{"id":70113,"date":"2018-06-25T08:01:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T12:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/?p=70113"},"modified":"2018-06-18T08:12:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T12:12:01","slug":"vote-till-june-29-for-ohioana-readers-choice-award-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/vote-till-june-29-for-ohioana-readers-choice-award-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote till June 29 for Ohioana Readers\u2019 Choice Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 19.2pt;background: white;margin: 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #111c24\">Of the 30 books competing for the prestigious Ohioana Readers\u2019 Choice Award, three were written by authors with Ohio Wesleyan University ties:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"block_left\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.2pt;background: white;margin: 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #111c24\">Robert Olmstead<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #111c24\">, author of \u201c<a style=\"border-bottom: transparent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/news-media\/details\/ohio-wesleyan-professor-releases-savage-country-a-novel\/\"><span style=\"color: #d32d27;text-decoration: none\">Savage Country: A Novel<\/span><\/a>,\u201d is a professor of English and director of creative writing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.2pt;background: white;margin: 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #111c24\">Maggie Smith<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #111c24\">, author of \u201c<a style=\"border-bottom: transparent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/news-media\/details\/ohio-wesleyan-alumna-visiting-poet-releases-good-bones\/\"><span style=\"color: #d32d27;text-decoration: none\">The Good Bones<\/span><\/a>,\u201d is a 1999 Ohio Wesleyan graduate and author of three books of poetry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.2pt;background: white;margin: 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #111c24\">Jeffrey Ford<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #111c24\">, author of \u201c<a style=\"border-bottom: transparent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/news-media\/details\/award-winning-talent-for-crafting-creepy-tales\/\"><span style=\"color: #d32d27;text-decoration: none\">A Natural History of Hell<\/span><\/a>,\u201d is a part-time instructor in English and the author of nine novels and five short-story collections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.2pt;background: white;font-size: 1.25rem;text-align: start;margin: 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #111c24\">Voting for the third annual <a href=\"https:\/\/ohioanalibrary.typeform.com\/to\/HFpA92\"><span style=\"color: #d32d27;text-decoration: none\">Ohioana Readers\u2019 Choice Award<\/span><\/a> is underway and continues online through 3 p.m. June 29. To vote, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ohioanalibrary.typeform.com\/to\/HFpA92\"><span style=\"color: #d32d27;text-decoration: none\">https:\/\/ohioanalibrary.typeform.com\/to\/HFpA92<\/span><\/a>. The book receiving the most votes will be named the winner and honored Oct. 18 at the Ohioana Awards ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Good luck to these outstanding authors!<\/p>\n<p>Source: University Communications Office.<br \/>\nContact: Cole Hatcher at cehatche@owu.edu<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of the 30 books competing for the prestigious Ohioana Readers\u2019 Choice Award, three were written by authors with Ohio Wesleyan University ties: Robert Olmstead, author of \u201cSavage Country: A Novel,\u201d is a professor of English and director of creative writing. 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