He will serve a five-year term. He is a recipient of grants from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Established in 1986 by the Connecticut General Assembly, the appoinment recognizes a Connecticut poet of literary distinction. Eligible poets must be long-time residents of Connecticut and possess a substantial body of work. The Poet Laureate of Connecticut is chosen by a panel of five literary professionals.
Nominations are open to the public.
Write or call for further information. The judges were Joan Williams and Lamar York. Sponsored by Georgia State University's College of Arts and Sciences, the biennial award is given to a Georgia fiction writer whose book has been published during the preceding two years. The next Townsend Prize will be given in 1998 for books published in 1996 and 1997. Call or write for complete guidelines.