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Ohio University Assistant Professor of English Mark Halliday has received a 1998 Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award and at three-year grant for $105,000 to support his poetry writing.
Halliday is among 10 poets or novelists nationwide to receive the award, which is intended to give writers more time to devote to the craft and connect with their community. Recipients are recommended to the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Board of directors by a committee of distinguished writers, editors and academics.
In conjunction with Halliday's award, the Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center in Athens received a three-year, $30,000 grant to create a local literary program in partnership with Halliday.
Dairy Barn officials will use the grant money to organize four readings each year by well-known and local authors, said Dairy Barn Program Director Julie Clark. The Dairy Barn also plans to host creative writing workshops.
The first reading will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at the Dairy Barn and features Halliday and John Matthews, distinguished professor of English at Ohio University.
Halliday joined the Ohio University faculty in 1996 to teach creative writing. He is the author of three books of poetry, including "Selfwolf," which was published in January by the University of Chicago Press.
Ohio University Assistant Professor of English Mark Halliday has received a 1998 Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award and at three-year grant for $105,000 to support his poetry writing.
Halliday is among 10 poets or novelists nationwide to receive the award, which is intended to give writers more time to devote to the craft and connect with their community. Recipients are recommended to the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Board of directors by a committee of distinguished writers, editors and academics.
In conjunction with Halliday's award, the Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center in Athens received a three-year, $30,000 grant to create a local literary program in partnership with Halliday.
Dairy Barn officials will use the grant money to organize four readings each year by well-known and local authors, said Dairy Barn Program Director Julie Clark. The Dairy Barn also plans to host creative writing workshops.
The first reading will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at the Dairy Barn and features Halliday and John Matthews, distinguished professor of English at Ohio University.
Halliday joined the Ohio University faculty in 1996 to teach creative writing. He is the author of three books of poetry, including "Selfwolf," which was published in January by the University of Chicago Press.