Posted by: Department of English
APU's Department of English welcomes writer Diane Glancy as the James L. Hedges Distinguished Writer. Proficient in numerous genres—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and playwriting—Glancy often creates work that reflects her Native American heritage. Part Cherokee, and of English and German descent, Glancy has received numerous awards including the Five Civilized Tribes Playwriting Laureate Prize; the Oklahoma Book Award; the Cherokee Medal of Honor; the Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry; grants from the National Endowment for the Arts; and a Sundance Screenwriting Fellowship.