JOHN SMELCER IN THE MEDIA

Novel looks at "The Great Death" in Alaska

The Trap wins the James Jones Prize

"The Trap" selected for Alaska's 2009 Battle of the Books

Without Reservation wins Binghamton University’s Kessler Prize

Alaska Star  - "Local author hits big time"

Anchorage Daily News - "...a wonderful and stirring book"

Internet Public Library - "No other major Native American writer publishes so fully and fluently in their language."

North American Review - James Hearst Poetry Winner, 2003

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