Word: jens
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Strauff Livings award will grant author Gish Jen ’77 $50,000 annually over five years to focus on her writing career without other job obligations, said Jane E. Bolster, a spokesperson for the academy...
...very happy, but I am also flabbergasted,” Jen said. “There are so many messages even now that writing is selfish, a luxury activity, and I should think of my children’s needs first...
...Jen recognized one potential problem with concentrating solely on writing...
Since the award prohibits recipients from holding other salaried employment, Jen will leave Harvard after teaching an advanced creative writing seminar in women’s studies this past semester. This was her first year teaching at Harvard, though she had previously served as a Radcliffe writer-in-residence as part of the Institute’s fellowship program...
...It’s a little bit sad for me, because I had a wonderful time and a great class,” Jen said. “I was reminded how stimulating it is to be in the classroom...