Hal Crowther

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Hal Crowther
Born1945 (age 78–79)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWilliams College
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation(s)American journalist and essayist
SpouseLee Smith

Hal Crowther (born 1945) is an American journalist and essayist.

Biography

His essays have been published in many anthologies, including Novello: Ten Years of Great American Writing (2000). "Dealer's Choice," Crowther's column on southern letters and culture, has been featured in The Oxford American since 1994.

He was executive editor for the Spectator in

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
.

Education

He is a graduate of Williams College, where he was sports editor of the Williams Record, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Family

He lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina with his wife, novelist Lee Smith.

Awards

In 1992 his syndicated column received the

Village Voice. His book Cathedrals of Kudzu: A Personal Landscape of the South won the Lillian Smith Book Award, the 1999-2001 Fellowship Prize for Non-Fiction from the Fellowship of Southern Writers. In 2000, he received the Russell J. Jandoli Award for Excellence in Journalism from St. Bonaventure University.[1] Crowther's poem "Christian Soldiers" was selected for the 2019 Pushcart Prize series.[2]

Works

References

  1. ^ "Interview of Hal Crowther". Blackbird Archive, Spring 2002.
  2. ^ "Recent Awards for Our Authors". Narrative Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

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