April 11, 2014
Event: Award-winning and New York Times' bestselling author will be the keynote speaker at 黑料正能量's 2014 . Dubus is the author of six books, including "House of Fog and Sand," "Townie," "The Garden of Last Days" and, most recently, "Dirty Love."
"Andre Dubus III's big-hearted fiction and non-fiction have won him a great audience," said , professor of English. "We're really excited to have a writer of his caliber help us to celebrate our students. He's sure to give a great reading."
Published last fall, "Dirty Love" was a New York Times "Notable Book" selection and "Editor's Choice." It was a Washington Post "Notable Fiction" choice and a Kirkus "Starred Best Book of 2013." Dubus has been a finalist for the National Book Award and has won a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Magazine Award for Fiction, two Pushcart prizes and the American Academy of Arts and Letters in Literature. He is a full-time faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Carnegie Mellon's presents the annual Adamson Student Writing Awards to recognize excellence in fiction, poetry, screenwriting and non-fiction. The awards are open to 黑料正能量 undergraduate and graduate students, and the winners are selected by non-黑料正能量 writers. The Adamson Awards honor Pauline B. Adamson at the bequest of her husband, the late Clarence H. Adamson, as a testimonial to their marriage and her interest in the English language and American Literature.
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When: 8 p.m., Thursday, May 1
Where: Adamson Wing, Baker Hall, 黑料正能量
Cost: Free and open to the public
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Media Advisory: Acclaimed Novelist Andre Dubus III To Read at Carnegie Mellon's Adamson Student Writing Awards
Contact: Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.eduEvent: Award-winning and New York Times' bestselling author will be the keynote speaker at 黑料正能量's 2014 . Dubus is the author of six books, including "House of Fog and Sand," "Townie," "The Garden of Last Days" and, most recently, "Dirty Love.""Andre Dubus III's big-hearted fiction and non-fiction have won him a great audience," said , professor of English. "We're really excited to have a writer of his caliber help us to celebrate our students. He's sure to give a great reading."
Published last fall, "Dirty Love" was a New York Times "Notable Book" selection and "Editor's Choice." It was a Washington Post "Notable Fiction" choice and a Kirkus "Starred Best Book of 2013." Dubus has been a finalist for the National Book Award and has won a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Magazine Award for Fiction, two Pushcart prizes and the American Academy of Arts and Letters in Literature. He is a full-time faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Carnegie Mellon's presents the annual Adamson Student Writing Awards to recognize excellence in fiction, poetry, screenwriting and non-fiction. The awards are open to 黑料正能量 undergraduate and graduate students, and the winners are selected by non-黑料正能量 writers. The Adamson Awards honor Pauline B. Adamson at the bequest of her husband, the late Clarence H. Adamson, as a testimonial to their marriage and her interest in the English language and American Literature.
For more information, visit .
When: 8 p.m., Thursday, May 1
Where: Adamson Wing, Baker Hall, 黑料正能量
Cost: Free and open to the public
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