The St. Petersburg Press Roy Peter Clark Award

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The Roy Peter Clark award – sponsored annually by the St. Petersburg Press – celebrates outstanding contribution to the St Petersburg story, and is presented in recognition of the recipient’s outstanding contribution to the greater St. Petersburg literary community.
Roy Peter Clark is a St. Petersburg fixture. He is known, for good reason, as America’s writing coach.
The St Petersburg Press presents the Roy Peter Clark Award annually to honor Clark and recognize the impact of his career and ongoing community contributions.
Members of the St Petersburg Press Staff, Roy Peter Clark and the Advisory Board will accept nominations year-round. The board will then vote to determine the recipient of the award. Self nominations are allowed.
Award nominees must:
- Reside, at least part time, in the Greater St. Petersburg area
- Be actively involved in the St. Petersburg literary community
2022
Roy Peter Clark Award Winner
Denzel Johnson-Green – Poet
Honorees
Peter Kageyama – Novelist, Community Development Consultant
Michelle Jenquin – Owner, Wilson’s Book World
Leonora LaPeter Anton – Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist
Heather Robinson – Media Specialist and Librarian, Pinellas County Schools
2021
Roy Peter Clark Award Winner
Colette Bancroft – Tampa Bay Times Book Editor and author
Honorees
Eric Deggans – Author and TV Critic, National Public Radio
Alsace Walentine and Candice Anderson – Owners, Tombolo Books
Holly Slaughter – Supervisor of Elemetary Language Arts, Pinellas County Schools
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