Kirk Curnutt, honoree Ace Atkins, Chancellor Jack Hawkins, Jr., Gregg Swem and Walter Givhan are shown following Hall-Waters Prize ceremony.
Best-selling crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was only two years old when his family moved from Troy, but he still considers the city home.
The son of former TROY football coach the late Billy Atkins came “home” on Friday to receive Troy University’s Hall-Waters Prize.
“As a writer, it is always nice to be…
Ace Atkins, author and son of former TROY football coach Billy Atkins, will receive the University's Hall-Waters Prize during a reception on April 20.
Troy native Ace Atkins, the New York Times best-selling author of more than two dozen novels including the “The Forsaken” and “Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot,” will receive the Hall-Waters Prize from Troy University on Friday, April 20.
Atkins will be honored during a reception on the Troy Campus beginning at 2 p.m. in the…
Troy University's English Department is hosting the annual conference of the Association of College English Teachers of Alabama today and Saturday.
Martin Puchner, general editor of “The Norton Anthology of World Literature” will deliver the keynote address tonight during the opening night dinner of the 70th Association of College English Teachers of Alabama (ACETA) Conference at Troy University.
Co-hosted by ACETA and Troy University’s English Department, the conference will kick off at 3 p.m. in the…
Troy University presented the Hall-Waters Prize to author Cassandra King. Left to right, Dr. Kirk Curnutt, Walter Givhan, King and Gregg Swem.
Cassandra King, author of five novels including the critically acclaimed “Moonrise,” has received Troy University’s Hall-Waters Prize.
Presented during a luncheon on Friday at the International Arts Center on the Troy Campus, the Hall-Waters Prize recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to Southern heritage and culture in history, literature or the arts. The…