Benjamin Percy, contributor for Dogs: Wet & Dry and author of a novel, The Wilding (forthcoming from Graywolf in 2009), and two books of short stories, Refresh, Refresh (Graywolf, 2007) and The Language of Elk (Carnegie Mellon, 2006), has just won the $50,000 Whiting Award. The award is given to emerging writers based on accomplishment and promise.
When congratulated on his news, Ben responded, "A part of me is still standing on the stage, blinking, completely dumbfounded."
Congratulations to Benjamin!!!
http://www.whitingfoundation.org/
http://www.benjaminpercy.com/
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