by Andrew Kiraly, CityLife
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Author and UNLV English professor Vu Tran is receiving a major literary award in New York today. Tran is one of 10 young writers to score a Whiting Writers’ Award, a huge get in the world of letters. The $50,000 award is basically literature’s way of saying, “We expect great things from you.” And if the careers of previous winners — including Michael Cunningham, Tobias Wolff and Mary Karr — are any indication, Tran should be on his way to penning some great work indeed. No pressure or anything.
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