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Riley Kilmore

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In addition to devoting 20 years to firefighting, Kilmore’s been a cop, a homeschool mom, has leaped from airplanes, and has sailed around the world.

After she and her husband raised six kids, she earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction, then won the 2023 West Virginia Fiction Competition judged by author Ann Pancake. Her award-winning story, Mother, May I? appears in the 2024 volume of the Anthology of Appalachian Writers.

Kilmore's other award-winning fiction and poetry appear in many anthologies, as well.

Her debut children’s novel, Shay the Brave, came out in 2024. Shay the Brave is a fantasy adventure that champions friendship and intercultural cooperation and understanding.

Kilmore lives on a mountainside farm in Appalachia where she an ...more

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SHARE WITH SHAY is HERE!

Happy book launch day to Share With Shay, the companion workbook/journal to my debut kidlit adventure, Shay The Brave!

So excited to announce the arrival of this much-anticipated addition to the Shay-verse and the world of Oldenshire.

Be sure to check out the Riley Kilmore author website to learn more about everything "Oldenshire" and to contact the author about offered workshops for readers and wri Read more of this blog post »

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Wisteria

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The Element

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Anywhere Else

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