It really is an honor to be included in these 2006 awards given out by Peace Corps Writers--a national group that helps volunteers tell their stories. Winners of the group's other awards this year include such amazing writers as Monique Maria Schmidt and Bill Owens.
Check it out:"In 1992, Moritz Thomsen Peace Corps Experience Award was initiated. It is presented annually to a Peace Corps Volunteer or staff member, past or present for the best short description of life in the Peace Corps. It can be a personal essay, story, poem, letter, cartoon or song. The subject matter can be any aspect of the Peace Corps experience — daily life, assignment, travel, host country nationals, other Volunteers, readjustment."
Congratulations, Jason! Your essay is excellent. I'm almost finished a novel set partly in Guatemala (Panajachel, mostly),but I haven't been there since the 80's. Bad time to go.
I'm glad I found your site.
And thanks for all the excellent help for writers on here. Really.
Posted by: Sheila | March 29, 2007 4:27 PM | Permalink to Comment