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Sharyn McCrumb (Sharyn Elaine Arwood) was born on 26 February, 1948 in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., is an American writer (born 1948). Discover Sharyn McCrumb's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?
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Sharyn Elaine Arwood |
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76 years old |
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Pisces |
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26 February, 1948 |
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26 February |
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Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
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United States
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She is a member of famous writer with the age 76 years old group.
Sharyn McCrumb Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Sharyn McCrumb Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sharyn McCrumb worth at the age of 76 years old? Sharyn McCrumb’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. She is from United States. We have estimated Sharyn McCrumb's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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writer |
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Sharyn McCrumb (born February 26, 1948) is an American writer whose books celebrate the history and folklore of Appalachia.
McCrumb is the winner of numerous literary awards, and the author of the Elizabeth McPherson mystery series, the Ballad series, and the St. Dale series.
Sharyn McCrumb was born Sharyn Elaine Arwood on February 26, 1948, in Wilmington, North Carolina.
McCrumb is a Southern writer, perhaps best known for her Appalachian "Ballad" novels, including The New York Times best-sellers The Ballad of Frankie Silver and She Walks These Hills, and for St. Dale, winner of a Library of Virginia Award and featured at the National Festival of the Book.
In 2005 she was honored as the Writer of the Year at Emory & Henry College.
Her novels, studied in universities throughout the world, have been translated into eleven languages, including French, German, Dutch, Japanese, Arabic, and Italian.
She has lectured on her work at Oxford University, the University of Bonn-Germany, and at the Smithsonian Institution.
McCrumb has also taught a writers workshop in Paris and served as writer-in-residence at King College in Tennessee and at the Chautauqua Institute in western New York.
In 2005, NASCAR racing fan McCrumb wrote St. Dale.
Her inspiration for the novel came from her study of medieval literature at Virginia Tech and her desire to update Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
These are satirical novels set in the world of science fiction conventions and fandom.
In 2008 McCrumb was named a Virginia Woman of History for Achievement in Literature.
Educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's degree in English from Virginia Tech, McCrumb was the first writer-in-residence at King College in Tennessee.
In 2008 McCrumb was honored as one of the Library of Virginia's "Virginia Women in History" for her career.
McCrumb is the author of The Ballad Novels, a series set in the Appalachian Mountains.
These books weave together the legends, geography and contemporary issues of Appalachia, and each centers on an event from North Carolina history.
She is also the author of the Elizabeth MacPherson mystery series, though her career has evolved beyond genre fiction.
The Devil Amongst the Lawyers (2010) deals with the regional stereotyping of rural areas by national journalists.
The Ballad of Tom Dooley (2011) tells the true story behind the celebrated folk song.
