DR. JOHN SMELCER IN THE MEDIA

Alaskan native and creative writing professor

Alaskan wins eLit Book Award: gold medal for best short story collection

Smelcer speaks at Harvard University

Smelcer is modern day Jack London

The Independent, one of England's largest newspapers, names John's novel, Edge of Nowhere, one of the "Best Books of 2010"

Hometown, Alaska: The Great Death

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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