<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2021/01/fairmont-state-alumnas-debut-book-makes-pen-america-literary-awards-longlist.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>01/25/2021 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>Fairmont State Alumna’s Debut Book Makes PEN America Literary Awards Longlist</title><description>When Bonnie Proudfoot, a New York native, arrived in West Virginia in the 1980s, she was instantly drawn to the profound sense of resilience that characterized the Appalachian way of life.</description><image><img src="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/news/sites/default/files/styles/news_full_story/public/news_images/700%20Proudfoot.jpg?itok=bJr8En-B" alt="Fairmont State Alumna’s Debut Book Makes PEN America Literary Awards Longlist"/></image></item>