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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 15 > Former Tumalo resident ‘grateful’ and ‘surprised’ by writing award

Former Tumalo resident ‘grateful’ and ‘surprised’ by writing award

Benjamin Percy savors his ‘early career’ win of $50,000

By David Jasper / The Bulletin
November 15, 2008

Author Benjamin Percy, a former Tumalo resident and graduate of the now-defunct Sunriver Preparatory School, has won a Whiting Writers Award.

The $50,000 award is given annually to writers of exceptional talent and promise early in their careers, according to the Whiting Foundation’s....

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