Eliot Wigginton

Eliot Wigginton (born Brooks Eliot Wigginton on November 9, 1942) is an American oral historian, folklorist, writer and former educator. He is most widely known for developing with his high school students the Foxfire Project, a writing project consisting of interviews and stories about Appalachia. The project was developed into a magazine and series of best-selling Foxfire books. The series comprised essays and articles by high school students from Rabun County, Georgia focusing on Appalachian culture. In 1987, Wigginton was named "Georgia Teacher of the Year,"[1] and in 1989, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.[2]

In 1992, Wigginton confessed to and was convicted of child molestation.[3]

  1. ^ "Former Georgia Teachers of the Year" (PDF). Georgia Department of Education. 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Teltsch, Kathleen (July 18, 1989). "MacArthur Foundation Honors Achievement". The New York Times. p. A18. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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