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April 18, 2008 – Olmanson Wins Jackson Prize

Eric Olmanson’s 2007 book, The Future City on the Inland Sea: A History of Imaginative Geographies on Lake Superior is the winner of the 2007 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize awarded by the Association of American Geographers. The annual prize is given to American geographers who write books about the United States which convey the insights of professional geography in language that is interesting and attractive to a lay audience. Our congratulations to Eric for receiving this honor.

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April 18, 2008 – Granary of Rome Wins Geography Award

Resurrecting the Granary of Rome: Environmental History and French Colonial Expansion in North Africa, by Diana K. Davis, is the winner of the 2007 Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography. Awarded by the Association of American Geographers, the annual prize goes to a book that makes an unusually important contribution to advancing the science and art of geography. Congratulations to Diana, whose book has also won the 2007 George Perkins Marsh Prize in Environmental History.

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April 14, 2008 – Matthew Cohen Wins Benda Prize for Best Book in Southeast Asian Studies

The Komedie Stamboel, Matthew Cohen’s 2007 study of popular theater in colonial Indonesia, is the 2008 winner of the Harry Benda Prize for best book on Southeast Asia, awarded by the Association for Asian Studies. “It is a tremendous career honour for me,” said Cohen, who lives and teaches in London. The award was presented at the AAS annual meeting in early April.

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April 14, 2008 – William Logan Foreword on New Critics Appears in VQR

Poetry critic William Logan’s foreword to the forthcoming anthology Praising It New: The Best of the New Criticism (June) appears in the spring 2008 issue of Virginia Quarterly Review.

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March 27, 2008 – Malae a 2008 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalist

Peter Nathaniel Malae’s first collection of short fiction, Teach the Free Man: Stories, is one of five finalists for the 2008 Young Lions Fiction Award sponsored by the New York Public Library. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony hosted by actor Ethan Hawke in New York on April 28th.
“We are honored to have a book whose author is being recognized by the Young Lions program,” said David Sanders, director of Ohio University Press. “Peter’s writing deserves the attention it’s been getting.”
The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is a $10,000 prize awarded each spring to a writer age 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories. Established in 2001, this award recognizes the work of young authors and celebrates their accomplishments publicly.
Teach the Free Man was published in the spring of 2007. The stories in the collection revolve around characters whose lives are or have been affected by incarceration.
“I still have a very visceral response to the stories,” noted Sanders, who said he was initially drawn to Malae’s powerful use of language and the compelling storylines. “I think Peter does a remarkable job of portraying the fragility of characters who walk a fine line in their lives.”

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