She has an MFA in Fiction from West Virginia University and her publications include Glimmer Train, Appalachian Heritage, Kenyon Review Online, Willow Springs Review, and Still: The Journal, among other fine journals. Natalie serves on the Appalachian Heritage Writer in Residence board at Shepherd University, is an editor of the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, and is on the selection committee for the Weatherford Award in Fiction. Natalie is also the high school workshop leader at the West Virginia Writers Workshop.