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Media Relations

IU English professor honored with 2009 Mark Twain award

Indiana Daily Student
Sept. 11, 2008

By Julia Bergman

Scott Sanders, professor of English, has enjoyed the writings of Mark Twain since he was a child. Twain was the first author Sanders was enthusiastic about and the only author from his childhood whose books he still reads. Imagine his surprise when he received a phone call alerting him that he had won an award named in Mark Twain's honor - without even applying for it. Sanders said the award came completely out of the blue.

Read the entire story at: http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=62675&comview=1

Learn more about the IU Department of English at: http://www.indiana.edu/~engweb/

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