PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon State University faculty member George Estreich was awarded the Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction at a ceremony last night in Portland for his memoir, "The Shape of the Eye: Down Syndrome, Family, and the Stories We Inherit."

Estreich's book focuses on the first year of his daughter's life following her diagnosis of Down syndrome. He is an instructor of English at OSU.

Marjorie Sandor, professor of English and director of OSU's Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing, was nominated for her book "The Late Interiors: A Life Under Construction."

Two releases by OSU Press were also nominees: Glenn Anthony May's book, "Sonny Montes and Mexican American Activism in Oregon," and Portland author Brian Doyle's book, "Mink River."

The Oregon Book Awards is a program of Literary Arts, a statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the importance of language.

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Lawrence Rodgers, 541-737-4581

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