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PRESS RELEASE
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCE
WINNER OF 2003 LITERARY AWARD
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| January 20, 2003 |
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English author Margaret Drabble
will receive the 2003 Saint Louis University Literary Award from the Library Associates.
The writer will attend a ceremony held in her honor at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the
University's Anheuser-Busch Auditorium of the John Cook School of Business, 3674 Lindell
Blvd. The program is free and open to the public.
This is the 36th year the award has been given by the Library Associates, a group
dedicated to enriching the cultural life of the area and providing financial help
to the University's libraries. Pulitzer Prize winners, Nobel laureates and other
distinguished writers from the United States and abroad have come to St. Louis to
receive the honor and address members of the community. |
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| Margaret Drabble |
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Born in Sheffield, England, Drabble has been honored widely for her work,
receiving he E.M. Forster Award from National Institute and American Academy
of Arts and Letters. Her book The Middle Ground was named a notable book by
the American Library Association. She holds a number of honorary degrees from
eight universities and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Drabble is the author of The Seven Sisters (2002), The Peppered Moth, The Witch
of Exmoor and The Millstone. She also is editor of The Oxford Companion to
English Literature.
Drabble has three children and is married to biographer Michael Holroyd.
She lives in London.
The Saint Louis University Library Associates is a membership group dedicated
to making the literary treasures of the University known to the community, enriching
the cultural life of the area and providing financial help to the libraries.
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For more information, call Bernice H. Shepherd at (314) 361-1616
40 NORTH KINGSHIGHWAY - ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63108 - (314) 361-1616
FAX (314) 361-0812 |
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| Please send Comments & Suggestions
to Saint Louis University Library
Associates |
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Last updated September 13, 2004.
Pius XII Memorial Library,
Saint Louis University.
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