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The University of Mary Washington Bookstore and the Department of English, Linguistics and Communication will host a book signing in honor of Jon Pineda, assistant professor of English, who received the 2016 Library of Virginia Literary Award for Poetry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jon Pineda (left) received the UMW Alumni Association Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award at UMW’s 2016 Commencement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Bookstore in Lee Hall. The event is open to the public.<\/p>\n

Pineda won the award following the publication of Little Anodynes<\/em>, a Palmetto Poetry Series of personal narratives. Pineda earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from James Madison University and a master\u2019s in fine arts from Virginia Commonwealth University.<\/p>\n

Pineda is the author of five books. His novel “Apology” won the 2013 Milkweed National Fiction Prize and received a “starred review” from Library Journal. His memoir Sleep In Me<\/em> was a 2010 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and was named a “Best Books of 2010” selection by Library Journal. He is the recipient of a Virginia Commission for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship and has twice served on faculty for the Kundiman Asian American Poets\u2019 Retreat, held at Fordham University.<\/p>\n

Pineda also received the 2016 UMW Alumni Association Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award, presented annually to an exceptional faculty member who has served the institution between\u00a0two and five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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