Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Congratulations to Mr. James Wolcott


If I had to come up with one sentence to describe the work of world famous writer and friend-of-this-blog, James Wolcott, it would be someone who "exemplifies the dignity and esteem the essay form imparts to literature."

How cool, then, that the PEN awards have a category for that very thing!
PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay ($10,000): For a book of essays that exemplifies the dignity and esteem the essay form imparts to literature.
Winner: "Critical Mass" (Doubleday) by James Wolcott
Congratulations, James, most sincerely.

Your pal in the cornfield.

driftglass

3 comments:

Kathleen said...

Well deserved, Mr. Wolcott.

Batocchio said...

Nice! (He's been known to pen a good piece or two.)

Lex Alexander said...

Bra. Vo. He's a national treasure.