Writers Can Read

This month’s Writers Can Read series will feature two  award-winning writers Laura Treacy Bentley and Huey Perry reading from their work. The event is free and open to the public and will take place on Monday, February 17 at 7 P.M. in Heritage Station at 210 11th Street in downtown Huntington.

Laura Treacy Bentley is an internationally published poet, novelist, and picture book writer from West Virginia who was born in Hagerstown, MD. She divides her time between West Virginia and a cabin the mountains of Garrett Co, Md.

Huey Perry is an educator, author, and advocate for economic development in Appalachia. A graduate of Berea College with a degree in History and Political Science, he went on to earn a master’s degree in Political Science and History, with a minor in German language. Rather than seeking opportunities elsewhere, Perry returned to Mingo County, WV, where he taught American History, German, Journalism, and Russian History at Gilbert High School. For the past 35 years, he has lived on a farm in Huntington with his wife, Jill.

The “Writers Can Read” open mic night reading series takes place on the third Monday of each month (all year) from 7:00-8:30 in Heritage Station at 210 11th Street in downtown Huntington, West Virginia. The event normally features two award-winning, published authors that serve as “featured readers” to begin the event each month. Previous featured readers have included: Marc Harshman, Denise Giardina, Crystal Wilkinson, Jonathan Corcoran, Doug Van Gundy, Robert Gipe, Nick White, and others. Afterwards, the mic is open to anyone in the audience that would like to share a creative work.