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Cullowhee, North Carolina (ICC)
Robert J. Conley, the newly appointed Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, has been selected to receive the 2009 American Indian Festival of Words Author Award.
The award, which includes a $5,000 cash prize and commemorative medallion, is presented to outstanding American Indian writers who have made significant contributions to American literature.
Robert J. Conley, the newly appointed Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, has been selected to receive the 2009 American Indian Festival of Words Author Award.
The award, which includes a $5,000 cash prize and commemorative medallion, is presented to outstanding American Indian writers who have made significant contributions to American literature.
