School of Writing, Literature, and Film

Oregon State University English instructor George Estreich was awarded the Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction (Sarah Winnemucca Award) at a ceremony last night in Portland for his memoir, "The Shape of the Eye: Down Syndrome, Family, and the Stories We Inherit.”

Marjorie Sandor, professor of English and director of OSU’s Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing, was also nominated for her memoir “The Late Interiors: A Life Under Construction.”