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Award-winning
novelist Terry Kay was born in Hart County, Georgia, the eleventh of
twelve children. He was raised on a farm and graduated from West
Georgia Junior College and LaGrange College, earning a degree in
Social Science, with extensive study in theater arts.
He
is the author of ten published novels. His books have been
published in more than fifteen foreign languages, with To Dance
with the White Dog selling two million copies in Japan. An
essayist and regional Emmy-winning screenwriter as well as a
novelist, Kay's work has appeared in numerous magazines and
anthologies. LaGrange College and Mercer University have recognized
his work with honorary doctorate degrees.
On
May 7, 2009, author Terry Kay received the Governor's Award for the
Humanities in ceremonies conducted in the shadow of the state
capitol of Georgia, honoring the accomplishments of a man who began
his writing career as an errand boy for a weekly newspaper.
Discussion
Questions
Scheduled
Events:
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Tuesday, March 16, Discussion at Roane State Community College,
Coffey Library, 3:00pm. Free.
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Wednesday,
March 17, Reception and Program with Terry Kay, Oak Ridge Public
Library Auditorium, 3:00pm. Tickets: $5. (Available at Oak
Ridge Public Library.)
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Thursday,
March 18, The Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club & Altrusa
International of Oak Ridge, A Tribute to Literacy Lunch with
Terry Kay, the Lobby/Food Court at Oak Ridge High School,
11:30am. Tickets: $40. (Available at Oak Ridge Federal
Credit Union.)
One
City, One Book – Oak Ridge is a reading program designed to
promote the joy of reading among the residents of Oak Ridge.
The mission is to encourage citizens of all ages, social,
educational and economic backgrounds to read the same book at the
same time and come together for discussion.
Sponsors
for One City, One Book – Oak Ridge include Wal-Mart, Home Depot,
The City of Oak Ridge, Clinch Valley Literacy Council, The Oak Ridge
Schools, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, the Friends of the
Library, The Oak Ridger, Roane State Community College and the Oak
Ridge Public Library.
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