The Brown University Library and the Friends of the Library hosted an evening with distinguished author George R.R. Martin and renowned publisher, Tom Doherty. A brief awards ceremony kicked off the event, followed by an interview with Martin and Doherty, led by Modern Culture and Media Professor Lynne Joyrich and local author Jon Land ’79. Follow on twitter: #harrisaward
George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons—and The Ice Dragon, a book for young readers. He has co-edited numerous story collections with award-winning editor Gardner Dozois, including Dangerous Women and the recently released Rogues. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. Martin lives with his lovely wife Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Tom Doherty is a respected leader in the field of publishing, especially for science fiction and fantasy. After years of success working for a variety of publishing firms, in 1980 he founded his own company, Tom Doherty Associates, LLC (publishers of Tor/Forge Books), now a subsidiary of Macmillan Publishers. Many authors of the Tor and Forge lines have won honors as diverse as the World Fantasy, Hugo, Nebula, Edgar, Spur, Tiptree, Stoker and Western Heritage awards. Tor has been voted Best Publisher by the Locus poll for the last 27 consecutive years. Doherty himself has been the recipient of many awards, including the Skylark, awarded by the New England Science Fiction Association; the Lauriet Award from the Western Writers of America; and a proclamation from the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representative of the United States Congress for outstanding leadership to enhance and provide literacy programs throughout the U.S.
To commemorate Brown University’s 250th anniversary, the Brown University Friends of the Library have established the Caleb Fiske Harris Collection Literary Award recognizing leaders in the creative community for their outstanding contributions to American literature.
The Brown University Library’s Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays is comprised of American and Canadian poetry, plays, and vocal music dating from 1609 to the present. It is perhaps the largest and most comprehensive collection of its kind in any research library. The extensive holdings include the works of most American and Canadian poets and playwrights from the 18th century to the present day — from Walt Whitman and Edgar Allan Poe to many less well-known artists.
This award, inspired by the love of the arts demonstrated by Caleb Fiske Harris, Brown class of 1838, during his lifetime, celebrates the influence of literature in popular culture.
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