[Cwgrad-announcements] Susan Straight wins Lannan award!

[Robin Russin]

I'd say this was incredible, except that would imply it was not to be  
believed. When, of course, it is so richly deserved!

Huge congratulations, Susan!

Robin



On Nov 8, 2007, at 9:08 AM, Charles Whitney wrote:

Way to go, Susan!

See the UCR release:  http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi? 
id=1710

The New York Times story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/books/08arts-POETWINS2000_BRF.html? 
_r=1&oref=slogin.

As the Times story also notes, Mike Davis won the $150k nonfiction
award, and Daniel Alarcon, who read at Writers Week this past year,
won a Lannan fellowship.

The Lannan Foundation also ran a fullpage ad in the Times.

Maybe now Susan can trade in that old minivan for a Porsche Cayenne.
Or maybe send the girls to college.

cw


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