalist

Women Speak Poetry Prize, winner

James Applewhite Poetry Prize, semifinalist

River Styx, Micro Fiction Contest, semifinalist

Faulkner Society Competition for Novels, semifinalist

Bosque Press, second place for short story

United Arts Council Personal Development Grant

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Fellow

Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts, Fellow

Scribes Valley Anthology, finalist

 

Author commentary on Virginia’s novel

What Men Do

Angela Davis Gardner, author of Plum Wine, Butterfly’s Child, and Forms of Shelter, says, “What Men Do is a deeply affecting novel of a young man’s journey to adulthood that is at once sharply original and universal in theme. The prose is beautiful, and in some moments, a glimpse of landscape, a stillness, a sudden awareness, the writer connects the reader with a strong sense of life’s mysteries.”

Peggy Payne, author of Cobalt Blue, Sister India, and Revelation, says “What Men Do is gorgeously well-written, with vivid characters, interesting psychological insights, a strong sense of the time and place, and beautifully realized scenes, one after another.”

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