Mary e lyons biography
Mary e lyons biography obituary.
Lyons, Mary E. 1947–
(Mary Evelyn Lyons)
PERSONAL:
Born November 28, 1947, in Macon, GA; daughter of Joseph and Evelyn Lyons; married Paul Collinge (owner of a used and rare bookstore).
Education: Appalachian State University, B.S., 1970, M.S., 1972; University of Virginia, doctoral study.
Mary e lyons biography
Hobbies and other interests: Playing Irish penny whistle and banjo, performing with the group Virgil and the Chicken Heads.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Charlottesville, VA.
CAREER:
Writer. Reading teacher at elementary and middle schools in North Carolina and in Charlottesville, VA, and as a school librarian at elementary, middle, and high schools, Charlottesville.
Instructor in writing at University of Virginia.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Best Books for Young Adults designation, American Library Association (ALA), and Carter G. Woodson Book Award, National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), both 1991, both for Sorrow's Kitchen; Teacher- Scholar Award, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1991