Writer
 Marjorie Hudson is author of
Searching for Virginia Dare, a personal
journey into the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke Colony,
currently available in a revised edition from
Press 53. Reviewed and
recommended by North Carolina Libraries, Tar Heel Junior Historian,
North Carolina Literary Review, and Our State, the book has recently
gained national attention as a selection of the
Fall 2007 BookWomen
Traveling Book Club.
Hudson’s short stories, essays, and novels explore themes of loss,
conflict, and a yearning for community deeply threaded through
American history and contemporary life. Her stories
“The Clearing” and
“Self-Portrait in Camouflage” recently won Pushcart Special
Mentions.
Hudson was a Sherwood Anderson Foundation finalist in 2003 and
Artist in Residence at Headlands Center for the Arts (Sausalito,
Ca.) in 2005. Her work has garnered many awards and honors.
Recently published work:
Book Chapter:
Searching for Virginia Dare
This is the first chapter of the revised edition paperback from
Press 53, introducing the mosaic style and the idea of the mystery
of Virginia Dare and her family, keystones in the story of the Lost
Colony of Roanoke Island, precursor to the Jamestown Colony of
Virginia.
 Personal Essay:
Going to Afghanistan: How The Kite Runner Opened
our Eyes, Broke Our Hearts, and Changed our Lives in Chatham County,
North Carolina (pdf) In 2005, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner was in
paperback, and I brought him to Chatham County for a Community Read
event. This essay outlines my adventures learning and reading about
Afghanistan, including finally meeting Khaled and enjoying his
company over a meal.
Short Story:
The Clearing
This fiction story was selected as a Pushcart Special
Mention, originally published in West Branch. The writing reflects
my love of nature and lyric line, and the physical connection we all
have to this world.
Poem:
Farm for Sale
I wrote this poem about the
ineffable beauty of my farm, which is now an island in the midst of
growing development. When friends of mine told me they would be
forced to sell their farm in the next county, I dedicated the poem
to them. Loss of farmland is a key theme in my next novel.
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