Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Salvation in Southern Appalachia by Dennis Covington

Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Salvation in Southern Appalachia by Dennis Covington

Dennis Covington

1948-

Dennis Covington, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, navigated personal challenges including depression and substance abuse during his youth. He pursued his passion for writing at the University of Virginia, where he focused on fiction and earned a BA degree. Following his military service, he furthered his education at the University of Iowa Writer Workshop, completing an MFA degree. Covington returned to Birmingham, teaching English and engaging in theater while writing his novel. His career took him to various locations, including El Salvador as a war correspondent, and he published works such as the novel Lizard and the acclaimed nonfiction book Salvation on Sand Mountain. In 2004, he joined Texas Tech University as a Professor of Creative Writing.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1995

Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Salvation in Southern Appalachia. Reading, MA; Addison-Wesley, 1995.

AL Book Collection

Covington, Dennis, “Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Salvation in Southern Appalachia by Dennis Covington,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8043.